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American splendor

American splendor

by Harvey Pekar, Eddie Campbell Haspiel, Ty Templeton

1986Social life and customsGraphic novelsComic books, stripsCaricatures and cartoonsWorking class

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First lines

MY NAME HAS BEEN A MATTER OF SOME CONCERN TO ME OVER THE YEARS...

MY NAME HAS BEEN A MATTER OF SOME CONCERN TO ME OVER THE YEARS...

About this book

Harvey Pekar never has "just another day"; follow his battles of everyday life in this latest volume of his autobiographical series.

Themes & subjects

Social life and customsGraphic novelsComic books, stripsCaricatures and cartoonsWorking classGraphic Novels - General

First published 1986

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About the author

Harvey Pekar

8 Oct 1939 – 12 Jul 2010

An American underground comic book writer.

Authors

Harvey Pekar, Eddie Campbell Haspiel, Ty Templeton

First published

1986

Pages

150

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

6

Language

English

Publisher

DC Comics

ISBN

9781401212353

Where to buy

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