The New 52

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DC Comics relaunch comic book publishing initiative

The New 52 was DC Comics’ 2011 line-wide relaunch that rebooted and modernized its superhero universe with 52 ongoing titles and revised character histories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The New 52 canonical	2
The New 52 Batgirl series	1
The New 52 relaunch	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4506774 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The New 52
Context triple: [DC Universe, hasContinuityEvent, The New 52]

A. Mister Miracle
Mister Miracle is a DC Comics superhero and master escape artist created by Jack Kirby as part of his Fourth World saga.
B. New Earth
New Earth is the renewed, perfected creation in Christian eschatology where the redeemed will dwell eternally in God’s presence.
C. Action Comics
Action Comics is a long-running American comic book series from DC Comics, best known for introducing Superman and helping launch the superhero genre.
D. The Flash (DCAU)
The Flash (DCAU) is the fast-talking, super-speed superhero identity of Wally West in the DC Animated Universe, serving as a core member of the Justice League known for his humor, heart, and incredible velocity.
E. Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is an interactive dark ride at Six Flags parks that immerses guests in a 3D, superhero-themed battle alongside DC Comics’ Justice League.
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: The New 52
Target entity description: The New 52 was DC Comics’ 2011 line-wide relaunch that rebooted and modernized its superhero universe with 52 ongoing titles and revised character histories.

A. Mister Miracle
Mister Miracle is a DC Comics superhero and master escape artist created by Jack Kirby as part of his Fourth World saga.
B. New Earth
New Earth is the renewed, perfected creation in Christian eschatology where the redeemed will dwell eternally in God’s presence.
C. Action Comics
Action Comics is a long-running American comic book series from DC Comics, best known for introducing Superman and helping launch the superhero genre.
D. The Flash (DCAU)
The Flash (DCAU) is the fast-talking, super-speed superhero identity of Wally West in the DC Animated Universe, serving as a core member of the Justice League known for his humor, heart, and incredible velocity.
E. Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is an interactive dark ride at Six Flags parks that immerses guests in a 3D, superhero-themed battle alongside DC Comics’ Justice League.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DC Comics relaunch ⓘ comic book publishing initiative ⓘ
branding	“The New 52” logo on covers NERFINISHED ⓘ
continuity	DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
editorialDirector	Bob Harras NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan DiDio NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	2016 ⓘ
feature	new origin stories ⓘ redesigned costumes ⓘ renumbered series to issue #1 ⓘ revised character histories ⓘ
followsEvent	Flashpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ
format	ongoing comic book series ⓘ
includesImprint	DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertigo characters integrated into main line (select) ⓘ WildStorm characters integrated into main line ⓘ
mainPurpose	continuity reboot ⓘ line-wide relaunch of DC Universe titles ⓘ modernization of DC superhero universe ⓘ
marketingStrategy	complete renumbering of main DC line to #1 ⓘ day-and-date digital releases ⓘ
notableChange	altered Superman’s costume to armor-like design ⓘ compressed DC Universe timeline to about five years ⓘ de-aged many heroes ⓘ integrated WildStorm characters into main DC continuity ⓘ restored Barbara Gordon as Batgirl ⓘ
notableTitle	Action Comics (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Animal Man (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Aquaman (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Batgirl (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Batman (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Batwoman (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Detective Comics (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Arrow (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Lantern (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice League (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice League Dark (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightwing (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormwatch (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide Squad (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swamp Thing (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Titans (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flash (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder Woman (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfTitles	52 ⓘ
partialRetcon	DC Rebirth retained some New 52 elements NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Flashpoint (event) NERFINISHED ⓘ Post-Crisis DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	DC Comics ⓘ
replacedBy	DC Rebirth NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	2011 ⓘ
startMonth	September 2011 ⓘ
targetAudience	lapsed readers ⓘ new readers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DC Universe → hasContinuityEvent → The New 52 ⓘ

Steve Trevor → reintroducedIn → The New 52 ⓘ

Action Comics → hasRebootOrRelaunch → The New 52 ⓘ

this entity surface form: The New 52 relaunch

Batgirl → relaunch → The New 52 ⓘ

this entity surface form: The New 52 Batgirl series

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