Rocket Racoon co-creator Bill Mantlo suffered a serious head injury following a hit-and-run in the '90s. Although he was no longer in a coma, the brain damage he sustained in the accident was irreparable. Guardians of the Galaxy compensation packages saved him.
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's birthday was on a day of filming The Suicide Squad and everyone on set celebrated it with her. Happy birthday queen ♥️🐀
His brother and guardian Mike Mantlo told The Hollywood Reporter that Bill was able to be moved from the nursing home where he had been for 20 years to a new home where he could receive in-home care thanks to compensation packages.
As a curiosity about The Suicide Squad. John Ostrander, who is one of the most important writers of these characters in comics, has a cameo playing Dr. Fitzgibbon. Much of the film is inspired by the team comics that John wrote in the '80s.