Bill Mantlo was a prolific writer for Marvel Comics from 1974 until the mid-eighties. During those years, he wrote for an awful lot of different comics but is probably best-remembered for long runs on The Hulk, Iron Man, The Micronauts, The Champions, The Human Fly, Cloak and Dagger, Rom and many others. I never really knew the guy but I admired his versatility and dedication.
When his work fell out of favor with the then-current editors, Bill turned his attention back into a planned career that had been interrupted to write Spider-Man, which was to be a lawyer. Alas, in 1992, that career was again interrupted, this time by a tragic accident. Bill was roller-blading (one of those things I will never do and here's why) when he was struck by a car and severely injured. He had what his family describes as a "closed-head, traumatic brain injury" which has left him severely diminished.
My friend Tony Isabella provides an update on Bill's condition (still not good) as well as an address to which his friends and fans can send good thoughts.