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Issue: American Splendor: Our Movie Year #[nn]
Publication Date: December 2004
 
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Publisher: FlagRandom House
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Pages: 180
ISBN: 9780345479372
UPC/EAN: 978034547937251695
Price: $23.95 CAD
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Content Items: 56 (47 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color cover, Black and White interior
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Paper Stock: Glossy cardstock cover; White matte interior
Binding: Softcover; Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Mark Zingarelli
Mark Zingarelli
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Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Danielle; Shari Springer Berman; Bob Pulcini; Ted Hope
Hey Harvey... the actors look better than we do!
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1
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American Splendor: Our Movie Year

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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title and publisher page with artist credits; indicia page with copyright info; book title page
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The American Splendor Movie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Mark Zingarelli
Mark Zingarelli
Mark Zingarelli
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Jonathan Demme (cameo); Alan Sacks; Bernt Capra; Leonardo DiCaprio (cameo); George DiCaprio; Dan Castelleneta (cameo); Siobahn Fallon (cameo); Rob Schneider (cameo); Dean Haspiel; Joyce Brabner; Ted Hope; Bob Pulcini; Shari Springer Berman; Maud Nadler; Al Gore (cameo); Paul Giamatti (cameo); Donal Logue (cameo); Hope Davis (cameo)
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from Sundance Film Festival Daily Insider (2004)
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Hollywood Reporter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Josh Neufeld [as Josh'2K]
Josh Neufeld [as Josh'2K]
Josh Neufeld [as Josh'2K]
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Reporter; Harvey Pekar; Toby Radloff
Hi! Your Hollywood reporter here.
In a fake entertainment TV segment, Toby discusses his career as an actor in low-budget horror films and plugs his new film TOWNIES.
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Illustrated in 2000; not published until this collection.
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Waiting For a Jump

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Toby Radloff
Reprinting
from ? (2000)
Miscellaneous
13
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Fish Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Greg Budgett
Gary Dumm
?
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Michael Malice; Harvey Pekar
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6
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Blackout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Mark Zingarelli
Mark Zingarelli
Mark Zingarelli
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Moira; Danielle; Joyce Brabner
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13
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Reunion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb; Paul Simon; Art Garfunkel
H'lo?
Harvey calls Crumb to ask him if he'll illustrate a story to be published in Entertainment Weekly.
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from Entertainment Weekly magazine (November 21, 2003)
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Billy Bragg in America

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
“Popping Off” with Pekar & Crumb
Harvey Pekar; Billy Bragg (cameo)
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Cat Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Josh Neufeld [as Josh' 04]
Josh Neufeld [as Josh' 04]
Josh Neufeld [as Josh' 04]
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Dr. James; Phoenix; Veterinary Employee; Lady
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4
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Birthday

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Frank Stack
Frank Stack
Frank Stack
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Danielle; Rob
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Befuddled

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Ed Piskor
Ed Piskor
Ed Piskor
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Tom
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4
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E Check Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Joe Zabel
Joe Zabel
Joe Zabel
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Earl
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4
The artwork for the story was done using 3D computer modeling.
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Ralph Carney

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Ralph Carney; Chrissie Hynde; Tom Waits
Reprinting
from ? (2002)
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1
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Identity Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Dean Haspiel
Dean Haspiel
Dean Haspiel
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
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from ? (2003)
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1
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My Movie Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb; Bill Ryan; Jonathan Demme (cameo); Danielle; Joyce Brabner; Bernt Capra; Bob Pulcini; Shari Springer Berman; Paul Giamatti (cameo); Hope Davis (cameo); James Urbaniak; Ted Hope
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from Entertainment Weekly magazine (August 15, 2003)
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6
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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Comics Are My Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Larry; Robert Crumb
Reprinting
from New York Times (August 8, 2003)
Miscellaneous
2
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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Sundance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Al Gore; Laura Kim; Bob Pulcini
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from LA Weekly (February 27, 2003)
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2
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My Journey to Cannes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Danielle; Roger Ebert; Arturo
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from ? (2003)
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2
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Looking For a Break in Cannes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Jean-Claude Van Damme (cameo)
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fom ? (2003)
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1
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My First Visit to Great Britain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Danielle; Emma Pycroft; Mark Banks; Paul Giamatti; Erin; Howard Stern
Reprinting
from Empire magazine (2003)
Miscellaneous
3
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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My Post Collecting Years

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner
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from ? (2004)
Miscellaneous
2
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
Ah, Rockefeller Center, the former site of my stimulating conversations with David Letterman.
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from Time Out New York magazine (2003)
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1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Danielle
Which statue did you like the best?
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from Time Out New York magazine (2003)
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1
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The New DVD

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
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from ? (2004)
Miscellaneous
1
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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Selling Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Charles
Reprinting
from ? (2002)
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Harvey used this same title on another story several years before this one. The previous version (from "American Splendor: Odds and Ends" (1997)) was instead drawn by Gerry Shamray.
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Sleep

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; George Orwell
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from ? (2002)
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2
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The Jack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm [as G. Dumm]
Gary Dumm [as G. Dumm]
Gary Dumm [as G. Dumm]
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Security Guard
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from ? (2001)
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2
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Keys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner
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2
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David & Me: My Protest On the Letterman Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Segment Producer; David Letterman
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from ? (2003)
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4
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The Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar's Lost and Found
Harvey Pekar; Marlon Brando; Teresa Wright; Everett Sloane
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from Entertainment Weekly magazine (2003)
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2
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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Stephen Crane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar's Lost and Found
Harvey Pekar; Stephen Crane
Reprinting
from Entertainment Weekly magazine (2003)
Miscellaneous
2
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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The Bicycle Thief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar's Lost and Found
Harvey Pekar
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from Entertainment Weekly magazine (2003)
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Dion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar's Lost and Found
Harvey Pekar; Dion and the Belmonts
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from Entertainment Weekly magazine (2003)
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George Ade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar's Lost and Found
Harvey Pekar; Pink Marsh; George Ade
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from Entertainment Weekly magazine (2003)
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2
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
American Splendor got inta Sundance. That means I gotta GO there to try to get any work its showing might generate
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from ? (2002)
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1
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Liner Notes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar; Joe Maneri; Jay McShann; Robert Crumb; Al Dodge; Bob Armstrong; Lester Young; Marvin Gaye; John Coltrane; Dizzy Gillespie; Mark Suozzo
Reprinting
from American Splendor Soundtrack CD (2003)
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10
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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B.B. King

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Harvey Pekar; B.B. King; Jimmy Page; Jeff Beck; Johnny Winter; Jimi Hendrix; Elvis Presley; Bonnie Raitt
Reprinting
from Gambit Weekly (2001)
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“Gambit Weekly” is a New Orleans alternative newspaper.
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Clifton Chenier

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Clifton Chenier; Little Richard; Etta James; Lightnin' Hopkins
Reprinting
from Gambit Weekly (2001)
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2
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Stars of Music Makers: The Snake Lady

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Willa Mae Buckner
Reprinting
from Music Maker Relief Foundation (2003)
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1
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Preston Fulp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Preston Fulp
Reprinting
from Music Maker Relief Foundation (2003)
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1
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Ornette Coleman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Ornette Coleman
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from ? (2003)
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1
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Albert Ayler and Joe Lovano: A Study In Contrasts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Albert Ayler; Joe Lovano; Harvey Pekar
Reprinting
from ? (2002)
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1
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King Oliver

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
King Oliver
Reprinting
from Gambit Weekly (2003)
Miscellaneous
2
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Ride, Red, Ride

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Red Allen; King Oliver; Louis Armstrong; Dizzy Gillespie
Reprinting
from Gambit Weekly (March 20, 2001)
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Jimmy Scott

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Jimmy Scott; Lionel Hampton; Ruth Brown; Nancy Wilson; Frankie Valli; Marvin Gaye; Ray Charles
Reprinting
from ? (2003)
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1
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Early Elvis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
biography
Elvis Presley; Harvey Pekar; Bill Haley; Scotty Moore; Bill Black; D.C. Fontana; Judy Tyler
Reprinting
from Cleveland Scene (2001)
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Cleveland Scene is a weekly alt newspaper.
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Sockmonkeys Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Chuck Ellis; Bill Fury; Steve Frieg; Rich Ellis
Reprinting
from ? (2002)
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1
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The Search for Soul

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Larry Hancock; DJ Mazi
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from ? (2001)
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1
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Jubilee

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm [as G. Dumm]
Gary Dumm [as G. Dumm]
Gary Dumm [as G. Dumm]
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar; Mel Arnoff
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from ? (2000)
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1
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A Cautionary Baseball Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
sports
Harvey Pekar; The Yankee Clipper; The Splendid Splinter; Lou Boudreau; Dale Mitchell; Bill Veeck; Larry Doby; Satchell Paige; Joe Gordon; Kenny Keltner; Bob Feller; Bob Lemon; Gene Bearden; Willie Mays; Jose Mesa
Reprinting
from The SCENE Magazine (2000)
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1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
What're those reliefs? You guys worship Egyptian gods in Cleveland?
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from ? (2001)
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1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
What am I, Harvey Pekar, a sixty-three year old retired U.S. Government file clerk, doing on the cover of this prestigious publication?
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from ? (2003)
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1
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
Harvey Pekar
Welcome, welcome to the one and only, official American Splendor party.
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from ? (2003)
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1
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Gary Dumm
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar
August, 15, 2003, the eve of American Splendor's premiere and the first day of the giant power failure.
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from ? (2003)
Miscellaneous
1
Originally appeared with color by Laura Dumm. Her credit was left in this reprint even though it's in black & white.
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Around the World and Back to Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Pekar
Ed Piskor
Ed Piskor
Ed Piskor
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Danielle; Joyce's Sister; John; Tohko Nishimuro; Maki Haku; Michael Leunig; Salam Pax; Richard Taylor; Dana; Ari; Alan Moore; Melinda Gebbie
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from ? (2004)
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