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"On his wedding day, paying no heed to the risks involved, Brave-hearted Bill Mantlo cast aside all thought of his own safety to race to the rescue of a driverless bus plunging backwards down a hillside towards a rapidly-approaching brick wall. Stopping the vehicle mere inches from impact, Bill calmly returned to his wedding ceremony with the profound thanks of two much-relieved elder states-people still ringing in his ears.
We're proud of you, Bill, but no matter how much you argue, we still don't think Mantlo-Man deserves to star is his own mind-boggling mag yet."From
Giant-Size X-Men, Vol. 1, No. 1
"Holiday Greetings, right from the heartTo our wondrous scriptersWho make writing an art.To our painstaking pencillersBreathing life to each taleAnd our illustrious inkersBe they female or male.To our editors, letterers,Production folk too,Colorists, proof-readers, Both the old and the new.But heading the listIs our top superhero - So, greetings to YOU, chumWithout you - we're zero!"From
Avengers, Vol. 1, No. 133
"Remember how we promised you the latest scoop on our mighty Marvel softball team? Well, the other day the Marvel Comics (as some anonymous wag christened our Bullpen batters) took on the whole cockamamey staff of the Greenwich Village Voice, one of New York's best-known newspapers. We won't exactly tell you who won - but let's just say that our new team motto is, 'Wait'll next year!''Nuff said?"From
Captain America, Vol. 1, No. 181
"On his wedding day, paying no heed to the risks involved, Brave-hearted Bill Mantlo cast aside all thought of his own safety to race to the rescue of a driverless bus plunging backwards down a hillside towards a rapidly-approaching brick wall. Stopping the vehicle mere inches from impact, Bill calmly returned to his wedding ceremony with the profound thanks of two much-relieved elder states-people still ringing in his ears.
