Action Comics #242
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Action Comics #242 is a 1958 DC Comics issue of the Superman series best known for introducing the villain Brainiac and the bottled city of Kandor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Action Comics #242 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17912067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Action Comics #242 Context triple: [Brainiac, comicBookDebut, Action Comics #242]
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A.
Action Comics #252
Action Comics #252 is a 1959 DC Comics issue best known for introducing Supergirl to the Superman mythos.
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B.
Action Comics #23
Action Comics #23 is a 1940 issue of the Superman comic series best known for introducing the iconic supervillain Lex Luthor.
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C.
Action Comics #13
Action Comics #13 is a 1939 issue of DC Comics' Action Comics series best known for featuring an early Superman adventure and introducing the villain Ultra-Humanite.
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D.
Adventure Comics #149
Adventure Comics #149 is a 1950 issue of DC Comics’ anthology series Adventure Comics, notable for featuring an early appearance of Jonathan Kent in a Superboy story.
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E.
Action Comics
Action Comics is a long-running American comic book series from DC Comics, best known for introducing Superman and helping launch the superhero genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Action Comics #242 Target entity description: Action Comics #242 is a 1958 DC Comics issue of the Superman series best known for introducing the villain Brainiac and the bottled city of Kandor.
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A.
Action Comics #252
Action Comics #252 is a 1959 DC Comics issue best known for introducing Supergirl to the Superman mythos.
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B.
Action Comics #23
Action Comics #23 is a 1940 issue of the Superman comic series best known for introducing the iconic supervillain Lex Luthor.
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C.
Action Comics #13
Action Comics #13 is a 1939 issue of DC Comics' Action Comics series best known for featuring an early Superman adventure and introducing the villain Ultra-Humanite.
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D.
Adventure Comics #149
Adventure Comics #149 is a 1950 issue of DC Comics’ anthology series Adventure Comics, notable for featuring an early appearance of Jonathan Kent in a Superboy story.
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E.
Action Comics
Action Comics is a long-running American comic book series from DC Comics, best known for introducing Superman and helping launch the superhero genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.