Bill Mantlo

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Bill Mantlo
Born	November 9, 1951
Nationality	America
Notable works	Micronauts, Rom

Bill Mantlo (born November 9,^[1] 1951) is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, and an attorney, best-known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 2 Selected bibliography 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Mantlo's early work at Marvel included a short stint as a colorist. He soon transitioned to writer, and by the mid- to late-1970s had written issues of nearly every Marvel title. Aside from the licensed properties Micronauts and Rom a.k.a. Rom: Spaceknight, his notable work included runs as regular writer on The Incredible Hulk, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Cloak and Dagger (starring two characters he created), and Alpha Flight.

By the mid-1980s, Mantlo was enrolled in law school. While continuing to write for Marvel, his workload began to decrease. He wrote briefly for DC Comics in 1988, scripting the Invasion! miniseries. By this time he had passed the bar exam and was engaged in full-time work as a public defender in New York City.^[2]

In 1992, Mantlo was struck by a car while rollerblading. He suffered severe head trauma and spent over a year in a coma. He has since been institutionalized and is not expected to fully recover. In 2007, David Yurkovich released a benefit book called Mantlo: A Life in Comics, with proceeds going to pay for Mantlo's care.

[edit] Selected bibliography

• Alpha Flight
• The Champions
• Cloak and Dagger
• Daredevil
• Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
• The Defenders
• Howard the Duck (later issues of the series and the black-and-white magazine)
• The Incredible Hulk (starting with #245 - #313)
• Invasion!
• Iron Man (#95 - #115)
• Jack of Hearts
• Marvel Preview (#4, #7, #10 #24)
• Marvel Team-Up
• Micronauts
• Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man
• Rawhide Kid
• Rocket Raccoon's 4 issue Limited Series
• Rom (#1 - #75 & Annual #1 - #4, December 1979 - February 1986)
• Sectaurs
• Thor
• The Transformers
• The Vision and the Scarlet Witch mini series.
• Werewolf by Night
• X-Men

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• The Grand Comic-Book Database

[edit] External links

• The Bill Mantlo Benefit Book
• Howling Curmudgeons (November 10, 2004): "A Tribute to Bill Mantlo", by Matt Rossi
• The Hulk Library: "Tribute to Bill Mantlo", by Miguel Colomo

Preceded by Gerry Conway	Thor writer 1975	Succeeded by Len Wein
Preceded by Roger Slifer & Len Wein	Iron Man writer 1976	Succeeded by Archie Goodwin
Preceded by Gerry Conway	Iron Man writer 1977–1978 (with Gerry Conway in early 1977)	Succeeded by Bob Layton & David Michelinie
Preceded by Steven Grant	Incredible Hulk writer 1980–1985	Succeeded by John Byrne
Preceded by John Byrne	Alpha Flight writer 1985-1988	Succeeded by James D. Hudnall
Preceded by Steve Gerber	Howard the Duck writer 1979–1981	Succeeded by Steven Grant