SILVER AGE
Dorothy Woolfolk
In the 1949 story "Superman Returns to Krypton" (Superman #61), he learns that he is vulnerable when exposed to green kryptonite. Kryptonite had been introduced previously in the Superman radio serial. Still, it wasn't until DC Comics editor Dorothy Woolfolk got...
Marie Severin
EC Comics was a powerhouse back in the 1940s-50s. Much of its catalog after 1950 consisted of dark stories of horror and science fiction. Its last title was published in 1956 due to increasing pressure from the Comic Code Authority and a growing suspicion that it was...
Ramona Fradon
When Ramona Fradon started illustrating comics, she had no idea she was one of a very small handful of female artists in the industry. A pitifully small handful. This didn't stop her from making a splash, however. Ms. Fradon is one of the most prolific, long-standing,...