Superman: The Man of Steel #17
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"Superman: The Man of Steel #17" is a 1992 DC Comics issue of the Superman series notable for introducing the powerful villain Doomsday, who would later kill Superman in the famous "Death of Superman" storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Superman: The Man of Steel #17 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8447777 — 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: Superman: The Man of Steel #17 Context triple: [Doomsday, firstAppearance, Superman: The Man of Steel #17]
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A.
Superman March
Superman March is the iconic, heroic main theme composed by John Williams for the 1978 Superman film, widely recognized as one of the most famous superhero themes in cinema.
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B.
Superman vs. The Elite
Superman vs. The Elite is a 2012 animated superhero film in which Superman confronts a ruthless team of antiheroes whose lethal methods challenge his moral code and relevance in a violent world.
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C.
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Red Son is an Elseworlds comic miniseries that reimagines Superman as having landed in the Soviet Union instead of the United States, exploring Cold War politics and alternate histories of DC heroes.
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D.
Superman: Unbound
Superman: Unbound is an animated superhero film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line that adapts the "Superman: Brainiac" storyline, focusing on Superman’s battle with the alien android Brainiac and the bottled city of Kandor.
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E.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is an animated superhero film that reimagines Clark Kent’s early days as Superman, exploring his origins, first major battles, and emergence as Metropolis’s protector within the DC Universe.
- 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: Superman: The Man of Steel #17 Target entity description: "Superman: The Man of Steel #17" is a 1992 DC Comics issue of the Superman series notable for introducing the powerful villain Doomsday, who would later kill Superman in the famous "Death of Superman" storyline.
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A.
Superman March
Superman March is the iconic, heroic main theme composed by John Williams for the 1978 Superman film, widely recognized as one of the most famous superhero themes in cinema.
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B.
Superman vs. The Elite
Superman vs. The Elite is a 2012 animated superhero film in which Superman confronts a ruthless team of antiheroes whose lethal methods challenge his moral code and relevance in a violent world.
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C.
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Red Son is an Elseworlds comic miniseries that reimagines Superman as having landed in the Soviet Union instead of the United States, exploring Cold War politics and alternate histories of DC heroes.
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D.
Superman: Unbound
Superman: Unbound is an animated superhero film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line that adapts the "Superman: Brainiac" storyline, focusing on Superman’s battle with the alien android Brainiac and the bottled city of Kandor.
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E.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is an animated superhero film that reimagines Clark Kent’s early days as Superman, exploring his origins, first major battles, and emergence as Metropolis’s protector within the DC Universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DCComicsPublication
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comicBookIssue ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | precedesTheDeathOfSupermanIssues ⓘ |
| continuity | Post-Crisis DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Bloodwynd
NERFINISHED
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Blue Beetle NERFINISHED ⓘ Booster Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ Clark Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Doomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice League International NERFINISHED ⓘ Lois Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxima NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConflict | SuperheroesVsDoomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
DoomsdayBattlesJusticeLeague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DoomsdayBeginsRampage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | singleIssueComic ⓘ |
| genre | superheroComic ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSetting |
DCUniverseEarth
NERFINISHED
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Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeroTeam | Justice League International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVillain | Doomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprint | DC Universe line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Doomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
beginningOfTheDeathOfSupermanStorylineSetup
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firstAppearanceOfDoomsday ⓘ |
| partOfStoryline | Death of Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physicalFormat | comicBook ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| series | Superman: The Man of Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teenAndAdultReaders ⓘ |
| title | Superman: The Man of Steel #17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Superman: The Man of Steel #17 Description of subject: "Superman: The Man of Steel #17" is a 1992 DC Comics issue of the Superman series notable for introducing the powerful villain Doomsday, who would later kill Superman in the famous "Death of Superman" storyline.
Referenced by (1)
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