The Spirit comic strip
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The Spirit comic strip is a classic American comic series created by Will Eisner, known for its innovative storytelling and influential noir-style crime adventures.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Spirit" comic series | 1 |
| The Spirit (comic series) | 1 |
| The Spirit (comic strip) | 1 |
| The Spirit comic strip canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9780267 — 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: The Spirit comic strip Context triple: [Sand Saref, firstAppearance, The Spirit comic strip]
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A.
Peanuts comic strip
The Peanuts comic strip is a classic American newspaper comic created by Charles M. Schulz, featuring characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Linus, and is renowned for its gentle humor and philosophical depth.
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B.
"Billy Bounce" comic strip
"Billy Bounce" is an early 20th-century American comic strip, created by illustrator W. W. Denslow, that follows the whimsical adventures of a boy who can bounce like a rubber ball in a fantasy world.
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C.
Calvin and Hobbes
Calvin and Hobbes is a widely acclaimed comic strip by Bill Watterson that follows the imaginative adventures of a mischievous boy and his stuffed tiger, blending humor with philosophical and social commentary.
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D.
The Newsboy Legion
The Newsboy Legion is a group of streetwise kid heroes from DC Comics, originally introduced in the 1940s as a team of orphans who assist the Guardian in fighting crime in Suicide Slum.
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E.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a 2008 neo-noir superhero film adaptation of Will Eisner’s classic comic strip, directed by Frank Miller and known for its stylized visuals and pulpy crime-fantasy tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spirit comic strip Target entity description: The Spirit comic strip is a classic American comic series created by Will Eisner, known for its innovative storytelling and influential noir-style crime adventures.
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A.
Peanuts comic strip
The Peanuts comic strip is a classic American newspaper comic created by Charles M. Schulz, featuring characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Linus, and is renowned for its gentle humor and philosophical depth.
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B.
"Billy Bounce" comic strip
"Billy Bounce" is an early 20th-century American comic strip, created by illustrator W. W. Denslow, that follows the whimsical adventures of a boy who can bounce like a rubber ball in a fantasy world.
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C.
Calvin and Hobbes
Calvin and Hobbes is a widely acclaimed comic strip by Bill Watterson that follows the imaginative adventures of a mischievous boy and his stuffed tiger, blending humor with philosophical and social commentary.
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D.
The Newsboy Legion
The Newsboy Legion is a group of streetwise kid heroes from DC Comics, originally introduced in the 1940s as a team of orphans who assist the Guardian in fighting crime in Suicide Slum.
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E.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a 2008 neo-noir superhero film adaptation of Will Eisner’s classic comic strip, directed by Frank Miller and known for its stylized visuals and pulpy crime-fantasy tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book series
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comic strip ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Spirit (2008 film)
NERFINISHED
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television adaptations ⓘ |
| artStyle | noir-inspired ⓘ |
| awarded | Eisner Award Hall of Fame recognition for Will Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered | classic American comic strip ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Will Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1940-06-02 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
noir ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasReprintPublisher |
DC Comics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitchen Sink Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSupportingCharacter |
Commissioner Dolan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebony White NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ P’Gell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mystery
ⓘ
urban crime ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| influenced |
American comic books
ⓘ
graphic novel storytelling ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
film noir
ⓘ
pulp magazines ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Denny Colt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | The Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | innovative storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cinematic page layouts
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experimental panel design ⓘ influential crime storytelling ⓘ |
| originalFormat | newspaper comic insert ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Register and Tribune Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| periodicity | weekly ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| protagonistStatus | presumed dead police officer ⓘ |
| publicationMedium |
comic books
ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Will Eisner estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Central City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syndicationFormat | 16-page comic-book insert ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spirit comic strip Description of subject: The Spirit comic strip is a classic American comic series created by Will Eisner, known for its innovative storytelling and influential noir-style crime adventures.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Spirit (comic strip)
this entity surface form:
The Spirit (comic series)
subject surface form:
"The Spirit"
this entity surface form:
"The Spirit" comic series