John Hartigan
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John Hartigan is an aging, morally driven police detective from Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novel arc "That Yellow Bastard," known for his relentless pursuit of a sadistic child predator despite overwhelming personal cost.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Hartigan canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9801426 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hartigan Context triple: [That Yellow Bastard, mainCharacter, John Hartigan]
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A.
John J. Tominac
John J. Tominac was a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient recognized for extraordinary heroism during World War II.
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B.
John Joseph O'Callahan
John Joseph O'Callahan is an American former ice hockey defenseman best known as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic "Miracle on Ice" team that won gold at Lake Placid.
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C.
John J. Niesz
John J. Niesz is an American educational administrator who serves as the superintendent of the Bayonne School District in New Jersey.
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D.
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, better known as "Fonzie" or "The Fonz," is a iconic leather-jacket-wearing greaser character from the American television sitcom "Happy Days," celebrated for his cool demeanor and catchphrases.
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E.
John J. Hartnett
John J. Hartnett is an Australian physicist and cosmologist known for his work in ultra-stable cryogenic sapphire oscillators and his advocacy of young-Earth creationist interpretations of cosmology.
- 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: John Hartigan Target entity description: John Hartigan is an aging, morally driven police detective from Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novel arc "That Yellow Bastard," known for his relentless pursuit of a sadistic child predator despite overwhelming personal cost.
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A.
John J. Tominac
John J. Tominac was a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient recognized for extraordinary heroism during World War II.
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B.
John Joseph O'Callahan
John Joseph O'Callahan is an American former ice hockey defenseman best known as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic "Miracle on Ice" team that won gold at Lake Placid.
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C.
John J. Niesz
John J. Niesz is an American educational administrator who serves as the superintendent of the Bayonne School District in New Jersey.
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D.
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, better known as "Fonzie" or "The Fonz," is a iconic leather-jacket-wearing greaser character from the American television sitcom "Happy Days," celebrated for his cool demeanor and catchphrases.
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E.
John J. Hartnett
John J. Hartnett is an Australian physicist and cosmologist known for his work in ultra-stable cryogenic sapphire oscillators and his advocacy of young-Earth creationist interpretations of cosmology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sin City character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ police detective ⓘ |
| adaptationFrom |
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard graphic novel arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
|
| affiliation | Basin City Police Department ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | aging ⓘ |
| antagonist | Roark Junior ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sin City
ⓘ
linked to:
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
Sin City (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Sin City
That Yellow Bastard ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| comicGenre |
crime
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ |
| conflictType | pursuit of a sadistic child predator ⓘ |
| creator | Frank Miller ⓘ |
| endures | torture ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Senator Roark ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sin City: That Yellow Bastard ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | graphic novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally driven ⓘ |
| moralStatus | tragic hero ⓘ |
| motive | protecting Nancy Callahan ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores cost of doing the right thing ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
continues to protect Nancy as an adult
ⓘ
saves Nancy Callahan as a child ⓘ |
| notableFor | relentless pursuit of a child predator ⓘ |
| occupation | police detective ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
honorable
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self-sacrificing ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bruce Willis ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Dark Horse Comics ⓘ |
| relationship | protector of Nancy Callahan ⓘ |
| sacrificeType |
freedom
ⓘ
personal safety ⓘ reputation ⓘ |
| setting | Basin City ⓘ |
| storyArc | That Yellow Bastard ⓘ |
| storyTone | dark ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
heart problems
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
corruption in law enforcement
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justice vs. power ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ |
| visualStyle | noir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Hartigan Description of subject: John Hartigan is an aging, morally driven police detective from Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novel arc "That Yellow Bastard," known for his relentless pursuit of a sadistic child predator despite overwhelming personal cost.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard
subject linked to:
Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard in Sin City
subject linked to:
Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard in Sin City
subject linked to:
Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard in Sin City