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Issue Details

Issue #10
Published 1985
Cover Price 3.00 USD
Pages 60

Cover Details

Characters Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Val Mayerik
Inks Val Mayerik
Colors Gary Dumm
Letters Val Mayerik?

1 page American Splendor story "Domestic Appliances"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Doctor
Synopsis Harvey discusses his problems with washing dishes.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Val Mayerik
Inks Val Mayerik
Letters Val Mayerik?

3 page American Splendor story "The Bird Man"

Characters The Bird Man
Synopsis A guy is selling wind-up birds at the Coventry Street fair.
Genre Drama
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Bill Knapp
Inks Bill Knapp
Letters Bill Knapp

6 page American Splendor story "Double Feature Part 1: Footloose"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Toby Radloff
Synopsis Hravey and Toby get into work early and discuss the movie Footloose.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Bill Knapp
Inks Bill Knapp
Letters Bill Knapp

7 page American Splendor story "Double Feature Part 2: Revenge Of The Nerds"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Toby Radloff
Synopsis Toby made a round trip of 260 miles to ensure he caught the movie Revenge Of The Nerds.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Bill Knapp
Inks Bill Knapp
Letters Bill Knapp

5 page American Splendor story "Inner City Flea Market"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Record dealer; Pushy customers
Synopsis Harvey witnesses an altercation at the flea market.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Mitch Sonoda
Inks Mitch Sonoda
Letters Mitch Sonoda?

1 page American Splendor story "Today At Work, I..."

Characters Harvey Pekar; Doctor
Synopsis Harvey finagles another donut from a doctor while telling him about how a magazine interviewer interpreted his doing so.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Joe Zabel
Inks Joe Zabel
Letters Joe Zabel

14 page American Splendor story "A Marriage Album"

Characters Herschel; Joyce Brabner; Maxine; Charlie
Synopsis Harvey and Joyce relate how a correspondence blossomed into a relationship
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner
Pencils Val Mayerik
Inks Val Mayerik
Letters Val Mayerik?
Notes Herschel is Harvey Pekar.

5 page American Splendor story "The Bear"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner; Policeman
Synopsis Harvey has a bad day.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Gary Dumm
Inks Gary Dumm
Letters Gary Dumm

10 page American Splendor story "Obsessive-Compulsive (Lost Glasses)"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner
Synopsis Harvey was wearing his glasses when he came in, but can't find them now.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Bill Knapp
Inks Bill Knapp
Letters Bill Knapp

5 page American Splendor story "Violence"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner
Synopsis Harvey's experiences with violence from teenage days to present, and a recent mugging.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Val Mayerik
Inks Val Mayerik
Letters Val Mayerik?

1 page American Splendor story "The Glory That Was Cleveland"

Synopsis A view of the Flats from what's left of the Clark Avenue Bridge.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Bill Crook
Inks Bill Crook
Letters Bill Crook?
Notes This page is produced in a landscape rather than portrait format.

1 page American Splendor story "The Ridge"

Synopsis A jungle war recollection.
Genre Drama
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Gary Dumm
Inks Gary Dumm
Colors Gary Dumm
Letters Gary Dumm
Notes This strip is presented in a landscape format.