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Mehta, Dhrumil
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The raw data behind the story [Comic Books Are Still Made By Men, For Men And Ab
The data comes from [Marvel Wikia](http://marvel.wikia.com/Main_Page) and [DC Wikia](http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page). Characters were scraped on August 24. Appearance counts were scraped on September 2. The month and year of the first issue each character appeared in was pulled on October 6.
The data is split into two files, for DC and Marvel, respetively: `dc-wikia-data.csv` and `marvel-wikia-data.csv`. Each file has the following variables:
The data is split into two files, for DC and Marvel, respectively: `dc-wikia-data.csv` and `marvel-wikia-data.csv`. Each file has the following variables:
Variable | Definition
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`ALIVE` | If the character is alive or deceased
`APPEARANCES` | The number of appareances of the character in comic books (as of Sep. 2, 2014. Number will become increasingly out of date as time goes on.)
`FIRST APPEARANCE` | The month and year of the character's first appearance in a comic book, if available
`YEAR` | The year of the character's first appearance in a comic book, if available
`YEAR` | The year of the character's first appearance in a comic book, if available