Jim Starlin
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Jim Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his influential cosmic Marvel stories, including the creation of Thanos and major arcs featuring characters like Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel.
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| Jim Starlin canonical | 36 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8433087 — 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: Jim Starlin Context triple: [Thanos, creator, Jim Starlin]
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Jerome Weidman
Jerome Weidman was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright known for his sharp social observations and contributions to mid-20th-century American literature and theater.
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B.
Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith is a British comic book artist and writer renowned for his influential work on Marvel titles such as Conan the Barbarian and for his highly detailed, expressive illustration style.
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C.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman is an American comic book writer best known for his influential work at DC Comics, including co-creating the New Teen Titans and characters such as Cyborg and Deathstroke.
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D.
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer best known for works like "Marvels" and "Astro City," acclaimed for his character-driven storytelling and deep knowledge of superhero history.
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E.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
- 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: Jim Starlin Target entity description: Jim Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his influential cosmic Marvel stories, including the creation of Thanos and major arcs featuring characters like Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel.
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A.
Jerome Weidman
Jerome Weidman was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright known for his sharp social observations and contributions to mid-20th-century American literature and theater.
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B.
Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith is a British comic book artist and writer renowned for his influential work on Marvel titles such as Conan the Barbarian and for his highly detailed, expressive illustration style.
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C.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman is an American comic book writer best known for his influential work at DC Comics, including co-creating the New Teen Titans and characters such as Cyborg and Deathstroke.
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D.
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer best known for works like "Marvels" and "Astro City," acclaimed for his character-driven storytelling and deep knowledge of superhero history.
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E.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colorist
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comic book artist ⓘ comic book writer ⓘ human ⓘ inker ⓘ penciller ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter |
Drax the Destroyer
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Gamora ⓘ Shang-Chi’s father version (Marvel’s Fu Manchu replacement, later Zheng Zu) ⓘ Thanos ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-10-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
DC Comics
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Epic Comics ⓘ Image Comics ⓘ Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| familyName | Starlin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comic books
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cosmic fiction ⓘ graphic novels ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction comics
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superhero comics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced | Marvel Cinematic Universe depiction of Thanos and Infinity Saga ⓘ |
| name | Jim Starlin ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneered Marvel’s cosmic saga centered on Thanos and the Infinity Gems ⓘ |
| notableCharacterAssociated |
Adam Warlock
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Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) ⓘ Silver Surfer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Batman: A Death in the Family
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Breed ⓘ Cosmic Odyssey ⓘ Death of Captain Marvel ⓘ
linked to:
The Life and Death of Captain Marvel
Dreadstar ⓘ Infinity Crusade ⓘ Infinity War ⓘ
linked to:
The Thanos Imperative
The Infinity Gauntlet ⓘ
linked to:
Infinity Gauntlet
The Life and Death of Captain Marvel ⓘ Warlock (1970s Marvel Comics run) ⓘ
linked to:
Warlock
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| placeOfBirth |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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linked to:
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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| wroteForSeries |
Batman (DC Comics)
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linked to:
Batman
Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) ⓘ
linked to:
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics) ⓘ
linked to:
Silver Surfer
The Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel Comics limited series) ⓘ
linked to:
Infinity Gauntlet
Warlock (Marvel Comics) ⓘ
linked to:
Warlock
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Starlin Description of subject: Jim Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his influential cosmic Marvel stories, including the creation of Thanos and major arcs featuring characters like Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Death (Marvel entity)
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Eternals of Titan
subject linked to:
Eternals of Titan
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Death (personification)