EC Comics
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EC Comics was an influential American comic book publisher best known for its groundbreaking horror, crime, war, and satire titles that pushed creative and censorship boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| EC Comics canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5086640 — 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: EC Comics Context triple: [Mad magazine, publisher, EC Comics]
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Harvey Comics
Harvey Comics was an American comic book publisher best known for creating and popularizing kid-friendly characters such as Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich.
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Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a major American comic book publisher best known for creating the Marvel Universe, home to iconic superheroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, and Captain America.
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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.
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DC Comics
DC Comics is a major American comic book publisher best known for iconic superhero characters such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
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Panini Comics
Panini Comics is a major international comic book and magazine publisher known for producing licensed titles and adaptations of popular media franchises.
- 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)
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Target entity: EC Comics Target entity description: EC Comics was an influential American comic book publisher best known for its groundbreaking horror, crime, war, and satire titles that pushed creative and censorship boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.
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A.
Harvey Comics
Harvey Comics was an American comic book publisher best known for creating and popularizing kid-friendly characters such as Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich.
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B.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a major American comic book publisher best known for creating the Marvel Universe, home to iconic superheroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, and Captain America.
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C.
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.
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D.
DC Comics
DC Comics is a major American comic book publisher best known for iconic superhero characters such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
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E.
Panini Comics
Panini Comics is a major international comic book and magazine publisher known for producing licensed titles and adaptations of popular media franchises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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comic book publisher ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Tales from the Crypt film adaptations
NERFINISHED
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Tales from the Crypt television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor |
Al Feldstein
NERFINISHED
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Harvey Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOfComicsCodeAuthority | severe restriction of EC Comics titles ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Max Gaines
NERFINISHED
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William M. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime comics
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horror comics ⓘ satire comics ⓘ science fiction comics ⓘ war comics ⓘ |
| industry | comic books ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mad magazine
NERFINISHED
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later horror comics publishers ⓘ underground comix movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | pulp magazines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Crime SuspenStories
NERFINISHED
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Frontline Combat NERFINISHED ⓘ MAD NERFINISHED ⓘ Panic NERFINISHED ⓘ Shock SuspenStories NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Crypt NERFINISHED ⓘ The Haunt of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vault of Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Fisted Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Weird Fantasy NERFINISHED ⓘ Weird Science NERFINISHED ⓘ graphic violence and mature themes ⓘ impact on horror comics genre ⓘ socially conscious storytelling ⓘ |
| laterName | Entertaining Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
adaptations into film and television
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cult following among comic book fans ⓘ reprints by later publishers ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Crypt-Keeper
NERFINISHED
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Old Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ Vault-Keeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson |
Al Feldstein
NERFINISHED
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Al Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Wolverton NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Krigstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Frazetta NERFINISHED ⓘ George Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Ingels NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Kamen NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ John Severin NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Severin NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Reed Crandall NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ William M. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Impact #1 "Master Race"
NERFINISHED
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Shock SuspenStories #5 "The Patriots" NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Crypt #46 "The Whipping" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Educational Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | anthology comic books ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Comics Code Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct comic book publisher ⓘ |
| style |
ironic punishment themes
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morality tales ⓘ twist endings ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hearings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: EC Comics Description of subject: EC Comics was an influential American comic book publisher best known for its groundbreaking horror, crime, war, and satire titles that pushed creative and censorship boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.
Referenced by (3)
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