Denny O'Neil
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Denny O'Neil was an influential American comic book writer and editor best known for revitalizing Batman and pioneering socially conscious storytelling at DC and Marvel Comics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dennis O'Neil | 3 |
| Denny O'Neil canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4506829 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Denny O'Neil Context triple: [Detective Comics, notableWriter, Denny O'Neil]
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Gardner Fox
Gardner Fox was a prolific American comic book writer best known for co-creating numerous DC Comics superheroes, including the Flash, Hawkman, and the Justice Society of America.
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Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor best known for succeeding Stan Lee at Marvel Comics and co-creating numerous characters and teams, including the World War II superhero group the Invaders.
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Gene Colan
Gene Colan was an influential American comic book artist best known for his work on titles like Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, and Iron Man during the Silver and Bronze Ages of Marvel Comics.
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Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello is an American comic book writer best known for his gritty, noir-influenced work on series such as 100 Bullets and numerous titles for DC and its Vertigo imprint.
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John Wagner
John Wagner is a British comics writer best known for co-creating the iconic dystopian lawman Judge Dredd for the science fiction anthology 2000 AD.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Denny O'Neil Target entity description: Denny O'Neil was an influential American comic book writer and editor best known for revitalizing Batman and pioneering socially conscious storytelling at DC and Marvel Comics.
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A.
Gardner Fox
Gardner Fox was a prolific American comic book writer best known for co-creating numerous DC Comics superheroes, including the Flash, Hawkman, and the Justice Society of America.
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B.
Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor best known for succeeding Stan Lee at Marvel Comics and co-creating numerous characters and teams, including the World War II superhero group the Invaders.
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C.
Gene Colan
Gene Colan was an influential American comic book artist best known for his work on titles like Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, and Iron Man during the Silver and Bronze Ages of Marvel Comics.
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Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello is an American comic book writer best known for his gritty, noir-influenced work on series such as 100 Bullets and numerous titles for DC and its Vertigo imprint.
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E.
John Wagner
John Wagner is a British comics writer best known for co-creating the iconic dystopian lawman Judge Dredd for the science fiction anthology 2000 AD.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book editor
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comic book writer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-06-11 ⓘ |
| editorOfSeries |
Azrael
NERFINISHED
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Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ Detective Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ The Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
DC Comics
NERFINISHED
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Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Dennis J. O'Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mainstream comics
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superhero comics ⓘ |
| givenName | Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Batman mythos
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depiction of Green Arrow ⓘ depiction of Green Lantern ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Green Lantern/Green Arrow "Hard-Traveling Heroes" stories
NERFINISHED
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pioneering socially conscious storytelling in superhero comics ⓘ revitalizing Batman in the 1970s ⓘ |
| nickname | Denny O'Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterCreated |
Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley)
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John Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Thompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Ra's al Ghul NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Talia al Ghul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Azrael
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Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ Batman: Shaman NERFINISHED ⓘ Batman: Venom NERFINISHED ⓘ Daredevil NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Lantern/Green Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
comic book editor
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comic book writer ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| writingStyle | socially conscious storytelling ⓘ |
| wroteForSeries |
Batman
NERFINISHED
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Daredevil NERFINISHED ⓘ Detective Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Lantern NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
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Dennis O'Neil
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