Comic Characters: dc-wikia-data.csv

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This table contains data behind the story Comic Books Are Still Made By Men, For Men And About Men.

The data comes from Marvel Wikia and DC Wikia. Characters were scraped on August 24, 2014. Appearance counts were scraped on September 2, 2014. The month and year of the first issue each character appeared in was pulled on October 6, 2014.

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
page_id The unique identifier for that characters page within the wikia
name The name of the character
urlslug The unique url within the wikia that takes you to the character
ID The identity status of the character (Secret Identity, Public identity, [on marvel only: No Dual Identity])
ALIGN If the character is Good, Bad or Neutral
EYE Eye color of the character
HAIR Hair color of the character
SEX Sex of the character (e.g. Male, Female, etc.)
GSM If the character is a gender or sexual minority (e.g. Homosexual characters, bisexual characters)
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 Number will become increasingly out of date as time goes on.)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

Data license: CC Attribution 4.0 License · Data source: fivethirtyeight/data on GitHub · About: simonw/fivethirtyeight-datasette

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Link rowid ▼ page_id name urlslug ID ALIGN EYE HAIR SEX GSM ALIVE APPEARANCES FIRST APPEARANCE YEAR
1 1 1422 Batman (Bruce Wayne) \/wiki\/Batman_(Bruce_Wayne) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 3093 1939, May 1939
2 2 23387 Superman (Clark Kent) \/wiki\/Superman_(Clark_Kent) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 2496 1986, October 1986
3 3 1458 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) \/wiki\/Green_Lantern_(Hal_Jordan) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 1565 1959, October 1959
4 4 1659 James Gordon (New Earth) \/wiki\/James_Gordon_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes White Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 1316 1987, February 1987
5 5 1576 Richard Grayson (New Earth) \/wiki\/Richard_Grayson_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 1237 1940, April 1940
6 6 1448 Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) \/wiki\/Wonder_Woman_(Diana_Prince) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 1231 1941, December 1941
7 7 1486 Aquaman (Arthur Curry) \/wiki\/Aquaman_(Arthur_Curry) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 1121 1941, November 1941
8 8 1451 Timothy Drake (New Earth) \/wiki\/Timothy_Drake_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 1095 1989, August 1989
9 9 71760 Dinah Laurel Lance (New Earth) \/wiki\/Dinah_Laurel_Lance_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 1075 1969, November 1969
10 10 1380 Flash (Barry Allen) \/wiki\/Flash_(Barry_Allen) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 1028 1956, October 1956
11 11 403631 GenderTest \/wiki\/GenderTest Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 1028 1956, October 1956
12 12 1459 Alan Scott (New Earth) \/wiki\/Alan_Scott_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 969 1940, July 1940
13 13 1905 Barbara Gordon (New Earth) \/wiki\/Barbara_Gordon_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Red Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 951 1967, January 1967
14 14 1386 Jason Garrick (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jason_Garrick_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 951 1940, January 1940
15 15 23383 Lois Lane (New Earth) \/wiki\/Lois_Lane_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 934 1938, June 1938
16 16 1456 Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth) \/wiki\/Alfred_Pennyworth_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 930 1943, April 1943
17 17 1849 Carter Hall (New Earth) \/wiki\/Carter_Hall_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 803 1940, January 1940
18 18 4320 Kyle Rayner (New Earth) \/wiki\/Kyle_Rayner_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Green Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 716 1994, January 1994
19 19 1706 Raymond Palmer (New Earth) \/wiki\/Raymond_Palmer_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 706 1961, October 1961
20 20 1480 Alexander Luthor (New Earth) \/wiki\/Alexander_Luthor_(New_Earth) Public Identity Bad Characters Green Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 677 1986, October 1986
21 21 1556 Roy Harper (New Earth) \/wiki\/Roy_Harper_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Neutral Characters Green Eyes Red Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 654 1941, November 1941
22 22 1580 Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two) \/wiki\/Kara_Zor-L_(Earth-Two) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 635 1976, February 1976
23 23 4849 Ted Grant (New Earth) \/wiki\/Ted_Grant_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 605 1942, January 1942
24 24 1611 Garfield Logan (New Earth) \/wiki\/Garfield_Logan_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Green Eyes Green Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 595 1965, November 1965
25 25 1479 Guy Gardner (New Earth) \/wiki\/Guy_Gardner_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Red Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 593 1968, March 1968
26 26 1582 Victor Stone (New Earth) \/wiki\/Victor_Stone_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 584 1980, October 1980
27 27 14006 Kon-El (New Earth) \/wiki\/Kon-El_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 560 1993, June 1993
28 28 1484 Ralph Dibny (New Earth) \/wiki\/Ralph_Dibny_(New_Earth) Public Identity   Blue Eyes Red Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 558 1960, May 1960
29 29 23391 James Olsen (New Earth) \/wiki\/James_Olsen_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Green Eyes Red Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 557 1986, October 1986
30 30 1478 John Stewart (New Earth) \/wiki\/John_Stewart_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 549 1971, December 1971
31 31 1455 Joker (New Earth) \/wiki\/Joker_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Bad Characters Green Eyes Green Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 517 1940, June 1940
32 32 10163 Franklin Rock (New Earth) \/wiki\/Franklin_Rock_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 492 1959, April 1959
33 33 1872 Garth (New Earth) \/wiki\/Garth_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Purple Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 487 1960, February 1960
34 34 1616 Rex Mason (New Earth) \/wiki\/Rex_Mason_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   Black Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 470 1965, January 1965
35 35 1577 Zatanna Zatara (New Earth) \/wiki\/Zatanna_Zatara_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 439 1964, November 1964
36 36 6791 Aztar (New Earth) \/wiki\/Aztar_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   White Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 436 1940, February 1940
37 37 1481 Theodore Kord (New Earth) \/wiki\/Theodore_Kord_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   Blue Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 429 1986, February 1986
38 38 1559 Michael Jon Carter (New Earth) \/wiki\/Michael_Jon_Carter_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 427 1986, February 1986
39 39 1607 Cassandra Sandsmark (New Earth) \/wiki\/Cassandra_Sandsmark_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 423 1996, January 1996
40 40 1680 Kent Nelson (New Earth) \/wiki\/Kent_Nelson_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 422 1940, May 1940
41 41 1662 Harvey Bullock (New Earth) \/wiki\/Harvey_Bullock_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 413 1974, July 1974
42 42 1864 Rachel Roth (New Earth) \/wiki\/Rachel_Roth_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Purple Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 399 1980, October 1980
43 43 37696 Helena Bertinelli (New Earth) \/wiki\/Helena_Bertinelli_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 393 1989, April 1989
44 44 1981 Wesley Dodds (New Earth) \/wiki\/Wesley_Dodds_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 391 1939, April 1939
45 45 1514 Uxas (New Earth) \/wiki\/Uxas_(New_Earth) Public Identity Bad Characters Red Eyes   Male Characters   Deceased Characters 388 1970, December 1970
46 46 1560 Nathaniel Adam (New Earth) \/wiki\/Nathaniel_Adam_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes White Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 386 1987, March 1987
47 47 23652 Ronald Raymond (New Earth) \/wiki\/Ronald_Raymond_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 386 1978, March 1978
48 48 2433 Red Tornado (New Earth) \/wiki\/Red_Tornado_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Green Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 374 1968, August 1968
49 49 1704 John Constantine (New Earth) \/wiki\/John_Constantine_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters Bisexual Characters Living Characters 371 1984, June 1984
50 50 1995 Albert Pratt (New Earth) \/wiki\/Albert_Pratt_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Red Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 370 1940, October 1940
51 51 1684 Charles McNider (New Earth) \/wiki\/Charles_McNider_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 361 1941, April 1941
52 52 1687 Theodore Knight (New Earth) \/wiki\/Theodore_Knight_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 356 1941, April 1941
53 53 1564 Lobo (New Earth) \/wiki\/Lobo_(New_Earth) Public Identity Neutral Characters Red Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 353 1983, June 1983
54 54 1488 Perry White (New Earth) \/wiki\/Perry_White_(New_Earth) Public Identity   Blue Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 350 1986, October 1986
55 55 1554 John Henry Irons (New Earth) \/wiki\/John_Henry_Irons_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 345 1993, June 1993
56 56 1619 Jefferson Pierce (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jefferson_Pierce_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 344 1977, April 1977
57 57 1549 Slade Wilson (New Earth) \/wiki\/Slade_Wilson_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Neutral Characters Blue Eyes White Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 336 1980, December 1980
58 58 1599 Phantom Stranger (New Earth) \/wiki\/Phantom_Stranger_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   Black Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 335 1952, September 1952
59 59 1723 Beatriz da Costa (New Earth) \/wiki\/Beatriz_da_Costa_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Green Eyes Green Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 325 1982, June 1982
60 60 1528 William Batson (New Earth) \/wiki\/William_Batson_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 321 1940, February 1940
61 61 1625 Carol Ferris (New Earth) \/wiki\/Carol_Ferris_(New_Earth) Public Identity Neutral Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 319 1959, October 1959
62 62 4030 Clifford Steele (New Earth) \/wiki\/Clifford_Steele_(New_Earth) Public Identity   Photocellular Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 314 1963, June 1963
63 63 3458 Etrigan (New Earth) \/wiki\/Etrigan_(New_Earth) Public Identity Neutral Characters Red Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 311 1972, September 1972
64 64 39947 Jennifer-Lynn Hayden (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jennifer-Lynn_Hayden_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Green Eyes Green Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 309 1983, September 1983
65 65 261362 Swamp Thing (New Earth) \/wiki\/Swamp_Thing_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Red Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 309 1972, November 1972
66 66 8856 Renee Montoya (New Earth) \/wiki\/Renee_Montoya_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Black Hair Female Characters Homosexual Characters Living Characters 308 1992, March 1992
67 67 1471 Harvey Dent (New Earth) \/wiki\/Harvey_Dent_(New_Earth) Public Identity Bad Characters Blue Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 306 1942, August 1942
68 68 1696 Courtney Whitmore (New Earth) \/wiki\/Courtney_Whitmore_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 305 1999, July 1999
69 69 1894 Kendra Saunders (New Earth) \/wiki\/Kendra_Saunders_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Hazel Eyes Brown Hair Female Characters   Deceased Characters 301 1999, August 1999
70 70 1700 Michael Holt (New Earth) \/wiki\/Michael_Holt_(New_Earth) Secret Identity   Brown Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 300 1997, June 1997
71 71 1825 Kilowog (New Earth) \/wiki\/Kilowog_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Red Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 299 1986, June 1986
72 72 1870 Kara Zor-El (New Earth) \/wiki\/Kara_Zor-El_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 297 2004, May 2004
73 73 7155 Jonah Hex (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jonah_Hex_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 291 1972, March 1972
74 74 1681 Rex Tyler (New Earth) \/wiki\/Rex_Tyler_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 288 1940, March 1940
75 75 1464 Pamela Isley (New Earth) \/wiki\/Pamela_Isley_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Neutral Characters Green Eyes Red Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 286 1966, June 1966
76 76 1685 Pieter Cross (New Earth) \/wiki\/Pieter_Cross_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 284 1999, February 1999
77 77 1885 Jonathan L. Thunder (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jonathan_L._Thunder_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 282 1940, January 1940
78 78 2657 Mari McCabe (New Earth) \/wiki\/Mari_McCabe_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Amber Eyes Brown Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 268 1981, July 1981
79 79 1568 Scott Free (New Earth) \/wiki\/Scott_Free_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 268 1971, April 1971
80 80 173437 Martha Clark (New Earth) \/wiki\/Martha_Clark_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes White Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 266 1986, October 1986
81 81 1839 Boston Brand (New Earth) \/wiki\/Boston_Brand_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes   Male Characters   Deceased Characters 262 1967, October 1967
82 82 21110 Daniel Turpin (New Earth) \/wiki\/Daniel_Turpin_(New_Earth) Public Identity   Brown Eyes Brown Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 261 1942, June 1942
83 83 13108 John Zatara (New Earth) \/wiki\/John_Zatara_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 256 1938, June 1938
84 84 24301 Jonathan Kent (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jonathan_Kent_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes White Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 254 1986, October 1986
85 85 1462 Oswald Cobblepot (New Earth) \/wiki\/Oswald_Cobblepot_(New_Earth) Public Identity   Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 253 1941, December 1941
86 86 1788 Tatsu Yamashiro (New Earth) \/wiki\/Tatsu_Yamashiro_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 252 1983, July 1983
87 87 4079 Lawrence Trainor (New Earth) \/wiki\/Lawrence_Trainor_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 250 1963, June 1963
88 88 11039 Albert Rothstein (New Earth) \/wiki\/Albert_Rothstein_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes   Male Characters   Living Characters 245 1983, September 1983
89 89 1848 Brion Markov (New Earth) \/wiki\/Brion_Markov_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Green Eyes Strawberry Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 245 1983, July 1983
90 90 1866 Sanderson Hawkins (New Earth) \/wiki\/Sanderson_Hawkins_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 241 1941, December 1941
91 91 1900 Jonathan Chambers (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jonathan_Chambers_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 239 1941, September 1941
92 92 1547 Orion (New Earth) \/wiki\/Orion_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Strawberry Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 237 1971, March 1971
93 93 1585 Thaal Sinestro (New Earth) \/wiki\/Thaal_Sinestro_(New_Earth) Public Identity Neutral Characters Yellow Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 237 1961, August 1961
94 94 1494 Cassandra Cain (New Earth) \/wiki\/Cassandra_Cain_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Brown Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 235 1999, July 1999
95 95 1445 Jason Todd (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jason_Todd_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Neutral Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 235 1987, June 1987
96 96 1483 Susan Dearbon (New Earth) \/wiki\/Susan_Dearbon_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters   Black Hair Female Characters   Deceased Characters 235 1961, March 1961
97 97 1468 Jean-Paul Valley (New Earth) \/wiki\/Jean-Paul_Valley_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Deceased Characters 234 1992, October 1992
98 98 14823 Hippolyta (New Earth) \/wiki\/Hippolyta_(New_Earth) Public Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Black Hair Female Characters   Living Characters 231 1987, February 1987
99 99 1785 Joseph Wilson (New Earth) \/wiki\/Joseph_Wilson_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Neutral Characters Green Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 229 1984, May 1984
100 100 1574 Bernhard Baker (New Earth) \/wiki\/Bernhard_Baker_(New_Earth) Secret Identity Good Characters Blue Eyes Blond Hair Male Characters   Living Characters 229 1965, September 1965

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CREATE TABLE "comic-characters/dc-wikia-data" (
"page_id" INTEGER,
  "name" TEXT,
  "urlslug" TEXT,
  "ID" TEXT,
  "ALIGN" TEXT,
  "EYE" TEXT,
  "HAIR" TEXT,
  "SEX" TEXT,
  "GSM" TEXT,
  "ALIVE" TEXT,
  "APPEARANCES" INTEGER,
  "FIRST APPEARANCE" TEXT,
  "YEAR" INTEGER
);