(1977)
Harvey Pekar,
1976 Series
- Volume
- [1]
- Price
- 1.15 USD
- Pages
- 60
- On-sale Date
- 1977-03-31
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Intended for Adults Only
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Pekar
- Editing
- Harvey Pekar (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. Print run of 5,000. This information is from one of the issue artists, Brian Bram, who found the printer ("a large offset printer in the suburbs east of Cleveland") and did the initial press checks.
[no title indexed]
American Splendor / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar
- Synopsis
- Is average dumb?
- Keywords
- autobiography
Rollins On Mars (July 21, 1976)
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Inks
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Letters
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Genre
- drama; non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Rollins
- Synopsis
- The Viking probe is about to land on Mars.
The Harvey Pekar Name Story
American Splendor / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar
- Synopsis
- About Harvey Pekar's name.
- Reprints
-
in American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (Doubleday, 1986 series) (1986) - in Bob & Harv's Comics (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1996 series) (September 1996)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - We're Livin' in the Lap of Luxury (March 1997)
- in American Splendor (Random House, 2003 series) (August 2003)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Guerrilla Theatre July '74 - On the Corner
American Splendor / comic story / 18 pages
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Woman Who Chants; Nora; Janie; Freddy; Movie Theatre Manager; Sid
- Synopsis
- Harvey walks to the theatre, meets with Freddy and helps Sid move his rug.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- autobiography
On the Corner... A Sequel June, 1976
American Splendor / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Freddy; Sid; Driver
- Synopsis
- Sid recalls a night where he hitchhiked and came across a beached sea creature.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- autobiography
May 4-5, 1970
American Splendor / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Inks
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Letters
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Mr. Lucarelli; Carl Alosci; Dr. Gand
- Synopsis
- Why Leo didn't make it show business, what happened at Kent State and the complexities of Italian-American society.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Hustlin' Sides
American Splendor / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Jack; Millie; Olga; Ralph; Mr. Wilson; Dominic; Supervisor
- Synopsis
- Music fanatic Jack scrimps on everything but records and needs to find $150 to cover auction winnings.
- Reprints
- in American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (Doubleday, 1986 series) (1986)
- in Bob & Harv's Comics (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1996 series) (September 1996)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - We're Livin' in the Lap of Luxury (March 1997)
- in American Splendor (Random House, 2003 series) (August 2003)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Based on commonplace revelations from later strips, Jack is very obviously standing in for Harvey Pekar.
Vignettes #1: The Keep On Truckin' Orchestra Debuts In Cleveland, June, 1972
American Splendor / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Gregory Budgett
- Inks
- Gary Dumm
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Keep on Truckin' Orchestra [Pinky Hunter; Bob the Swede; Pasadena Al]; Neighbour
- Synopsis
- On The Beach At Waikiki isn't everyone's favourite.
Indexer Notes
The orchestra musician's names are shown as described in the panel. Their real names of course are Robert Crumb, Robert Armstrong and Alan Dodge.
Vignettes #2
American Splendor / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Gregory Budgett
- Inks
- Gary Dumm
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction; biography
- Synopsis
- Bitchy comments on the street.
Roller Coaster to Nowhere
American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Gary Dumm (credited as G. Dumm)
- Inks
- Gary Dumm (credited as G. Dumm)
- Letters
- Gary Dumm (credited as G. Dumm)
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Rocco Tolocco; "Little Teddy" Jacopetti; Tall T; Elaine; Elaine's Friend
- Synopsis
- An unsuccessful night on the pull at the fairground.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Written in June 1972.
A Memory
American Splendor / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Gary Dumm (credited)
- Inks
- Gary Dumm (credited)
- Letters
- Gary Dumm (credited)
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Customer
- Synopsis
- Harvey recalls an incident from his youth.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Ozzie Nelson's Open Letter to Crumb
American Splendor / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Gary Dumm (credited)
- Inks
- Gary Dumm (credited)
- Letters
- Gary Dumm (credited)
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Ozzie Nelson
- Synopsis
- How Ozzie Nelson might view his life- an imagined message to Robert Crumb.
- Reprints
Zoology
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Inks
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Letters
- Brian Bram (credited)
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Are a deer's horns made of wood?
- Keywords
- autobiography
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American Splendor / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Pekar (credited)
- Pencils
- Gregory Budgett
- Inks
- Gary Dumm
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- His most Catholic Majesty, Spanish emperor Manuel I of the House of Rodriguez...
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Little Willie Leaps; Emperor Manuel Rodriguez I; Jackson Lopez
- Synopsis
- How the exiled Rodiguez family might have plotted to return to power in Spain while in Buffalo.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. A humorous tableux using Spain Rodriguez's real name. The Manuel I character is drawn to look just like Spain's Trashman character.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
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American Splendor -
1.
Rollins On Mars (July 21, 1976)
American Splendor -
2.
The Harvey Pekar Name Story
American Splendor -
3.
Guerrilla Theatre July '74 - On the Corner
American Splendor -
4.
On the Corner... A Sequel June, 1976
American Splendor -
5.
May 4-5, 1970
American Splendor -
6.
Hustlin' Sides
American Splendor -
7.
Vignettes #1: The Keep On Truckin' Orchestra Debuts In Cleveland, June, 1972
American Splendor -
8.
Vignettes #2
American Splendor -
9.
Roller Coaster to Nowhere
American Splendor -
10.
A Memory
American Splendor -
11.
Ozzie Nelson's Open Letter to Crumb
American Splendor -
12.
Zoology
American Splendor -
13.
["His most Catholic Majesty, Spanish emperor Manuel I of the House of Rodriguez..."]
American Splendor
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