Dial H
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Dial H is a comic book series written by China Miéville for DC Comics that reimagines the classic Dial H for Hero concept with surreal, genre-bending storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dial H canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861765 — 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)
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Target entity: Dial H Context triple: [China Miéville, notableWork, Dial H]
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A.
Dial Press
Dial Press is an American publishing imprint known for releasing notable works of literary fiction and nonfiction.
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B.
St Dials
St Dials is a residential suburb and community within the town of Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales.
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C.
The Dial
The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
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D.
DH
DH is the official abbreviation for Puerto Rico’s Department of Treasury, the government agency responsible for managing the island’s fiscal and tax affairs.
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E.
DH
DH is the postcode area covering Durham and surrounding parts of North East England in the United Kingdom.
- 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: Dial H Target entity description: Dial H is a comic book series written by China Miéville for DC Comics that reimagines the classic Dial H for Hero concept with surreal, genre-bending storytelling.
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A.
Dial Press
Dial Press is an American publishing imprint known for releasing notable works of literary fiction and nonfiction.
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B.
St Dials
St Dials is a residential suburb and community within the town of Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales.
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C.
The Dial
The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
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D.
DH
DH is the official abbreviation for Puerto Rico’s Department of Treasury, the government agency responsible for managing the island’s fiscal and tax affairs.
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E.
DH
DH is the postcode area covering Durham and surrounding parts of North East England in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics title
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comic book series ⓘ |
| artist |
Alberto Ponticelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mateus Santolouco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dial H for Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToUniverse | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist |
Richard Horie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanya Horie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endPublicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
identity
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metafiction ⓘ power and consequence ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Nelson Jent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
Dial H for Hero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
H-Dial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisherImprint | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
superhero comic ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasCollectedEdition |
Dial H Vol. 1: Into You
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dial H Vol. 2: Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist |
Brian Bolland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Lapham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
single issues
ⓘ
trade paperback ⓘ |
| hasIssueType |
ongoing series
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special issue ⓘ |
| hasSuperheroTransformation | multiple bizarre heroes ⓘ |
| imprint | DC Comics New 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print comic ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | deconstruction of superhero tropes ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | The New 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| reimagines | classic Dial H for Hero concept ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional city of Littleville ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
genre-bending
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surreal ⓘ |
| writer | China Miéville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dial H Description of subject: Dial H is a comic book series written by China Miéville for DC Comics that reimagines the classic Dial H for Hero concept with surreal, genre-bending storytelling.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.