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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1976
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 52

Cover Details

Characters Harvey Pekar; Sid; Freddy
Synopsis Sid drones on.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Gary Dumm
Inks Greg Budgett
Notes The tiny Robert Crumb cartoon shown in the upper left corner of this cover is reprinted in The Complete Crumb Comics volume 12.

1 page American Splendor story "101 Ways To Pick Up Girls"

Characters Guy; Betty
Synopsis One way to pick up a girl.
Genre Drama
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Gary Dumm
Inks Greg Budgett

2 page American Splendor story "A Fantasy"

Characters Harvey Pekar; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky; Terry Zwigoff
Synopsis Robert Crumb turns up out of the blue with some friends.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted in Complete Crumb Comics, The (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12

23 page American Splendor story "How I Spent My Summer Vacation: 1972"

Characters Marv; Lenny; Eddie Berg; Tina; Sue Ann; Larry
Synopsis Marv cops off with his friend's girlfriend as they visit, and she invites him to California.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Greg Budgett
Inks Gary Dumm

3 page American Splendor story "The Rank"

Characters Big John
Synopsis A conversation at the store
Genre Drama
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Lad Jeric (layouts); Greg Budgett
Inks Gary Dumm

8 page American Splendor story "Remembering Be-Ins"

Characters Harold; Mr Shapiro; Murray; Preacher; Ray; Arnie
Synopsis A look back from 2010 to how the 1960s be-ins weren't all they may have later seemed.
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Brian Bram
Inks Brian Bram
Letters Brian Bram

1 page American Splendor story "A Tune Is Introduced In Cleveland"

Characters Piano player
Synopsis A once a lifetime introduction to the bar band's next song.
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Gary Dumm
Inks Gary Dumm
Letters Gary Dumm

11 page American Splendor story "Love Story"

Characters Elaine Rawlings; Herbie; Herbie's Dad; Miss McDaniel; Cosmo Bonaventura; Herbie's mother; Pimp
Synopsis Herbie discovers what's happened to a childhood friend.
Genre Drama
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Gary Dumm
Inks Greg Budgett

1 page American Splendor story "A Mexican Tale"

Synopsis Just why is that guy called Mexico?
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Greg Budgett
Inks Gary Dumm

1 page American Splendor story "You fuckers can leave if you wanna..."

Synopsis An incident at the bus depot.
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Greg Budgett
Inks Gary Dumm