Dr. William Foster
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Dr. William Foster is a Marvel Comics scientist and superhero best known for his size-changing abilities under aliases such as Black Goliath and Giant-Man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. William Foster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13054934 — 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: Dr. William Foster Context triple: [Bill Foster (Marvel Comics), hasAlias, Dr. William Foster]
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A.
Dr. Louis Judd
Dr. Louis Judd is a psychiatrist character in the 1942 horror film "Cat People," known for his skeptical, analytical approach to the film’s supernatural events.
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B.
Dr. James Harvey
Dr. James Harvey is a widowed paranormal therapist and the caring, if somewhat bumbling, father of Kat Harvey in the 1995 family fantasy film "Casper."
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C.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke is the neurotic psychiatrist protagonist of Mel Brooks's parody film "High Anxiety," known for spoofing Alfred Hitchcock-style thrillers.
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D.
John Watson Foster
John Watson Foster was a 19th-century American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison.
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E.
Charles Goodell
Charles Goodell was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from New York who was appointed to the Senate after Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination and later became known for his opposition to the Vietnam War.
- 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: Dr. William Foster Target entity description: Dr. William Foster is a Marvel Comics scientist and superhero best known for his size-changing abilities under aliases such as Black Goliath and Giant-Man.
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A.
Dr. Louis Judd
Dr. Louis Judd is a psychiatrist character in the 1942 horror film "Cat People," known for his skeptical, analytical approach to the film’s supernatural events.
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B.
Dr. James Harvey
Dr. James Harvey is a widowed paranormal therapist and the caring, if somewhat bumbling, father of Kat Harvey in the 1995 family fantasy film "Casper."
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C.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke is the neurotic psychiatrist protagonist of Mel Brooks's parody film "High Anxiety," known for spoofing Alfred Hitchcock-style thrillers.
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D.
John Watson Foster
John Watson Foster was a 19th-century American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison.
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E.
Charles Goodell
Charles Goodell was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from New York who was appointed to the Senate after Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination and later became known for his opposition to the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics character
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fictional character ⓘ scientist ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| alias |
Bill Foster
NERFINISHED
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Black Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ Giant-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hank Pym
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luke Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Nighthawk NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed by Ragnarok clone of Thor ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Don Heck
NERFINISHED
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George Tuska NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Civil War (Marvel Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Project Pegasus
NERFINISHED
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Roxxon Oil NERFINISHED ⓘ Stark Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | biochemistry ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Avengers #32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAsBlackGoliath |
1975
GENERATED
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Power Man #24 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Barrett Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heightWhenEnlarged | up to 15 meters ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as a size-changing hero during Marvel Civil War storyline ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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research scientist ⓘ |
| powers |
enhanced durability when enlarged
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size-changing ⓘ superhuman strength when enlarged ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| statusInComics | deceased ⓘ |
| teamAffiliation |
Avengers
NERFINISHED
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Champions ⓘ Defenders NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroes for Hire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | Pym Particles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. William Foster Description of subject: Dr. William Foster is a Marvel Comics scientist and superhero best known for his size-changing abilities under aliases such as Black Goliath and Giant-Man.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bill Foster (Marvel Comics)