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BILL MANTLO

Active: 1974–2025

543

AS WRITER

0

AS ARTIST

49

KEY ISSUES

83

SERIES

William Timothy Mantlo 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 Rom, as well as co-creating the characters Rocket Raccoon and Cloak and Dagger. An attorney who worked as a public defender, Mantlo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in 1992 that left him with severe brain damage and has been in institutional care ever since.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Marvel Age #25 cover

Marvel Age

#25

Earliest catalogued appearance of Firestar.

The Transformers #1 cover

The Transformers

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee (Autobot), Prowl (Autobots), and 24 more.

Micronauts #1 cover

Micronauts

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Bug, Marionette (Micronauts), Arcturus Rann, and 8 more.

Invasion #2 cover

Invasion

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Strata and Lyrissa Mallor.

Micronauts #8 cover

Micronauts

#8

Earliest catalogued appearance of Captain Universe.

Rom #1 cover

Rom

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Rom, Brandy Clark, and Starshine.

SERIES · TOP 12 OF 83 BY ISSUES CREDITED

Rom

1979

75 credited issues

Micronauts

1979

58 credited issues

The Incredible Hulk

1968

46 credited issues

Alpha Flight

1983

35 credited issues

The Spectacular Spider-Man

1976

27 credited issues

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu

1974

22 credited issues

Iron Man

1968

21 credited issues

The Human Fly

1977

18 credited issues

Marvel Team-Up

1972

16 credited issues

Marvel Two-in-One

1974

12 credited issues

The Champions

1975

11 credited issues

Tarzan

1977

10 credited issues

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Sal Buscema 141 issues together Al Milgrom 43 issues together Michael Golden 37 issues together Mike Esposito 34 issues together Joe Sinnott 32 issues together Frank Springer 24 issues together Steve Ditko 24 issues together Jim Mooney 20 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Rom Spider-Man Hulk Brandy Clark Acroyear Arcturus Rann Redeemer (Micronauts)Starshine Bug Marionette (Micronauts)

All (561)Writer (543)Artist (0)Keys (49)

COLLECTED EDITIONS

Marvel Masterworks: the Incredible Hulk Vol. 18

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Devolution

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: to Hunt the Hulk

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Crossroads

The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 4

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1

Marvel Team-Up Omnibus Vol. 2 Gil Kane Cover

Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up Vol. 6 Hc

Marvel Two-In-One Epic Collection

Marvel Two-In-One Masterworks

Moon Knight Omnibus Vol. 1

Moon Knight Omnibus Vol. 1

The Spectacular Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1

The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 5

Marvel Masterworks: the Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 4

Marvel Masterworks: the Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 5

Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 7

Transformers Compendium Vol. 1

Transformers Compendium Vol. 1

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2

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Alpha Flight

#29

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Alpha Flight

#30

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Alpha Flight

#31

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#32

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#35

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

#37

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Alpha Flight

#38

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Alpha Flight

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#40

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

#42

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

#49

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

#51

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Alpha Flight

#52

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

#54

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Alpha Flight

#55

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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight

#57

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Alpha Flight

#58

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Alpha Flight

#60

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Alpha Flight

#61

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Alpha Flight

#62

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Alpha Flight

#64

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Alpha Flight

#65

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Alpha Flight

#66

Alpha Flight Annual #1 cover

Alpha Flight Annual

#1

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Alpha Flight Annual

#2

Amazing Adventures #33 cover

Amazing Adventures

#33

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Amazing Adventures

#38

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Astonishing Tales

#32

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Astonishing Tales

#33

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Astonishing Tales

#34

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Astonishing Tales

#35

Battlestar Galactica #8 cover

Battlestar Galactica

#8

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Battlestar Galactica

#9

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Bizarre Adventures

#30

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Buckaroo Banzai

#1

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Buckaroo Banzai

#2