New England Comics Newsletter #14
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New England Comics Newsletter #14 is the 1980s promotional comic publication best known for introducing the satirical superhero character The Tick.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New England Comics Newsletter #14 canonical | 2 |
| New England Comics Newsletter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7910207 — 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: New England Comics Newsletter #14 Context triple: [The Tick, firstAppearance, New England Comics Newsletter #14]
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A.
Comics Unleashed
Comics Unleashed is a stand-up comedy television series hosted and produced by Byron Allen, featuring rotating panels of comedians performing and riffing on various topics.
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B.
America's Best Comics
America's Best Comics is a comic book imprint created by writer Alan Moore, known for titles like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and "Tom Strong."
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C.
New Comics
New Comics was an early American comic book series from the 1930s that helped establish the modern comic book format and later evolved into DC Comics’ long-running title Adventure Comics.
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D.
More Fun Comics
More Fun Comics was an early American comic book series from DC Comics that featured a variety of adventure, humor, and superhero stories and helped launch several key characters in the Golden Age of comics.
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E.
Scout Comics
Scout Comics is an independent comic book publisher known for producing creator-owned titles across a wide range of genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: New England Comics Newsletter #14 Target entity description: New England Comics Newsletter #14 is the 1980s promotional comic publication best known for introducing the satirical superhero character The Tick.
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A.
Comics Unleashed
Comics Unleashed is a stand-up comedy television series hosted and produced by Byron Allen, featuring rotating panels of comedians performing and riffing on various topics.
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B.
America's Best Comics
America's Best Comics is a comic book imprint created by writer Alan Moore, known for titles like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and "Tom Strong."
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C.
New Comics
New Comics was an early American comic book series from the 1930s that helped establish the modern comic book format and later evolved into DC Comics’ long-running title Adventure Comics.
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D.
More Fun Comics
More Fun Comics was an early American comic book series from DC Comics that featured a variety of adventure, humor, and superhero stories and helped launch several key characters in the Golden Age of comics.
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E.
Scout Comics
Scout Comics is an independent comic book publisher known for producing creator-owned titles across a wide range of genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
newsletter
ⓘ
promotional comic book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| distribution | direct market ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Tick ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white comic ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
superhero ⓘ |
| hasTitle | New England Comics Newsletter #14 ⓘ |
| introducedCharacter | The Tick ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 14 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | first appearance of The Tick ⓘ |
| promotionalFor | New England Comics retail stores ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| publicationType | in-house newsletter ⓘ |
| publisher | New England Comics ⓘ |
| series |
New England Comics Newsletter
ⓘ
linked to:
New England Comics Newsletter #14
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| targetAudience | comic book readers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: New England Comics Newsletter #14 Description of subject: New England Comics Newsletter #14 is the 1980s promotional comic publication best known for introducing the satirical superhero character The Tick.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New England Comics Newsletter #14