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