(1986)
Harvey Pekar,
1976 Series
- Volume
- [1]
- Price
- 3.00 USD
- Pages
- 60
- On-sale Date
- 1986-06-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Pekar
- Editing
- Harvey Pekar (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date (shipping) from the Public Catalog of the U.S. Copyright Office, Registration Number TX0001844680.
[no title indexed]
American Splendor / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Ossie Hurd
- Synopsis
- Harvey plugs his haulage guy.
- Keywords
- autobiography
A Case Quarter
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Guy wanting stamps
- Synopsis
- Harvey supplies the change.
- Keywords
- autobiography
A Matter of Life and...
American Splendor / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Wholesale Record Place Owner; Cleveland City Council President
- Synopsis
- Harvey recalls his deteriorating behaviour in a shipping clerk job he had.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- autobiography
Home Training
American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Ronald
- Synopsis
- Ronald's work section is consistently messed-up overnight.
Outer Space
American Splendor / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Mr. Szepanski
- Synopsis
- Mr. Szepanski's just back from outer space.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Old Guys
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Alex
- Synopsis
- Alex is greeted by a fellow pensioner.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Common Sense
American Splendor / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Bus driver; Instructor; Bus Passenger
- Synopsis
- Harvey rides the bus while a bus driving instructor spouts out his "common sense."
- Reprints
- Keywords
- autobiography
Time Flies... Time Drags
American Splendor / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Dave; Gas Station Attendant; Mechanic
- Synopsis
- Harvey has to drive back to Cleveland from Washington when he's not feeling too well.
- Reprints
-
in The New American Splendor Anthology (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1991 series) ([September] 1991)
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- Keywords
- autobiography
At the Bindery
American Splendor / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Mr. Blain; Estelle; Joyce Brabner; Ossie Hurd
- Synopsis
- Harvey goes to collect the latest issue of his comic.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Golden Tomatoes
American Splendor / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Receptionist
- Synopsis
- Harvey gives a receptionist some tomatoes he's grown and is puzzled that she can resist eating them for hours.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Old Goat
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Patient
- Synopsis
- Harvey deals with a rude patient.
- Keywords
- autobiography
The Situation as of 9-20-85
text article / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- An interview about a stage version of American Splendor, accompanied by illustrations.
Public Utility
American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Linda; Gas Company guys; Neighbour
- Synopsis
- Harvey smells gas in his apartment.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Flashlight
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Stan
- Synopsis
- Stan's been given a new flashlight
- Keywords
- autobiography
Interviewing the Interviewer
American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Interviewer
- Synopsis
- A woman who's sent to interview Harvey tells a story about holidaying in Yosemite and crashing a press call for Queen Elizabeth.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Higher Education
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar; Toby Radloff; Mr. Edwards; Patient's wife
- Synopsis
- Toby doesn't quite get a misunderstanding related by Harvey.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Exchange of Views
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Synopsis
- An exchange from a radio talk show about athletes being dope tested.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Making Lemonade
American Splendor / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar
- Synopsis
- It's a hot day.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
American Splendor -
1.
A Case Quarter
American Splendor -
2.
A Matter of Life and...
American Splendor -
3.
Home Training
American Splendor -
4.
Outer Space
American Splendor -
5.
Old Guys
American Splendor -
6.
Common Sense
American Splendor -
7.
Time Flies... Time Drags
American Splendor -
8.
At the Bindery
American Splendor -
9.
Golden Tomatoes
American Splendor -
10.
Old Goat
American Splendor -
11.
The Situation as of 9-20-85
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12.
Public Utility
American Splendor -
13.
Flashlight
American Splendor -
14.
Interviewing the Interviewer
American Splendor -
15.
Higher Education
American Splendor -
16.
Exchange of Views
American Splendor -
17.
Making Lemonade
American Splendor -
18.
["Hiya Toby"]
American Splendor
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