Fantastic Four #1
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Fantastic Four #1 is the landmark 1961 Marvel Comics issue that introduced the Fantastic Four and is widely regarded as the beginning of the Marvel Universe’s modern superhero era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fantastic Four #1 | 5 |
| Fantastic Four #1 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9133066 — 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: Fantastic Four #1 Context triple: [Fantastic Four, firstAppearance, Fantastic Four #1]
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A.
Fantastic Four #51
Fantastic Four #51 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue famed for the classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby story "This Man... This Monster!", often cited as one of the greatest Fantastic Four tales.
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B.
Fantastic Four #53
Fantastic Four #53 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue notable for continuing Black Panther’s early storyline and further expanding the fictional nation of Wakanda.
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C.
Fantastic Four #52
Fantastic Four #52 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the Black Panther, one of the first black superheroes in mainstream American comics.
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D.
The Fantastic Four #5
The Fantastic Four #5 is a 1962 Marvel comic book issue by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby best known for introducing the iconic supervillain Doctor Doom.
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E.
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four are a pioneering Marvel Comics superhero team known for gaining powers from cosmic radiation and featuring members like Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing.
- 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: Fantastic Four #1 Target entity description: Fantastic Four #1 is the landmark 1961 Marvel Comics issue that introduced the Fantastic Four and is widely regarded as the beginning of the Marvel Universe’s modern superhero era.
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A.
Fantastic Four #51
Fantastic Four #51 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue famed for the classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby story "This Man... This Monster!", often cited as one of the greatest Fantastic Four tales.
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B.
Fantastic Four #53
Fantastic Four #53 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue notable for continuing Black Panther’s early storyline and further expanding the fictional nation of Wakanda.
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C.
Fantastic Four #52
Fantastic Four #52 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the Black Panther, one of the first black superheroes in mainstream American comics.
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D.
The Fantastic Four #5
The Fantastic Four #5 is a 1962 Marvel comic book issue by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby best known for introducing the iconic supervillain Doctor Doom.
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E.
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four are a pioneering Marvel Comics superhero team known for gaining powers from cosmic radiation and featuring members like Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics publication
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comic book issue ⓘ |
| collectibilityStatus |
highly valuable Silver Age comic
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key issue ⓘ |
| coloring | full color ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverDate | November 1961 ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jack Kirby
NERFINISHED
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Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Silver Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Human Torch
NERFINISHED
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Invisible Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Mister Fantastic NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterDebut |
Ben Grimm
NERFINISHED
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Johnny Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Mole Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Reed Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTeam | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTeamDebut | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVillain | Mole Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fantastic Four #2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | ongoing series first issue ⓘ |
| genre | superhero comics ⓘ |
| imprint | Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
cosmic ray origin of powers
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superhero family team ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Art Simek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketReputation | one of the most valuable Marvel comic books ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| originEvent | cosmic ray exposure during space flight ⓘ |
| penciler | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | no previous Fantastic Four issue ⓘ |
| publicationDate | November 1961 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| series | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| significance |
beginning of Marvel’s modern superhero era
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launch of the Fantastic Four series ⓘ |
| storyTitle |
The Fantastic Four
NERFINISHED
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The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Fantastic Four #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPublication | 1961 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fantastic Four #1 Description of subject: Fantastic Four #1 is the landmark 1961 Marvel Comics issue that introduced the Fantastic Four and is widely regarded as the beginning of the Marvel Universe’s modern superhero era.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Johnny Storm
this entity surface form:
The Fantastic Four #1
this entity surface form:
The Fantastic Four #1
this entity surface form:
The Fantastic Four #1
this entity surface form:
The Fantastic Four #1
subject surface form:
Sue Storm
this entity surface form:
The Fantastic Four #1