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Premise labels used: amnesia, superpowers, unlikely allies, hero-villain pairing, memory loss, identity quest, shared past, support group, city threat, moral choice, friendship over romance

Setting labels used: fictional city, urban setting, contemporary setting, near-present day, superpowered world, public superheroes, memory loss support group, city in danger

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The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 7: Hulk is Hulk

Al Ewing · 2020 · The Immortal Hulk (Collected Editions)

A memory-warping impostor turns the world against Hulk, forcing Bruce Banner to fight for his identity from inside his own mind.

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Premise labels: identity conflict · memory manipulation · false memory · mind control · villain impersonation · hero replacement · corporate conspiracy · body horror

Setting labels: superhero universe · Marvel universe · corporate setting · media/public sphere · internal mindscape · psychological space

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Distance: 0.1840

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The Sidekicks Initiative: A Comedy Superhero Adventure

Barry J. Hutchison · 2018 · Sidekicks Initiative

Retired, mismatched sidekicks are forced back into action after Earth’s heroes die, and saving the world gets very messy.

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Premise labels: reluctant heroes · sidekicks rise · superhero fallout · government program · world-saving team · redeemable losers · mismatched team · supervillain threat

Setting labels: superhero world · modern world · city setting · government conspiracy · urban fantasy · alternate reality · superpowered society

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Distance: 0.1918

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Bones of the Past

Drew Hayes · 2020 · Villains' Code

A villain-in-training must juggle secret identities, new heroes, and a buried enemy as old rivalries erupt.

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Premise labels: secret identities · hero-villain divide · villain guild · rookie heroes · unwanted fame · hidden enemy · double lives · alien invasion

Setting labels: urban fantasy · superhero world · alternate universe · city setting · guilds and capes · meta-human society · hidden superpowered community

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Distance: 0.1941

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ワンパンマン 8 [Wanpanman 8]

ONE, 村田雄介 · 2015 · ワンパンマン [One Punch Man]

A fake strongest hero is exposed, while Saitama, Genos, and the Hero Association face new threats and setups.

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Premise labels: overpowered hero · fake hero · strongest hero · secret identity · hero society · monster attacks · villain hunt · doomsday prophecy · hero recruitment · side character focus · hero comparison

Setting labels: urban setting · hero association · monster-infested world · superhero society · modern setting · fictional city · public hero ranking · secret organization · underground world · dojo setting

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Distance: 0.1964

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Ruby City

Astrid Cole · 2024 · Diamond City

An amnesiac college student in a palace discovers she may be a legendary leader’s lost self as war closes in.

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Premise labels: amnesia · hidden identity · identity recovery · royal custody · family reunion · lost memory · chosen hero · city under attack

Setting labels: Diamond City · palace setting · college setting · dystopian city · post-apocalyptic world · future setting · urban fantasy world · abandoned town · Outskirts · multiple cities

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Distance: 0.1970

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Confessions of a D-List Supervillain

Jim Bernheimer · 2011 · D-List Supervillain

A snarky D-list supervillain in power armor becomes the world’s unlikely last hope against mind-controlling bugs.

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Premise labels: villain protagonist · antihero protagonist · mind control apocalypse · underdog hero · heroic redemption · superteam conflict · save the world

Setting labels: superhero world · alternate reality · urban setting · post-apocalypse · world domination · corporate superhero world · comic-book universe

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Distance: 0.1973

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僕のヒーローアカデミア 32 [Boku no Hero Academia 32]

Kohei Horikoshi, 耕平堀越 · 2021 · 僕のヒーローアカデミア [Boku no Hero Academia]

A worn-down teen hero leaves school and goes rogue to hunt villains while a broken hero society unravels around him.

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Premise labels: rogue hero · solo mission · villain hunt · fallen society · hero system breakdown · former hero antagonist · mentor-protege burden · public distrust

Setting labels: superhero society · academy setting · urban chaos · post-war aftermath · dystopian atmosphere · public disorder · underground hero work

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Distance: 0.1975

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The Returning

Rachelle Dekker · 2017 · Seer

Twenty years after a child is taken, a young heroine joins a rescue mission against a mind-controlling regime.

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Premise labels: rescue mission · brainwashing regime · light versus darkness · identity struggle · chosen one · memory loss

Setting labels: future city · dystopian society · controlled city · underground community · future timeline · fictional secondary world

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Distance: 0.1988

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Superman: Earth One, Volume 2

J. Michael Straczynski · 2012 · Superman: Earth One

A young Superman balances love, work, and public fear while facing a power-draining monster and global distrust.

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Premise labels: young hero · identity struggle · dual life · power responsibility · public fear · alien outsider · new adversary · government contingency · moral dilemma · love interest

Setting labels: Metropolis · modern city · alternate continuity · superhero world · fictional island · government labs · global politics · small-town flashbacks · spacefaring origin

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Distance: 0.2013

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Mixed Up

Gordon Korman · 2023

Two middle-school boys start losing their memories to each other and must uncover the strange link before they lose themselves.

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Premise labels: memory swapping · memory loss · identity exchange · grief recovery · found friendship · mystery solving · body-switching trope

Setting labels: same town · different sides of town · different schools · middle school · post-pandemic · contemporary · real-world setting · light fantasy · science fiction element

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Distance: 0.2019

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Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

Brian Azzarello · 2006 · Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

Lex Luthor narrates his own case against Superman, turning a superhero clash into a dark, personal power struggle.

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Premise labels: villain protagonist · point-of-view reversal · superhero rivalry · anti-Superman · humanity vs alien · public discrediting · character study · protector logic

Setting labels: Metropolis · Gotham · superhero world · urban setting · comic-book reality

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2028

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Industrial Strength Magic

Macronomicon · 2024 · Industrial Strength Magic

A teen with mixed magical and supervillain heritage gains a powers system and tries to forge his own path in a chaotic super world.

Why this is here

Premise labels: superhero system · magic-tech fusion · underpowered protagonist · underdog progression · family legacy · power awakening · supervillain heritage · magical destiny · team-up

Setting labels: superhero city · walled cities · post-apocalyptic world · alternate Earth · dystopian setting · magic-rich world · supervillain world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2028

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