William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: Micronauts and the long-running Rom, as well as co-creating the original character, Rocket Raccoon. An attorney who worked as a public defender, Mantlo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in 1992 and has been in institutional care ever since.
Early life
Bill Mantlo was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the oldest of three sons of William W. and Nancy Mantlo. Growing up as a comics fan, Mantlo attended Manhattan's High School of Art & Design. In college at the Cooper Union School of Art, he focused on painting and photography. Following his graduation, Mantlo held various civil service positions and worked as a portrait photographer.
Career
Comics
A connection with a college friend in 1974 led Mantlo to a job as an assistant to Marvel Comics production manager John Verpoorten. Mantlo's first credits were as a colorist, on several comics cover-dated from October 1974 to April 1975. Soon afterword, Mantlo wrote a fill-in script for a Sons of the Tiger story in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, which led to a permanent writing position on that title. While scripting Deadly Hands, Mantlo and artist George Pérez created White Tiger, comics' first superhero of Hispanic descent.
La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... (La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... Pull pull the needle my daughter...) Tire tire tire l'aiguille ma fille Demain demain tu te marie mon amie Tire tire tire l'aiguille ma fille Ta robe doit être finie (Pull pull pull the needle my daughter Tomorrow tomorrow you get married my friend Pull pull pull the needle my doughter You dress has to be finished) Sous tes doigts naissent des fleurs Lettres de paillettes, de diamants Diadème d'orangers porté par mère Est entre les mains de ta maman (Under your fingers flowers are created Spangles letters, diamonds ones Orange diadem worn by mother Is in the hands of your mother) La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... (La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... Pull pull the needle my daughter...) Ta chambre est couverte de petits bouts de soie Le chat sur le tapis s'en donne à coeur joie Près du feu qui danse, le fauteuil se balance Et berce ton père endormi (Your room is covered with little silk pieces The cat on the carpet have very much fun Near the fire which dances, the armchair is rocking And rocks your asleep father) Ta maman sans dire mot Achève de plier ton trousseau Ton papa saura demain, après le bal Qu'un mariage coûte bien du mal (Your mother without saying a word Finishes to fold your trousseau Your father will know tomorrow, after the dance That a mariage costs lots of efforts) La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... (La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... Pull pull the needle my daughter...) La lumière de la lampe fume et chancelle Tes yeux se couvrent d'un rideau de dentelles Ne les laisse pas se fatiguer mon amie Demain, il faut être jolie (The light of the lamp smokes and wobles Your eyes get covered with a lacy curtain Don't let them bore you my friend Tomorrow you must be pretty) Et quand l'orgue chantera Lorsqu'enfin tu lui prendras le bras Puissent des millions d'étoiles au fil des heures Semer votre route de bonheur (And when the organ will sing When finally you'll take his arm Hope millions of star along with the hours Sowing you path of joy) La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... Tire tire l'aiguille ma fille... (La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... La.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la.i.la Pull pull the needle my daughter... Pull pull the needle my daughter...)
At the same time, Godzilla Vs ... But that's just scratching the surface of another packed month of releases ... Spotlight ... GIST ... J ... Written by JIM SHOOTER & BILL MANTLO ... JONES, SCOTT HAMPTON, IGOR KORDEY, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, GORAN PARLOV & SEAN PHILLIPS.
Spotlight... Written by STANLEE • Penciled by BILL EVERETT. COVER BY JACK KIRBY & BILL EVERETT • VARIANT COVER BY TBA ... Written by BILL MANTLO & MORE ... Penciled by JAE LEE, PHIL WINSLADE, MARK TEXEIRA, RICK LEONARDI & BILL SIENKIEWICZ.
Marvel Comics is prepping us for the new year by dropping its full January 2025 solicitations, including a whole slew of new titles across the Marvel Universe... Written by MARV WOLFMAN with BILL MANTLO, ROGER STERN, DAVID MICHELINIE & JIM STARLIN.
Marvel Comics is unwrapping some early holiday treats as the publisher unveils its full December 2024 solicitations ... Over in the X-Men line, December also brings the launch of Laura Kinney ... Written by AL MILGROM with BILL MANTLO & BOB DENATALE ... 377.
Marvel Comics' full November 2024 solicitations have arrived, bringing a wave of new titles and the end of one of the summer's big events ...Spotlight ... Image of 12 ... BARR, ROGER McKENZIE, MICHAEL HIGGINS, BILL MANTLO, DENNIS MALLONEE & RICHARD HOWELL.
First off, there's Moon Knight...Spotlight. STORM #1 ... Gist ... Written by DENNIS O’NEIL & BILL MANTLO with BOB HARRAS ... WYMAN, RONLIM, TOM MORGAN, KARL ALTSTAETTER, BILL REINHOLD, ... Written by ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, BILL MANTLO & MARK GRUENWALD.
Written by BILL MANTLO ... LOUISE SIMONSON, BOB DENATALE, AL MILGROM, BILL MANTLO & MORE ... Written by LEN WEIN & STEVE GERBER with TONY ISABELLA, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JIM STARLIN, STANLEE, DENNIS O’NEIL, BILL EVERETT, PAUL S.
& BILL MANTLO ... Written by DAVID MICHELINIE with STEVEN GRANT, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROGER STERN, MARK GRUENWALD, JIM SHOOTER, BOB LAYTON, GEORGE PÉREZ, BOB BUDIANSKY, DANNY FINGEROTH, BILL MANTLO,.
Let’s face it, comic books aren’t exactly known for the beauty of their costume design ... Neither states are exactly beneficial in a fight. 10 ... Jack of Hearts, real name Jonathan Hart - “Jack” is a nickname - was created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen.
...Inside the Bills ... In the 1970s, for Marvel, Giffen teamed with comics veteran Bill Mantlo to create Rocket Raccoon, an animal-kingdom version of a masked marauder known for his acumen with weapons.
The bounty hunter, mercenary, and master of weapons/battle tactics - who has a bizarre fixation with artificial limbs - was created in 1976 by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen after they were inspired by the Beatles' 1968 song Rocky Raccoon.
So when Bill Mantlo — the co-creator of Rocket Racoon, star of the billion-dollar Guardians of the Galaxy franchise — was severely injured in a hit-and-run accident in 1992, his family and later the Hero Initiative worked to pay for his care.
San Diego Union-Tribune
11 Jul 2024
San Diego Union-Tribune
11 Jul 2024