(1986)

Doubleday, 1986 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
6.95 USD
Pages
168
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Double Day & Company Inc.
Brand
Dolphin Doubleday
ISBN
978-0-385-23195-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
0303140069523195
Editing
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Color
Black & White
Binding
Softcover
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as Crumb] (signed)
Inks
Robert Crumb [as Crumb] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Robert Crumb [as Crumb] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I tell ya, Irv, if anybody'd a' tole me a coupla years ago when I....
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Irv
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)


American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?

Synopsis
Title page
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?

Synopsis
Title, artist and publisher credits

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Indicia

Introduction (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

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Indexer Notes

Signed and dated April, 1985

The Harvey Pekar Name Story (Table of Contents: 7)

American Splendor / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey gives his thoughts on his name.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

The Young Crumb Story (Table of Contents: 8)

American Splendor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Robert Crumb; Harvey Pekar; Marty Pahls; Liz; Dana Crumb; Bob Armstrong; Dave
Synopsis
Harvey writes about how he met Robert Crumb and how they got into underground comics.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

A Fantasy (Table of Contents: 9)

American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky; Terry Zwigoff
Synopsis
Robert, Aline and Terry turn up out of the blue on Harvey's doorstep. Harvey gives Robert the third degree in order to get him to draw one of his stories.
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Keywords
autobiography

Ozzie Nelson's Open Letter to Crumb (Table of Contents: 10)

American Splendor / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gary Dumm
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Characters
Ozzie Nelson
Synopsis
Ozzie Nelson compares his public image to that of Crumb's and states that he should stop feeling sorry for himself.
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How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book With the Money I Saved (Table of Contents: 11)

American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey Pekar explains how he quit collecting jazz records and used the money he saved to publish American Splendor.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

The Day Before The Be In (Table of Contents: 12)

American Splendor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Karen Pekar; Joe; Scottie
Synopsis
Harvey goes out shopping, meets with his friend Joe and complains about the LP record he was assigned to review.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Awaking to the Terror of a New Day (Table of Contents: 13)

American Splendor / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Ex-Wife
Synopsis
Harvey struggles with depression and laments his lot in life as he progresses through the day.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Awaking to the Terror of the Same Old Day (Table of Contents: 14)

American Splendor / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Ex-girlfriend; Ex-wife; Ex-Teacher; Receptionist; Sue; Co-worker
Synopsis
Harvey feels down in the dumps, but his fog lifts when he's at work.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Short Weekend: A Story About the Cosmic and the Ordinary (Table of Contents: 15)

American Splendor / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey checks his mailbox, ponders what happiness is and whether there's life after death.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

A Compliment (Table of Contents: 16)

American Splendor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Mr. Boats
Synopsis
Mr. Boats approves of Harvey's thriftiness.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Hustlin' Sides (Table of Contents: 17)

American Splendor / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Jack; Millie; Olga; Ralph; Mr Wilson; Dominic; Supervisor
Synopsis
Jack brings LP records to his workplace to sell.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Jack the Bellboy and Mr. Boats (Table of Contents: 18)

American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Jack; Mr. Boats; Man with Headphones
Synopsis
Mr. Boats tells Jack that people should escape their families and that people don't care about good music.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Read This (Table of Contents: 19)

American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Record Trader (Lou Kallie)
Synopsis
Harvey recalls meeting a record collector whose friendship he grew to appreciate over time.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Standing Behind Old Jewish Ladies in Supermarket Lines (Table of Contents: 20)

American Splendor / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey talks about old Jewish ladies that hold up the line in the supermarket.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Ridin' The Dog (Table of Contents: 21)

American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Sun Ra
Synopsis
Harvey has a conversation with Sun Ra on a bus.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Indexer Notes

The "Lamar Washington" talked about during the conversation is none other than Albert Ayler.

An Argument At Work (Table of Contents: 22)

American Splendor / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gerry Shamray
Inks
Gerry Shamray
Letters
Gerry Shamray

Genre
biography
Characters
Herschel; Librarian; File clerk; Supervisor
Synopsis
Herschel lets his anger get the better of him at work after a secretary turns down his request for a date.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Working Man's Nightmare (Table of Contents: 23)

American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gerry Shamray
Inks
Gerry Shamray
Letters
Gerry Shamray

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey has a nightmare.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Freddy Visits for the Weekend (Table of Contents: 24)

American Splendor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Freddy; Sharon; Morris
Synopsis
Harvey deals with his freeloading friend Freddy.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Ripoff Chick (Table of Contents: 25)

American Splendor / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Freddy; Carla Murray; Biker Guy; Co-worker; Chicago buddy
Synopsis
Harvey recounts the time he renewed a relationship with a troubled woman solely out of loneliness.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

One Good Turn Deserves Another (Table of Contents: 26)

American Splendor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gerry Shamray
Inks
Gerry Shamray
Letters
Gerry Shamray

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey reads his neighbor's newspaper.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Leonard & Marie (Table of Contents: 27)

American Splendor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gary Dumm
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Leonard; Marie
Synopsis
Harvey recalls his efforts at setting up two single friends of his.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Noah's Ark (Table of Contents: 28)

American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gerry Shamray
Inks
Gerry Shamray
Letters
Gerry Shamray

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Co-worker
Synopsis
Harvey's co-worker has a fixation on Noah's Ark.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Class Antagonism (Table of Contents: 29)

American Splendor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gerry Shamray
Inks
Gerry Shamray
Letters
Gerry Shamray

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Co-worker
Synopsis
Harvey is refused a piece of cake and is called on his selfish nature.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Emil (Table of Contents: 30)

American Splendor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Greg Budgett
Inks
Gary Dumm
Letters
Gary Dumm

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Emil
Synopsis
Harvey talks about a next door neighbor of his named Emil, who held prejudiced racial and religious views despite having relatives who were persecuted in Europe.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

The Maggies (Oral History) (Table of Contents: 31)

American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Jewish guy
Synopsis
Harvey Pekar tries to get a story straight from an older man, but doesn't have much luck in doing so.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Kaparra (Table of Contents: 32)

American Splendor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Gerry Shamray
Inks
Gerry Shamray
Letters
Gerry Shamray

Genre
historical
Characters
Jewish man
Synopsis
In his own words, a concentration camp survivor recounts an encounter he had with a guard.
Reprints

American Splendor Assaults the Media (Table of Contents: 33)

American Splendor / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey rants about his difficulty getting published in The Village Voice.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Grubstreet, U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 34)

American Splendor / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Kevin Brown
Inks
Kevin Brown
Letters
Kevin Brown

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Wallace Shawn; Kathy; Jeff; Kathy & Jeff's friend
Synopsis
Harvey, down on his luck, gets Wallace Shawn to visit Cleveland for a film festival showing of "My Dinner With Andre." Harvey hopes to get help with his writing career, but eventually realizes Wallace has financial problems of his own.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Hypothetical Quandary (Table of Contents: 35)

American Splendor / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Harvey weighs what the pros and cons would be if he made enough money from writing to support himself.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I tell ya, Irv, if anybody'd a' tole me a coupla years ago when I...."]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Introduction
  8. 7. The Harvey Pekar Name Story
    American Splendor
  9. 8. The Young Crumb Story
    American Splendor
  10. 9. A Fantasy
    American Splendor
  11. 10. Ozzie Nelson's Open Letter to Crumb
    American Splendor
  12. 11. How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book With the Money I Saved
    American Splendor
  13. 12. The Day Before The Be In
    American Splendor
  14. 13. Awaking to the Terror of a New Day
    American Splendor
  15. 14. Awaking to the Terror of the Same Old Day
    American Splendor
  16. 15. Short Weekend: A Story About the Cosmic and the Ordinary
    American Splendor
  17. 16. A Compliment
    American Splendor
  18. 17. Hustlin' Sides
    American Splendor
  19. 18. Jack the Bellboy and Mr. Boats
    American Splendor
  20. 19. Read This
    American Splendor
  21. 20. Standing Behind Old Jewish Ladies in Supermarket Lines
    American Splendor
  22. 21. Ridin' The Dog
    American Splendor
  23. 22. An Argument At Work
    American Splendor
  24. 23. Working Man's Nightmare
    American Splendor
  25. 24. Freddy Visits for the Weekend
    American Splendor
  26. 25. Ripoff Chick
    American Splendor
  27. 26. One Good Turn Deserves Another
    American Splendor
  28. 27. Leonard & Marie
    American Splendor
  29. 28. Noah's Ark
    American Splendor
  30. 29. Class Antagonism
    American Splendor
  31. 30. Emil
    American Splendor
  32. 31. The Maggies (Oral History)
    American Splendor
  33. 32. Kaparra
    American Splendor
  34. 33. American Splendor Assaults the Media
    American Splendor
  35. 34. Grubstreet, U.S.A.
    American Splendor
  36. 35. Hypothetical Quandary
    American Splendor
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
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