The Flash (DC Comics issues)

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comic book series superhero comic

The Flash (DC Comics issues) is a DC Comics superhero series chronicling the high-speed adventures of the Scarlet Speedster across various story arcs and creative runs.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Flash (comic book series)	2
The Flash #110	1
The Flash #91	1
The Flash (DC Comics issues) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7907978 — 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 Flash (DC Comics issues)
Context triple: [Mark Millar, wrote, The Flash (DC Comics issues)]

A. 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.
B. The Flash (2014 TV series)
The Flash (2014 TV series) is a DC Comics–based superhero drama following crime scene investigator Barry Allen, who gains super-speed and protects Central City from metahuman threats.
C. The Flash
The Flash is a professional women's soccer team based in Western New York that has competed in top-tier U.S. leagues.
D. The New 52
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.
E. Detective Comics
Detective Comics is a long-running American comic book series best known for introducing Batman and helping define the superhero and crime genres.
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 Flash (DC Comics issues)
Target entity description: The Flash (DC Comics issues) is a DC Comics superhero series chronicling the high-speed adventures of the Scarlet Speedster across various story arcs and creative runs.

A. 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.
B. The Flash (2014 TV series)
The Flash (2014 TV series) is a DC Comics–based superhero drama following crime scene investigator Barry Allen, who gains super-speed and protects Central City from metahuman threats.
C. The Flash
The Flash is a professional women's soccer team based in Western New York that has competed in top-tier U.S. leagues.
D. The New 52
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.
E. Detective Comics
Detective Comics is a long-running American comic book series best known for introducing Batman and helping define the superhero and crime genres.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comic book series ⓘ superhero comic ⓘ
basedOnCharacter	The Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
featuresCharacter	Barry Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Bart Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Garrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally West NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresElement	costumed crime-fighting ⓘ forensic investigation ⓘ super-speed combat ⓘ
featuresGenreElement	alternate timelines ⓘ science fiction ⓘ time travel ⓘ
featuresTeam	Justice League NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresTheme	family ⓘ heroism ⓘ legacy ⓘ responsibility ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
format	periodical comic book ⓘ
genre	superhero fiction ⓘ
hasColorist	various colorists ⓘ
hasEditor	various editors ⓘ
hasInker	various inkers ⓘ
hasLetterer	various letterers ⓘ
hasPenciller	various pencillers ⓘ
hasWriter	various writers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSetting	Central City NERFINISHED ⓘ Keystone City NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
narrativeFocus	super-speed adventures ⓘ
notableVillain	Captain Cold NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorilla Grodd NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirror Master NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverse-Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVillainTeam	Rogues NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	DC Universe continuity ⓘ
printType	full-color ⓘ
publisher	DC Comics ⓘ
publisherImprint	DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience	teen and adult readers ⓘ
usesConcept	Speed Force NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Mark Millar → wrote → The Flash (DC Comics issues) ⓘ

DC Comics character The Flash → firstAppearance → The Flash (DC Comics issues) ⓘ

subject surface form: Wally West

this entity surface form: The Flash #110

DC Comics character The Flash → firstAppearance → The Flash (DC Comics issues) ⓘ

subject surface form: Bart Allen

this entity surface form: The Flash #91

Central City → appearsIn → The Flash (DC Comics issues) ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Flash (comic book series)

Barry Allen → appearsIn → The Flash (DC Comics issues) ⓘ