Bill Mantlo

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notable works = "Micronauts", "Rom"
awards = Eagle Award, 1978

Bill Mantlo (born November 9, 1951 ["Comics Buyers Guide" #1636 (December 2007); Page 135] ) 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".

Biography

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. Though he continued writing 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. ["Marvel’s Toy Story: Rom's Sal Buscema and Micronauts' Jackson Guice": A "Pro2Pro" Interview by Dan Johnson, for "BACK ISSUE #16", December 13, 2005 mirrored at: [http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=005155 Comicon.com] . Accessed March 21, 2008]

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.

elected 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" (#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" (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

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/ The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators]
* [http://www.comics.org/ The Grand Comic-Book Database]

External links

* [http://www.sleepinggiantcreations.com/comics-ogns/mantlo/sgc-mantlo-portal.html "The Bill Mantlo Benefit Book"]
* [http://www.whiterose.org/howlingcurmudgeons/archives/007058.html Howling Curmudgeons (November 10, 2004): "A Tribute to Bill Mantlo", by Matt Rossi]
* [http://www.hulklibrary.com/hulk/comics/tribute-bill-mantlo.asp The Hulk Library: "Tribute to Bill Mantlo", by Miguel Colomo]