Walter Flanagan is a comic book store manager, reality television personality, podcaster, comic book artist, and songwriter. Flanagan is a long-time friend of Kevin Smith, and it was Flanagan who had turned Smith onto comic books. He currently manages Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey. Flanagan was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and attended Henry Hudson Regional High School with Smith. Flanagan is co-host of the "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!" podcast with longtime friends Bryan Johnson and Brian Quinn. Flanagan is also the lead star in AMC's Comic Book Men, which premiered in February 2012. 

October 23rd, 1967 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (Age 57)