Triple
T7910209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tick |
E183677
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisher |
P29
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New England Comics
New England Comics is an American comic book retailer and independent publisher best known for creating and publishing the satirical superhero character The Tick.
|
E700769
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: New England Comics | Statement: [The Tick, publisher, New England Comics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New England Comics Context triple: [The Tick, publisher, New England Comics]
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A.
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American independent publisher renowned for its high-quality editions of classic and alternative comics and graphic novels.
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B.
Panini Comics
Panini Comics is a major international comic book and magazine publisher known for producing licensed titles and adaptations of popular media franchises.
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C.
National Allied Publications
National Allied Publications was an early American comic book publisher that became a predecessor to DC Comics, helping to launch the modern superhero comic industry.
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D.
American Publishing Company
American Publishing Company was a 19th-century U.S. publishing house best known for issuing major works by authors such as Mark Twain, including classic American literature.
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E.
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is a major American comic book and manga publisher known for creator-owned titles and popular franchises like Hellboy, Sin City, and licensed properties such as Star Wars and Alien.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: New England Comics Triple: [The Tick, publisher, New England Comics]
Generated description
New England Comics is an American comic book retailer and independent publisher best known for creating and publishing the satirical superhero character The Tick.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New England Comics Target entity description: New England Comics is an American comic book retailer and independent publisher best known for creating and publishing the satirical superhero character The Tick.
-
A.
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American independent publisher renowned for its high-quality editions of classic and alternative comics and graphic novels.
-
B.
Panini Comics
Panini Comics is a major international comic book and magazine publisher known for producing licensed titles and adaptations of popular media franchises.
-
C.
National Allied Publications
National Allied Publications was an early American comic book publisher that became a predecessor to DC Comics, helping to launch the modern superhero comic industry.
-
D.
American Publishing Company
American Publishing Company was a 19th-century U.S. publishing house best known for issuing major works by authors such as Mark Twain, including classic American literature.
-
E.
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is a major American comic book and manga publisher known for creator-owned titles and popular franchises like Hellboy, Sin City, and licensed properties such as Star Wars and Alien.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca828dec0c81908b8f55a4dbbb53ff |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3a5db9508190bbe92673ef5a7861 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5bd54f548190916bf00852f37224 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb78f72878819086092c9fe267e37f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cbbf2a357081908ac2230f0dfd9cdc |
completed | March 31, 2026, 12:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:04 p.m.