(April 2001)

Dark Horse, 2001 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
?
Price
3.99 USD
Pages
28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Brand
Dark Horse; Maverick
Barcode
6156800448
Editing
Diana Schutz
Color
Color cover
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-shot

Issue Notes

[Special 25th Anniversary Issue!] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
A photograph of a smiling Harvey Pekar, with notes about the contents and a list of the illustrators inside the issue.
Keywords
anniversary

Indexer Notes

Photographic cover

Features (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)


Payback (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Dean Haspiel
Inks
Dean Haspiel
Letters
Dean Haspiel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, let's get this thing going.
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Dean Haspiel; Josh Neufeld
Synopsis
Harvey explains how Dean Haspiel connected him with Good Machine to make a movie of his life, and Harvey repaid Dean by giving him an American Splendor story to illustrate.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography; film; mensch

Dennis McGee (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's taken a long time, but finally Southwest Louisiana's Cajun and zydeco music has achieved a degree of international popularity.
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Michael Doucet; Dennis McGee; Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
Pekar introduces the music and legacy of musician Dennis McGee
Keywords
Cajun; Creole; Southwest Louisiana; zydeco

Sidney Bechet (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Joe Sacco
Inks
Joe Sacco
Letters
Joe Sacco

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New Orleans clarinet/soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet (1877-1959) was a contemporary of Louis Armstrong's...
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Sidney Bechet; Clarence Williams; Duke Ellington; Noble Sissle; Bill Coleman
Synopsis
A portrait of jazz musician Sidney Bechet
Keywords
Creole; Dixieland; France; jazz

Why I Haven't Visited the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
People ask me why I haven't visited the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, since I live in Cleveland and write about music...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Bruce Springsteen; Jim Nabors; Lonnie Johnson; B.B. King; Charlie Christian; T. Bone Walker; Billy Joel; The Eagles; Dusty Springfield; Fleetwood Mac; Bobby Darin; Elvis Presley; Alan Freed; The Crewcuts; Pat Boone; Guy Mitchell; Patti Page
Synopsis
Why Harvey Pekar refuses to visit the Cleveland-based Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
Reprints
Keywords
Cleveland; rock and roll

Ameritech (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Dennis Collier
Inks
Dennis Collier
Letters
Dennis Collier

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmmm... What rapacious corporation and/or industry can I attack today on behalf of not only myself but the oppressed masses?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Kenny
Synopsis
A screed against the telecommunications company Ameritech
Reprints
Keywords
Ameritech; MCI; muckraking journalism; slamming; Spring; telecommunications

Danielle (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Frank Stack
Inks
Frank Stack
Letters
Frank Stack

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The early and middle seventies -- what a lonely, awful time for me!
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Danielle; Harvey's Buddy; Surgeon; Joyce Brabner
Synopsis
Harvey's story of his vasectomy, his later marriage to Joyce, and their decision to take on a girl named Danielle as their foster daughter.
Reprints
Keywords
family; fostering children; loneliness; love; marriage; parenthood; vasectomies

Reduction (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Pekar
Pencils
Josh Neufeld
Inks
Josh Neufeld
Letters
Josh Neufeld

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Toby...
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Characters
Harvey Pekar; Toby Radloff
Synopsis
At the VA hospital, Harvey and Toby discuss Toby's goal of losing weight for the millennium
Reprints
Keywords
Brecksville; Canton; Cleveland; food; losing weight; medical records; Metabofast; Metabolife; millennium; VA hospital; Youngstown

Scenes from the Market (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'ey, you short-changed me!
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Harvey Pekar
Synopsis
A montage of scenes from a Cleveland market
Keywords
Cleveland; food; market; shopping
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Special 25th Anniversary Issue!]
  2. 1. Features
  3. 2. Payback
  4. 3. Dennis McGee
  5. 4. Sidney Bechet
  6. 5. Why I Haven't Visited the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
  7. 6. Ameritech
  8. 7. Danielle
  9. 8. Reduction
  10. 9. Scenes from the Market
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Josh Neufeld