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# Import Data
comics = readr::read_csv(file = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zief0002/modeling/main/data/comic-characters.csv")
# View data
comics24 comic-characters.csv
The data in comic-characters.csv contains data on 14 attributes for 23,272 comic characters. These data were scraped in 2014 from from Marvel Wikia and DC Wikia by FiveThirtyEight and used in the story Comic Books Are Still Made By Men, For Men And About Men. The variables are:
character: The name of the charactercomic: If the character appears in DC Comics or Marvel Comicsreality: Comic reality the character appears inidentity: The identity status of the character (Secret Identity, Public identity, No Dual Identity)alignment: If the character is Good, Bad or Neutraleye_color: Eye color of the characterhair_color: Hair color of the charactersex: Sex of the character (e.g. Male, Female, etc.)lgbtq: If the character is identified as LGBTQlgbtq_note: Additional information if the character is identified as LGBTQalive: If the character is alive or deceasedappearances: The number of appearances of the character in comic books (as of September 2, 2014)first_appear_date: The month and year of the character’s first appearance in a comic book, if availablefirst_appear_year: The year of the character’s first appearance in a comic book, if available