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.