FANatical, E! True Hollywood Story, and documentaries for the Wonder Woman, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman (TV series), All-New Super Friends Hour, Wonder Woman (2009 film), DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures, Batman: Gotham Knight, and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. Activism Mangels is active in the gay community, particularly in the leather and bear subcultures. He previously held the title of Mr. Oregon State Leather 2004. He has won multiple national Pantheon of Leather awards, specifically the "Northwest Regional Award" in 1995, 2005, and 2011. He created, moderated, and ran the "Gays In Comics" panel at San Diego's Comic-Con International for 25 years, from 1988 to 2012. He is a founding member of the non-profit GLBTQI organization PRISM Comics, serving gay comic fans and professionals, and is a member of the group's Advisory Board. As an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, Mangels performed the Unity Wedding at Denver Comic Con in June 2016. The wedding featured ten couples – straight, gay, lesbian, and transgender – married in front of a large crowd. In 2019, Mangels was the subject of state-wide and national attention when he and his husband were forced to find a new home following a 113% increase in their rent. The publicity surrounding this led to the passage of rent-control legislation in the state of Oregon, and Mangels was invited to attend the bill signing by Gov. Kate Brown. Private life Mangels works as a home care worker for the State of Oregon, for elderly and disabled clients. He resides in Portland, Oregon, with his longtime partner and now husband, Donald Hood, and their dog Lucy. Bibliography Solo books Star Wars: The Essential Guide To Characters (November 1995) Non-fiction. A USA Today best-seller Beyond Mulder and Scully: The Mysterious Characters of The X-Files (February 1998). Actor interviews. From Scream To Dawson's Creek: The Phenomenal Career of Kevin Williamson (February 2000). Biography of Kevin Williamson. Animation on DVD: The Ultimate Guide (March 2003). 600-page guidebook to animated DVDs. The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes (November 2004). Encyclopedia with 50 entries by Mangels. The SuperVillain Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic Book and Hollywood Masterminds, Megalomaniacs, and Menaces (August 2006). Encyclopedia with entries by Mangels. Iron Man: Beneath The Armor (April 2008). Non-fiction. Lou Scheimer: Creating The Filmation Generation (October 2012). Autobiography, written with Lou Scheimer. The X-Files: