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Issue: Bob & Harv's Comics #[nn]
Publication Date: September 1996
 
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Indicia Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN: 1568581017
UPC/EAN: 978156858101951600
Price: £9.99 GBP
$16.00 USD
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Content Items: 47 (31 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Black and White Interiors, Color Covers
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Binding: Trade Paperback
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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reprinted 35 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
?
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
autobiography
Robert Crumb; Harvey Pekar
Eat your hearts out, creeps!
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FlagObras Completas Crumb #12 published January 2004
as ¡Que os den, pringaos! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Mr. Boats' Miracle Cure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
?
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Mr. Boats; Harvey Pekar
Mr. Boats tells Harvey how to deal with his allergy.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Mr. Boats' Miracle Cure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Title Page

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Typeset
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb
Lissen, Crumb, you sunnuva bitch!
Harvey questions what kind of friend is Crumb.
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Two panels taken from the "A Fantasy" story.
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Title Page

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Credits
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Robert Crumb (illustration)
Robert Crumb (illustration)
Typeset
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb
Now I'm puttin' together a whole book o' my things...
Harvey asks Crumb to do the artwork for one of his projects.
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Two panels taken from the "A Fantasy" story. Publication, copyright and bibliographical credits just beneath.
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A Mercifully Short Preface

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb
This'd be a new lease on life f'r you...
Robert Crumb agrees to do some artwork for Harvey.
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Two panels taken from the "A Fantasy" story.
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Crumb

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb (illustration)
Rober Crumb (illustration)
Typeset
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb
Harvey discusses Robert Crumb.
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Includes most of a panel from the second page of the "A Fantasy" story.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar
I'm glad t'see yer still my friend!
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Most of the final panel from the "A Fantasy" story.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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[untitled]

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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The Harvey Pekar Name Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
About Harvey Pekar's name.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #2 published January 1977
was The Harvey Pekar Name Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hustlin' Sides

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Jack; Fellow Collector; Millie; Olga; Ralph; Mr Wilson; Dominic; Supervisor
Based on commonplace revelations from later strips, Jack is very obviously standing in for Harvey Pekar.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #2 published January 1977
was Hustlin' Sides [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Fantasy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky; Terry Zwigoff
Harvey gets Crumb to work on his stories.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #1 published January 1976
was A Fantasy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The filler pages earlier in this issue that have 2 panel strips, those 2 panel strips are taken from this story.
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Standing Behind Old Jewish Ladies in Supermarket Lines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
How old Jewish ladies hold up the rest of the customers waiting to pay at the supermarket tills.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #3 published January 1978
was Standing Behind Old Jewish Ladies in Supermarket Lines [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Jack the Bellboy and Mr. Boats

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Jack; Mr Boats; Record Buyer
Mr Boats believes you should escape your family and that people don't care about good music.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #3 published January 1978
was Jack the Bellboy and Mr. Boats [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mr. Lopes' Gift

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Mr Lopes
Mr Lopes describes life in Brazil and offers Harvey a gift.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #3 published January 1978
was Mr Lopes' Gift [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Rollins on Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Mr. Rollins
Rollins answers the phone.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #3 published January 1978
was Rollins On Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Visualize, Actualize, Realize

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Rollins
Rollins offers some philosophical advice on how to get ahead.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was Visualize, Actualize, Realize [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Young Crumb Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Robert Crumb; Harvey Pekar; Marty Pahls; Buzzy Linhart; Liz; Dana Crumb; Bob Armstrong
Harvey writes about how he met Robert Crumb and how both of them got into underground comics.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was The Young Crumb Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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How I Quit Collecting Records And Put Out A Comic Book With The Money I Saved

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar explains how he quit collecting Jazz records and how he took the money he saved and used it to publish American Splendor.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book With the Money I Saved [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Ridin' the Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Sun Ra
Harvey has a conversation on a bus with Sun Ra.
Reprinting
FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was Ridin' the Dog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The 'Lamar Washington' who comes up in the conversation is a pseudonym for Albert Ayler.
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Jack the Bellboy meets Stewball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Jack the Bellhop; Stewball
Jack's hustling albums again.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was Jack the Bellboy Meets Stewball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Walkin' an' Talkin'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Mr. Wright
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was Walkin' an' Talkin' [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Lunch With Carmella

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
John; Charlie Graham; Carmella; Rose Rizzo; Harvey Pekar
Harvey recalls Carmella, whom he once worked with, and tells John about her.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was Lunch With Carmella [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Kissinger Letter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Companion
The story of a letter that was sent to Henry Kissinger, and the reply the sender got back.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was The Kissinger Letter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar [as Pekar] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Doctor
I'm wracking my prain tryink to find chokes zat you can poot in your book but you don't like...
A doctor wants to submit jokes for Harvey's comic.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Excerpt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
The story of how a guy made $800 in one phone call to his broker.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Excerpt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Freddy Visits for the Weekend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; Freddy; Sharon; Morris
Harvey's friend Freddy is in town and nobody wants him to stay at their house.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Freddy Visits for the Weekend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hospital Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Receptionist
How not to get what you want.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Hospital Fun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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0.33
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Hospital Fun No. 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Patient; Receptionist
A patient demands some of a sandwich.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Hospital Fun No. 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Vox Populi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar; British guy
A view on the problem of drugs.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Vox Populi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Untitled

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
autobiography
So much is said in silence.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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0.33
The title is actually "untitled", that is not a made up title.
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A Compliment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
Harvey buys all his clothes second hand.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #7 published January 1982
was A Compliment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Miracle Rabbis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
humorous
Harvey Pekar; Doctor Gesundheit
Doctor Gesundheit tells Harvey a funny story.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #7 published January 1982
was Miracle Rabbis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Maggies (Oral History)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar gets the story of "The Maggies" a Jewish group in Cleveland's past.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #7 published January 1982
was The Maggies (Oral History) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Last Supper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
humorous
Rudy
Rudy explains why he was late for work.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #8 published January 1983
was The Last Supper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pickled Okra (Okry)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
A man tries to sell some pickled okra.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #8 published January 1983
was Pickled Okra (Okry) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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American Splendor Assaults the Media

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
Harvey discusses how the Village Voice jerked him around.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #8 published January 1983
was American Splendor Assaults the Media [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hypothetical Quandary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
Harvey wonders what life would be like if he was a famous writer.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #9 published January 1984
was Hypothetical Quandary [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pa-ayper-reggs!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
Harvey interviews a man about the old rag-merchants in Cleveland in the 1920's.
Reprinting
FlagAmerican Splendor #12 published January 1987
was Pa-ayper-Reggs!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm; Robert Crumb
Gary Dumm; Robert Crumb
?
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Superman
Reprinting
 
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From Snarf #12- An excerpt of a single panel from Pekar and Gary Dumm's "What Superman Means To Me" story. Robert Crumb did part of the illustration which showed his version of Superman as an old Cleveland Jew.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar; Irv
I tell ya, Irv, if anybody'd a' tole me a coupla years ago when I....
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FlagAmerican Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar #[nn] published January 1986
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar; Mr. Boats
How's yer book sellin,' Harv?
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FlagMore American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar #[nn] published January 1987
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Crazy Ed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
?
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Brilliant American Maniacs Series
Harvey Pekar; Crazy Ed
Harvey meets Crazy Ed.
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FlagThe People's Comics #[nn] [50¢ Cover Price] published September 1972
was Crazy Ed [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inside back cover. This is Pekar's comic book writing debut from 1972.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar; ?
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
?
Robert Crumb ?; Typeset
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar
Hey Bob, how about if I trade you for this scroll-label Jean Goldkette 78 for that old Allen Eager...
Reprinting
FlagAmerican Splendor #4 published January 1979
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Back Cover. Most of the cover is a reprint of the cover of American Splendor #4, the rest of the cover is standard promo copy for the book.

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