Batman: Birth of the Demon

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Batman comic graphic novel

Batman: Birth of the Demon is a graphic novel that explores the origin and history of Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most formidable and enduring adversaries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Batman: Birth of the Demon canonical	1
Batman: Birth of the Demon collection	1
Batman: Demon trilogy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9360827 — 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) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Batman: Birth of the Demon
Context triple: [Ra's al Ghul, notableStoryline, Batman: Birth of the Demon]

A. Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
B. Batman: Death by Design
Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro architectural aesthetic with a noir-inspired Batman mystery, written by designer and author Chip Kidd with art by Dave Taylor.
C. Batman: Son of the Demon
Batman: Son of the Demon is a 1987 graphic novel in which Batman forms an uneasy alliance with Ra's al Ghul, exploring their complex relationship and introducing the concept of Batman and Talia al Ghul having a child.
D. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a 1993 animated superhero film set in the DC Animated Universe, acclaimed for its noir-inspired storytelling and exploration of Batman’s origins and emotional life.
E. Son of Batman
Son of Batman is a 2014 animated superhero film that follows Damian Wayne, the secret son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, as he becomes the new Robin in the DC Universe.
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: Batman: Birth of the Demon
Target entity description: Batman: Birth of the Demon is a graphic novel that explores the origin and history of Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most formidable and enduring adversaries.

A. Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
B. Batman: Death by Design
Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro architectural aesthetic with a noir-inspired Batman mystery, written by designer and author Chip Kidd with art by Dave Taylor.
C. Batman: Son of the Demon
Batman: Son of the Demon is a 1987 graphic novel in which Batman forms an uneasy alliance with Ra's al Ghul, exploring their complex relationship and introducing the concept of Batman and Talia al Ghul having a child.
D. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a 1993 animated superhero film set in the DC Animated Universe, acclaimed for its noir-inspired storytelling and exploration of Batman’s origins and emotional life.
E. Son of Batman
Son of Batman is a 2014 animated superhero film that follows Damian Wayne, the secret son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, as he becomes the new Robin in the DC Universe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Batman comic ⓘ graphic novel ⓘ
basedOnUniverse	DC Universe ⓘ
belongsTo	superhero comics ⓘ
centralConflict	Batman versus Ra's al Ghul ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	use of Lazarus Pits ⓘ
explores	Ra's al Ghul's early life ⓘ Ra's al Ghul's motivations ⓘ Ra's al Ghul's relationship with Batman ⓘ Ra's al Ghul's relationship with Talia al Ghul ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Batman ⓘ Ra's al Ghul ⓘ Talia al Ghul ⓘ
featuresOrganization	League of Assassins ⓘ linked to: League of Shadows
focusesOn	history of Ra's al Ghul ⓘ origin of Ra's al Ghul ⓘ
franchise	Batman ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ crime ⓘ drama ⓘ superhero ⓘ
hasAntagonist	Ra's al Ghul ⓘ
hasProtagonist	Batman ⓘ
hasVillainOrganization	League of Assassins ⓘ linked to: League of Shadows
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Batman ⓘ Ra's al Ghul ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
narrativeTheme	ecoterrorism ⓘ family ⓘ immortality ⓘ legacy ⓘ
partOf	Batman: Demon trilogy ⓘ linked to: Batman: Birth of the Demon Ra's al Ghul story arc ⓘ
precedes	events in various Batman comics featuring Ra's al Ghul ⓘ
publisher	DC Comics ⓘ
setIn	Gotham City ⓘ various historical locations ⓘ
targetAudience	adult ⓘ older teen ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ra's al Ghul → notableStoryline → Batman: Birth of the Demon ⓘ

Batman: Son of the Demon → reprintedIn → Batman: Birth of the Demon collection ⓘ

linked to: Batman: Birth of the Demon

Batman: Birth of the Demon → partOf → Batman: Demon trilogy ⓘ