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'''William Timothy "Bill" Mantlo''' (born [[November 9]], [[1951]]) is an American comic-book writer, best | '''William Timothy "Bill" Mantlo''' (born [[November 9]], [[1951]]) is an American comic-book writer, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties (''Micronauts'' and ''Rom: Space Knight''), and as co-creator of Rocket Raccoon. Mantlo plotted out the stories of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first]] and [[Power Play!|second issues]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel G1 comic]]. | ||
Having written for nearly every on-going Marvel title in the | Having written for nearly every on-going Marvel title in the 1970s, by the mid-1980s Mantlo had entered law school and ceased working in the comics field to become a public defender. Struck by a car while rollerblading in 1992, Mantlo suffered severe head trauma and spent over a year in a coma. He has since been institutionalized and is not expected to fully recover. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[wikipedia: | *[[wikipedia:Bill Mantlo|Bill Mantlo's profile on Wikipedia.]] | ||
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[[Category:Marvel Comics]] | [[Category:Marvel Comics]] | ||
[[Category:Writers]] | [[Category:Writers]] | ||
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William Timothy "Bill" Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic-book writer, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties (Micronauts and Rom: Space Knight), and as co-creator of Rocket Raccoon. Mantlo plotted out the stories of the first and second issues of the Marvel G1 comic.
Having written for nearly every on-going Marvel title in the 1970s, by the mid-1980s Mantlo had entered law school and ceased working in the comics field to become a public defender. Struck by a car while rollerblading in 1992, Mantlo suffered severe head trauma and spent over a year in a coma. He has since been institutionalized and is not expected to fully recover.
