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American Splendor comic books issue 8

  • Issue #8
    American Splendor (1976 Harvey Pekar) 8

    Cover pencils by Greg Budgett, inks by Gary Dumm. Pickled Okra (Okry), script by Harvey Pekar, art by Robert Crumb; A guy makes all kinds of extravagant claims for the picked okra he's trying to sell. Jury Duty, script by Harvey Pekar, art by Sue Cavey; Harvey's experiences as a juror prompt him to consider the justice system. Grubstreet, U.S.A., script by Harvey Pekar, art by Kevin Brown; Harvey, down on his luck, gets Wallace Shawn to visit Cleveland for a film festival showing of "My Dinner With Andre." American Splendor Assaults the Media, script by Harvey Pekar, art by Robert Crumb; Harvey rants about his difficulty getting published in The Village Voice. Old Cars and Winter, script by Harvey Pekar, art by Sue Cavey; The problem of old cars breaking down during Cleveland winters. I'll Be Forty-Three on Friday (How I'm Living Now), script by Harvey Pekar, art by Gerry Shamray. 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.