Batman: Knightfall
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Batman: Knightfall is a major 1990s Batman comic book crossover arc best known for introducing Bane’s systematic destruction of Batman and the breaking of his back.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batman: Knightfall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9360883 — 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: Batman: Knightfall Context triple: [Scarecrow, notableStoryline, Batman: Knightfall]
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Batman: Death and the Maidens
Batman: Death and the Maidens is a 2003–2004 DC Comics limited series written by Greg Rucka that explores Batman’s alliance with Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter Nyssa and delves into the complex legacy of Ra’s al Ghul and the Lazarus Pits.
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Batman: Death by Design
Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro architectural aesthetic with a noir-inspired Batman mystery, written by designer and author Chip Kidd with art by Dave Taylor.
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Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
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Batman: Birth of the Demon
Batman: Birth of the Demon is a graphic novel that explores the origin and history of Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most formidable and enduring adversaries.
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E.
Batman: Hush
Batman: Hush is a popular Batman comic book storyline that follows the Dark Knight as he confronts a mysterious new villain orchestrating attacks by many of his greatest enemies.
- 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: Batman: Knightfall Target entity description: Batman: Knightfall is a major 1990s Batman comic book crossover arc best known for introducing Bane’s systematic destruction of Batman and the breaking of his back.
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A.
Batman: Death and the Maidens
Batman: Death and the Maidens is a 2003–2004 DC Comics limited series written by Greg Rucka that explores Batman’s alliance with Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter Nyssa and delves into the complex legacy of Ra’s al Ghul and the Lazarus Pits.
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B.
Batman: Death by Design
Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro architectural aesthetic with a noir-inspired Batman mystery, written by designer and author Chip Kidd with art by Dave Taylor.
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C.
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
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D.
Batman: Birth of the Demon
Batman: Birth of the Demon is a graphic novel that explores the origin and history of Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most formidable and enduring adversaries.
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E.
Batman: Hush
Batman: Hush is a popular Batman comic book storyline that follows the Dark Knight as he confronts a mysterious new villain orchestrating attacks by many of his greatest enemies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Batman storyline
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DC Comics crossover event ⓘ comic book story arc ⓘ |
| artistsInclude |
Graham Nolan
NERFINISHED
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Jim Aparo NERFINISHED ⓘ Norm Breyfogle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesIn | Batman #500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Alfred Pennyworth
NERFINISHED
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Azrael NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Commissioner James Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Firefly NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Paul Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Killer Croc NERFINISHED ⓘ Mad Hatter NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Zsasz NERFINISHED ⓘ Poison Ivy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarecrow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Joker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Riddler NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Face NERFINISHED ⓘ Zsasz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | Batman #491 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByStoryline |
Batman: Knightquest
NERFINISHED
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Batman: KnightsEnd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsStoryline | Batman: Sword of Azrael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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drama ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Bane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bane breaks Batman’s back
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Bane systematically wears down Batman by releasing Arkham inmates ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | Bruce Wayne is temporarily replaced as Batman by Jean-Paul Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | Batman ongoing series ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| setInFictionalLocation | Gotham City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
legacy of the Batman mantle
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physical and psychological breaking of Batman ⓘ |
| writersInclude |
Alan Grant
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Doug Moench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batman: Knightfall Description of subject: Batman: Knightfall is a major 1990s Batman comic book crossover arc best known for introducing Bane’s systematic destruction of Batman and the breaking of his back.
Referenced by (1)
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