David W. Smith
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Law |
| Occupation | Various |
| Location | Near Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Introduction | Born in 1954, married to first wife in 1976 and my daughter Heather was born in 1979. I opened my first comic store, Fantasy Illustrated, near Disneyland in 1979. Sold to Mile High comics around 1994 and moved up to Seattle to buy Rocket Comics in 1995. Closed down the store around 911 and worked mail order for two years. Married Kelli in 2003 and a year later we opened up a law office together, she the attorney and myself the paralegal/law office manager. I still do eBay (fantasyillustrated) and pulp conventions occasionally and mail order old comics and pulps on the side. I consider myself a serious amature magician and have been a magic book collector since about 1969. |
| Interests | Houdini, vintage magic books, Golden Age comic books, Batman, Pulp magazines, close-up magic |
| Favorite Movies | Being There, Bladerunner, The Day the Earth Stood Still (original), Goldfinger, Thunderball, Rathbone Sherlock Holmes titles, 2001 |
| Favorite Music | Pink Floyd, Stones, Bowie, Older Kate Bush |
| Favorite Books | Slaughterhouse 5, Catcher in the Rye, Ubik |
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