The Broken Ear
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The Broken Ear is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which the young reporter investigates the theft of a tribal fetish, leading him into political intrigue and danger in South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Broken Ear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7697088 — 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 Broken Ear Context triple: [The Adventures of Tintin, hasAlbum, The Broken Ear]
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A.
The Ear
The Ear is a distinctive rock formation on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, serving as a notable feature along the Salathé Wall climbing route.
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B.
The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing is a celebrated collection of poems by Indian poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu, reflecting themes of patriotism, love, and spiritual longing.
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C.
The Broken Jug
The Broken Jug is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, depicting a young girl with a broken water jug as a moralizing allegory of lost innocence.
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D.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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E.
The Broken Stool
The Broken Stool is likely a local bar or pub serving as a social gathering spot in Stoolbend, Virginia.
- 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 Broken Ear Target entity description: The Broken Ear is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which the young reporter investigates the theft of a tribal fetish, leading him into political intrigue and danger in South America.
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A.
The Ear
The Ear is a distinctive rock formation on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, serving as a notable feature along the Salathé Wall climbing route.
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B.
The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing is a celebrated collection of poems by Indian poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu, reflecting themes of patriotism, love, and spiritual longing.
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C.
The Broken Jug
The Broken Jug is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, depicting a young girl with a broken water jug as a moralizing allegory of lost innocence.
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D.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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E.
The Broken Stool
The Broken Stool is likely a local bar or pub serving as a social gathering spot in Stoolbend, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian comic
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Tintin comic album ⓘ comic book ⓘ |
| artStyle | ligne claire ⓘ |
| colorEditionYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Snowy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomson and Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCountriesFeatured |
Nuevo Rico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Theodoros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Le Petit Vingtième NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
1935
ⓘ
1936 ⓘ |
| follows | The Blue Lotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure comic
ⓘ
humour comic ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistType |
arms dealers
ⓘ
corrupt military officers ⓘ |
| hasColorEdition | yes ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
black-and-white edition
ⓘ
color album edition ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
mistaken identity
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museum theft ⓘ revolution and coup d’état ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstSerialization | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | serialized comic strip ⓘ |
| notableCharacterDebut | General Alcazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableObject | Arumbaya fetish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Oreille cassée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Tintin franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
oil concession conflict
ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ theft of a tribal fetish ⓘ |
| precedes | The Black Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | reporter ⓘ |
| publisher | Casterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Adventures of Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
South American politics
ⓘ
critique of arms dealers ⓘ critique of militarism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Broken Ear Description of subject: The Broken Ear is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which the young reporter investigates the theft of a tribal fetish, leading him into political intrigue and danger in South America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.