Tales to Astonish #13
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Tales to Astonish #13 is a 1960 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing the alien monster character Groot, who would later become a prominent member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tales to Astonish #13 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8433344 — 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: Tales to Astonish #13 Context triple: [Groot, firstAppearance, Tales to Astonish #13]
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A.
Tales to Astonish #27
Tales to Astonish #27 is a 1962 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing scientist Hank Pym, who would later become the superhero Ant-Man.
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B.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
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C.
Tales to Astonish #44
Tales to Astonish #44 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series best known for introducing Janet van Dyne, the superheroine later known as the Wasp.
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D.
Astonishing Tales #6
Astonishing Tales #6 is a Marvel Comics issue from the early 1970s best known for introducing the character Bobbi Morse, who would later become the superhero Mockingbird.
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E.
Tales of Suspense #75
Tales of Suspense #75 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series featuring Iron Man and Captain America stories, notable for introducing the character Peggy Carter.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tales to Astonish #13 Target entity description: Tales to Astonish #13 is a 1960 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing the alien monster character Groot, who would later become a prominent member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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A.
Tales to Astonish #27
Tales to Astonish #27 is a 1962 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing scientist Hank Pym, who would later become the superhero Ant-Man.
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B.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
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C.
Tales to Astonish #44
Tales to Astonish #44 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series best known for introducing Janet van Dyne, the superheroine later known as the Wasp.
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D.
Astonishing Tales #6
Astonishing Tales #6 is a Marvel Comics issue from the early 1970s best known for introducing the character Bobbi Morse, who would later become the superhero Mockingbird.
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E.
Tales of Suspense #75
Tales of Suspense #75 is a 1966 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series featuring Iron Man and Captain America stories, notable for introducing the character Peggy Carter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics publication
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comic book issue ⓘ |
| continuity |
Earth-616 (retroactively)
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linked to:
Earth-616
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverPriceCurrency | US cents ⓘ |
| distribution | newsstand ⓘ |
| featuresAlien | Groot ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Groot ⓘ |
| format | anthology comic ⓘ |
| franchiseConnection | Guardians of the Galaxy ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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monster ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| imprint | Atlas-era Marvel ⓘ |
| intellectualPropertyOwner | Marvel Entertainment ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | introduced character later used in Guardians of the Galaxy ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Marvel monster story
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first appearance of Groot ⓘ |
| period | Silver Age of Comic Books ⓘ |
| printColor | full color ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| publisherEra | pre-Marvel superhero era ⓘ |
| series | Tales to Astonish ⓘ |
| storyType | self-contained short stories ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readers ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tales to Astonish #13 Description of subject: Tales to Astonish #13 is a 1960 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing the alien monster character Groot, who would later become a prominent member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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