1. William Timothy Mantlo was born on November 9,1951 and is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics.
15 Facts About Bill Mantlo
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Bill Mantlo is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: Micronauts and Rom, as well as co-creating the characters Rocket Raccoon and Cloak and Dagger.
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An attorney who worked as a public defender, Bill Mantlo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in 1992 and has been in institutional care ever since.
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Bill Mantlo was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the oldest of three sons of William W and Nancy Mantlo.
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Bill Mantlo quickly became the "fill-in king", creating stories under very tight deadlines, many of which did find their way into print.
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Bill Mantlo recalled how one Christmas, he examined some action figures from Mego Corporation's Micronauts line, given to his son Adam.
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Bill Mantlo said he began to envision the characters "as small, microscopic even, inhabiting an other-verse apart from, but conjunctive with ours," and specified that,.
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Bill Mantlo convinced then-editor-in-chief Jim Shooter to obtain the comics license for these toys; Shooter then hired Bill Mantlo to script their series.
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Bill Mantlo's first run on The Spectacular Spider-Man featured frequent appearances by the White Tiger.
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Bill Mantlo used the series to wrap up unresolved plot elements from The Champions series and wrote a multiple-issue storyline that included the first work by artist Frank Miller on the Daredevil character.
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Bill Mantlo's five-year run on the series was noted for his depiction of the Hulk as highly emotional and humanized, rather than bestial and savage.
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Bill Mantlo was married to Karen Bill Mantlo, for some years a letterer in the comics industry.
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On July 17,1992, Bill Mantlo was struck by a car while rollerblading.
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In 2007 and again in 2010, the Portland, Oregon-based retailer Floating World Comics held fundraisers for Bill Mantlo, featuring work by cartoonists celebrating Bill Mantlo's work on Rom the Space Knight.
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Bill Mantlo's brother credited this arrangement for ensuring he would have care for the rest of his life.