Kim Yale

Kim Yale was a comic book editor and writer primarily at DC Comics until her death from breast cancer in. Her last major contribution before her untimely death was writing the five issue mini-series ElfQuest: Kahvi. In 1992, she edited several issues of DC's Star Trek lines, including most of the issues of DC TOS volume 2 between #32: "Veritas Part III: Danger... On Ice!" and #41: "Runaway" and DC TNG volume 2 #34: "Devil's Brew!" through #39: "Bridges".

She was married to fellow comic book author John Ostrander, and an award for the best new talent in the industry was named after her in memorial.