Kim Yale
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| Born | November 22, 1953 |
| Died | March 7, 1997 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
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Notable works
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Grimjack Suicide Squad Manhunter |
Kim Yale (November 22, 1953 – March 7, 1997) was an American writer and editor of comic books for several comic book companies, including DC Comics, Eclipse Comics, First Comics, Marvel Comics, and WaRP Graphics.
Yale was born in Evanston, Illinois, to the Reverend Richard A. Yale and Theresa Yale. Her father was a Navy chaplain which meant that for many years she and her family moved to various locations in the United States and elsewhere before resettling in Evanston during her teen years.
Yale's first published comics work appeared in 1987 in the New America limited series, a spin-off of Timothy Truman's Scout series published by Eclipse Comics. She married a fellow comics creator, and frequent collaborator, John Ostrander the same year. Yale and Ostrander developed the character of Barbara Gordon into Oracle, and wrote her origin story in the short story "Oracle: Year One" published in The Batman Chronicles #5 (Summer 1996).
The two also co-wrote Manhunter, a series which DC launched in the wake of the Millennium crossover. Their collaboration on Suicide Squad included the "Janus Directive" storyline in issues #27-30 and the creation of the character Dybbuk in issue #45 (Sept. 1990). Yale served as an editor for DC from 1991–1993 and oversaw licensed titles such as Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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