David Lloyd Simons grew up in upstate New York. He joined the Coast Guard and settled in New York, where he attended workshops by John Buscema. He broke into Marvel in the 1970s, working mainly as an inker on the black-and-white titles. He inked many of Gene Colan's work, such as 'Howard the Duck' and 'Tomb or Dracula'. He also had a notable run as inker on the original 'Ghost Rider' in the early 1980s. He also did occasional pencils, starting with a 'Ghost Rider vs. Team America' issue and then runs on 'Conan', 'Spider-Man' and 'Red Sonja'. He also did pencils and art for DC, such as 'Forgotten Realms' (pencils by Rags Morales) and some of the war titles. In later years, he has worked mostly in animation, such as the 'Courage The Cowardly Dog' show. He also does art on comics with this character for DC. With writer Sebastian Mondrone, he created the 'Beastball Saga'.
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