Original sentence: Devil's Due even published a 4-part mini-series based on the character before discontinuing their Micronauts series.Devil's Due was not licensed to use any of the Marvel content, but there was an unmistakable homage to Mantlo (the Mantlo Tubes) in its re-imagined resurrection comic.Mantlo left the comics business in the 1980s and suffered head trauma from an accident in 1992.Mantlo was also a regular writer for the Spectacular Spider-man, Incredible Hulk, and another Marvel title that outlived the toy it was based upon, Rom:  Spaceknight.Strange, the Fantastic Four ,and the X-Men, the last of which resulted in a four-part mini-series with the mutants.They did so at the expense of the lower and working classes
Edited sentence: Devil's Due even published a 4-part mini-series based on the character before discontinuing both comics.Later, Devil's Due was not licensed to use any of the Marvel content, but there was an unmistakable homage to Mantlo (the Mantlo Tubes) in its re-imagined resurrection comic.Strange, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, which resulted in a four-part mini-series with the mutants.They did so at the expense of the lower and working class.Though Mantlo was also a regular writer for the Spectacular Spider-man and Incredible Hulk, he clearly WAS the Micronauts; and at his best creating the microverse.Unfortunately, Mantlo would never have a chance to return to the comic, as he suffered head trauma from an accident in 1992.With more time, Mantlo would have likely had the opportunity to resurrect the franchise of his own creation