Dorothy Woolfolk

Dorothy Woolfolk
BornDorothy Roubicek
(1913-10-01)October 1, 1913
New York City
DiedNovember 27, 2000(2000-11-27) (aged 87)
Newport News, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Pseudonym(s)Dorothy Manning
Notable works
Kryptonite
AwardsBill Finger Award

Dorothy Woolfolk née Dorothy Roubicek (October 1, 1913 – November 27, 2000[1][2]) was one of the first women in the American comic-book industry. 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.[3]

  1. ^ Dorothy A. Woolfolk Archived 2018-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Social Security Number 113-07-8544, at the Social Security Death Index. Gives death date as November 12, but son, below, gives November 27.
  2. ^ Tippens, Norman (December 6, 2000). "Dorothy Woolfolk, Superman Editor". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Note: Obituary gives middle initial "G" while Social Security Death Index gives middle initial "A".
  3. ^ Century, Sara (2018-04-12). "Dorothy Woolfolk and the invention of Kryptonite". Syfy.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2018.