Fantastic Four #48
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Fantastic Four #48 is a landmark 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the cosmic herald Silver Surfer and beginning the classic "Galactus Trilogy" storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fantastic Four #48 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11871822 — 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: Fantastic Four #48 Context triple: [Silver Surfer, firstAppearance, Fantastic Four #48]
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Fantastic Four #52
Fantastic Four #52 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the Black Panther, one of the first black superheroes in mainstream American comics.
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B.
Fantastic Four #51
Fantastic Four #51 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue famed for the classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby story "This Man... This Monster!", often cited as one of the greatest Fantastic Four tales.
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C.
Fantastic Four #45
Fantastic Four #45 is a 1965 Marvel Comics issue by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby best known for introducing the Inhumans into the Marvel Universe.
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D.
Fantastic Four #53
Fantastic Four #53 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue notable for continuing Black Panther’s early storyline and further expanding the fictional nation of Wakanda.
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E.
Fantastic Four (various issues)
Fantastic Four (various issues) refers to the run of Marvel Comics’ flagship superhero team series that Roy Thomas wrote, contributing notable storylines and character developments following the title’s foundational Lee–Kirby era.
- 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)
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Target entity: Fantastic Four #48 Target entity description: Fantastic Four #48 is a landmark 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the cosmic herald Silver Surfer and beginning the classic "Galactus Trilogy" storyline.
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A.
Fantastic Four #52
Fantastic Four #52 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the Black Panther, one of the first black superheroes in mainstream American comics.
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B.
Fantastic Four #51
Fantastic Four #51 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue famed for the classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby story "This Man... This Monster!", often cited as one of the greatest Fantastic Four tales.
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C.
Fantastic Four #45
Fantastic Four #45 is a 1965 Marvel Comics issue by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby best known for introducing the Inhumans into the Marvel Universe.
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D.
Fantastic Four #53
Fantastic Four #53 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue notable for continuing Black Panther’s early storyline and further expanding the fictional nation of Wakanda.
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E.
Fantastic Four (various issues)
Fantastic Four (various issues) refers to the run of Marvel Comics’ flagship superhero team series that Roy Thomas wrote, contributing notable storylines and character developments following the title’s foundational Lee–Kirby era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics publication
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comic book issue ⓘ |
| age | Silver Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beginsStoryArc | The Galactus Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Earth-616 continuity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | Marvel production staff ⓘ |
| continuedIn | Fantastic Four #49 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist |
Jack Kirby
NERFINISHED
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Joe Sinnott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverDate | March 1966 ⓘ |
| editor | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Galactus
NERFINISHED
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Human Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ Invisible Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Mister Fantastic NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Surfer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ Watcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
herald of Galactus
NERFINISHED
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planet devourer Galactus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Earth
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTeam | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFullAppearanceOf | Silver Surfer GENERATED ⓘ |
| format | single-issue comic book ⓘ |
| genre | superhero ⓘ |
| hasCollectibleStatus |
key issue
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major Silver Age key ⓘ |
| imprint | Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Joe Sinnott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Silver Surfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 48 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Artie Simek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early cosmic Marvel storyline
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first chapter of the Galactus Trilogy ⓘ introduction of Silver Surfer ⓘ |
| penciler | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fantastic Four #47 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| series | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyArc | The Galactus Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | cosmic ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fantastic Four #48 Description of subject: Fantastic Four #48 is a landmark 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the cosmic herald Silver Surfer and beginning the classic "Galactus Trilogy" storyline.
Referenced by (2)
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