All-American Comics #16
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All-American Comics #16 is a 1940 comic book issue from All-American Publications best known for introducing the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| All-American Comics #16 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4506315 — 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: All-American Comics #16 Context triple: [Green Lantern, firstAppearance, All-American Comics #16]
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A.
Action Comics #1
Action Comics #1 is the landmark 1938 comic book that introduced Superman and launched the superhero genre in American comic books.
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Superboy and the Invisible Girl
"Superboy and the Invisible Girl" is an emotional song from the rock musical *Next to Normal* that explores themes of sibling rivalry, invisibility, and longing for parental love.
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C.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
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D.
Tales to Astonish #27
Tales to Astonish #27 is a 1962 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing scientist Hank Pym, who would later become the superhero Ant-Man.
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E.
Tales of Suspense #75
Tales of Suspense #75 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series featuring Iron Man and Captain America stories, notable for introducing the character Peggy Carter.
- 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: All-American Comics #16 Target entity description: All-American Comics #16 is a 1940 comic book issue from All-American Publications best known for introducing the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
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A.
America's Best Comics
America's Best Comics is a comic book imprint created by writer Alan Moore, known for titles like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and "Tom Strong."
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B.
All Star Comics #3
All Star Comics #3 is a landmark 1940 DC comic book issue best known for introducing the Justice Society of America, one of the first superhero teams in comics history.
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C.
Action Comics #1
Action Comics #1 is the landmark 1938 comic book that introduced Superman and launched the superhero genre in American comic books.
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D.
Superboy and the Invisible Girl
"Superboy and the Invisible Girl" is an emotional song from the rock musical *Next to Normal* that explores themes of sibling rivalry, invisibility, and longing for parental love.
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E.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book issue
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superhero comic ⓘ |
| character |
Alan Scott
NERFINISHED
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Green Lantern (Alan Scott) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | key issue ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | Golden Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFirstAppearanceOf |
Alan Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green Lantern (Alan Scott) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | comic book ⓘ |
| genre | superhero ⓘ |
| hasColoring | color ⓘ |
| hasContinuity | DC Comics continuity ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | origin issue of the Green Lantern mythos ⓘ |
| hasOriginalGreenLantern | Alan Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprintSuccessorPublisher | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduces |
Alan Scott
NERFINISHED
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Green Lantern (Alan Scott) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 16 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | first appearance of the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott ⓘ |
| originalPriceCurrency | USD ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | All-American Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Green Lantern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | periodical ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| publisher | All-American Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | All-American Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: All-American Comics #16 Description of subject: All-American Comics #16 is a 1940 comic book issue from All-American Publications best known for introducing the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
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