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Dorothy Woolfolk

American comic book editor (1913-2000) · United States · On the map · Died at 87

Dorothy Woolfolk née Dorothy Roubicek was one of the first women in the American comic-book industry.

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Bill Finger Award2018

About this person

As an editor at DC Comics, one of the two largest companies in the field, during the 1940s period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books, she is credited with helping to create the fictional metal Kryptonite in the Superman mythos.

Country
United States
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2000 · aged 87