Bill Mantlo

William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951), credited as Bill Mantlo, is a comic book writer who has been credited as character creator on, , , , , and. He was going to be credited for writing the characters in the unproduced film.

He created characters for Marvel Comics such as, , Cloak and Dagger, , Lady Deathstrike, , Dreadknight, Husk, , , and the. He was also the first at the company to write Rom the Spaceknight.

Biography
He also worked on Alpha Flight, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Battlestar Galactica, Defenders, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Howard the Duck, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, John Carter, Warlord of Mars, Micronauts, Red Sonja, Savage Sword of Conan, Son of Satan, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Tarzan, Team America, Thor, Transformers, What If...?, and X-Men.

In 1992 he was struck by a car and left in a coma. While he awoke, he was left with severe head trauma and has been bedridden ever since. He has been in the care of his brother.