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Marvel Screens ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ For Ailing Rocket Raccoon Creator Bill Mantlo
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Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy movie Bill Mantlo screening

With the current success of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy on the big screen this past weekend, we posted a reminder about the plight of Bill Mantlo, the co-creator of Guardians character Rocket Raccoon, and how you can donate to help with his costly medical bills. In 1992, the comics creator was tragically struck by a hit-and-run driver and suffered traumatic brain injury and has been living in a nursing home where he needs constant care.

Now, Marvel provided a private screening of the film to Mantlo, who gave it a “thumbs up” and had a “huge smile” when the credits rolled and he saw his name on the screen as co-creator of Rocket Raccoon, according to his brother and legal guardian Michael Mantlo, who posted the news yesterday to Facebook, along with photos.

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Reminder: Help ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon Creator Bill Mantlo
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Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) in Guardians of the Galaxy

This weekend saw the release of Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy, a fabulous movie that deserves much kudos. If you’ve seen the film, then you know its gun-toting, wise-cracking, talking raccoon, Rocket, steals the show. Who would have thought that a badass talking raccoon could be so endearing, but he is. And that’s thanks in part to the character’s co-creator Bill Mantlo.

Back in February, we wrote about Mantlo, who, in 1992, was tragically struck by a hit-and-run driver and suffered traumatic brain injury. Since the accident, Mantlo, who is also credited with creating Lady Deathstrike, Cloak & Dagger, and many more characters, has been living in a nursing home/rehabilitation facility, where he needs constant care. Being as the comics creator was a “work for hire” player, he’s not getting any of that big Marvel Cinematic Universe money*. So, I wanted to take the opportunity now to remind everyone that you can donate through PayPal to help with Mantlo’s very costly medical expenses.

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Help ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon Creator Bill Mantlo, A Hero In Need
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Chances are, you’ve seen the new trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and you probably noticed there’s a raccoon with the machine gun. Bill Mantlo co-created Rocket Raccoon in 1976, but since it was a work-for-hire project, he likely won’t see a dime from this big-budget comic book film.

In 1992, Mantlo was struck by a hit-and-run driver and suffered traumatic brain injury, and has been living in a nursing home/rehabilitation facility, and as you can imagine, this is costly. So, with the recently popularity of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, and the likelihood of Rocket Raccoon becoming an immediate kid-favorite, it’s a good time to bring everyone’s attention to Mantlo and his tragic plight. You can donate through PayPal to help with Mantlo’s medical expenses.

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