The American Way (comic series)
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The American Way is a politically charged superhero comic series that explores race, power, and government manipulation in an alternate-history United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The American Way (comic series) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The American Way (comic series) Context triple: [John Ridley, notableWork, The American Way (comic series)]
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A.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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B.
All-American Comics #16
All-American Comics #16 is a 1940 comic book issue from All-American Publications best known for introducing the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
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C.
America's Best Comics
America's Best Comics is a comic book imprint created by writer Alan Moore, known for titles like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and "Tom Strong."
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D.
The American Way (pageant/play)
The American Way is a 1939 patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the immigrant experience and the evolution of American ideals across generations.
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E.
McCloud
McCloud is an American television crime drama series from the 1970s featuring a New Mexico lawman working with the New York City Police Department.
- 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: The American Way (comic series) Target entity description: The American Way is a politically charged superhero comic series that explores race, power, and government manipulation in an alternate-history United States.
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A.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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B.
All-American Comics #16
All-American Comics #16 is a 1940 comic book issue from All-American Publications best known for introducing the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
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C.
America's Best Comics
America's Best Comics is a comic book imprint created by writer Alan Moore, known for titles like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and "Tom Strong."
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D.
The American Way (pageant/play)
The American Way is a 1939 patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the immigrant experience and the evolution of American ideals across generations.
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E.
McCloud
McCloud is an American television crime drama series from the 1970s featuring a New Mexico lawman working with the New York City Police Department.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history fiction
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comic book limited series ⓘ comic book series ⓘ superhero comic ⓘ |
| artist | Georges Jeanty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | WildStorm FX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cold War politics
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civil unrest in the United States ⓘ superhero team created as government propaganda ⓘ |
| explores |
media manipulation
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racial tensions in 1960s America ⓘ state-sponsored disinformation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
2006
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2017 ⓘ |
| format | limited series ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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political fiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The American Way: Those Above and Those Below NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprintOfPublisher | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Karl Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedTone | politically charged ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jason Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | The New American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterGroup | The New American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print comic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | superheroes as government tools ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 8 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | WildStorm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
| publisher |
DC Comics
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WildStorm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | WildStorm Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherLine | WildStorm Signature Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alternate-history United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
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government manipulation ⓘ power ⓘ propaganda ⓘ race ⓘ |
| writer |
John Ridley
NERFINISHED
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John Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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