Captain America #117
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Captain America #117 is a 1969 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Sam Wilson, who would become the superhero Falcon and later Captain America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain America #117 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2700151 — 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: Captain America #117 Context triple: [Sam Wilson, firstAppearance, Captain America #117]
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A.
Captain America Comics #1
Captain America Comics #1 is the 1941 Timely Comics issue that introduced the patriotic superhero Captain America and marked the beginning of his long-running presence in comic books.
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B.
Captain America
Captain America is a Marvel Comics superhero, a super-soldier from World War II known for his indestructible shield, leadership of the Avengers, and embodiment of American ideals.
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C.
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter is a short film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows Peggy Carter on a post–World War II mission showcasing her skills as a founding S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
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D.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film that blends political thriller elements with action as Steve Rogers uncovers a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D.
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E.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 Marvel superhero film that tells the World War II origin story of Steve Rogers as he becomes the iconic hero Captain America.
- 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: Captain America #117 Target entity description: Captain America #117 is a 1969 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Sam Wilson, who would become the superhero Falcon and later Captain America.
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A.
Captain America Comics #1
Captain America Comics #1 is the 1941 Timely Comics issue that introduced the patriotic superhero Captain America and marked the beginning of his long-running presence in comic books.
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B.
Captain America
Captain America is a Marvel Comics superhero, a super-soldier from World War II known for his indestructible shield, leadership of the Avengers, and embodiment of American ideals.
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C.
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter is a short film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows Peggy Carter on a post–World War II mission showcasing her skills as a founding S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
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D.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film that blends political thriller elements with action as Steve Rogers uncovers a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D.
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E.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 Marvel superhero film that tells the World War II origin story of Steve Rogers as he becomes the iconic hero Captain America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics publication
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comic book issue ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Marvel Comics
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surface form:
Marvel Comics characters
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| canonicalStatus | main continuity ⓘ |
| continuity | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Captain America
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Falcon ⓘ Sam Wilson ⓘ Steve Rogers ⓘ |
| format | single issue ⓘ |
| franchise | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| genre | superhero ⓘ |
| hasCivilianIdentityIntroduced | Sam Wilson ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Captain America
ⓘ
Sam Wilson ⓘ |
| hasSuperheroIdentityIntroduced | Falcon ⓘ |
| imprint | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 117 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterSignificance | Sam Wilson becomes Captain America ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first appearance of Sam Wilson
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introduction of the Falcon ⓘ origin of Sam Wilson as a superhero ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| series | Captain America ⓘ |
| targetAudience | comic book readers ⓘ |
| universe | Earth-616 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain America #117 Description of subject: Captain America #117 is a 1969 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Sam Wilson, who would become the superhero Falcon and later Captain America.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.