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William Woolfolk (b. June 1917 – d.July 20, 2003) was a writer.

Professional History

Bill Woolfolk contributed scripts for all of the major comic publishers in the 1940s, including: Captain Marvel for Fawcett, Blackhawk for Quality, Superman for DC and Captain America for Timely (later Marvel).


Work History

Notes

  • Though he did not create any major characters, he said he coined the famous line by Captain Marvel — "Holy Moley!"
  • Lou Fine called Woolfolk "the Shakespeare of comics."


References

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