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Harvey Lawrence Pekar ( / ˈpiːkɑːr /; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) [1] was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a well-received film adaptation of the same name.
Learn how the comic book writer Harvey Pekar became a frequent target of jokes and insults on Late Night with David Letterman, and how he eventually made up with the host after a decade-long ban. Find out why Letterman refused to release the footage of their 1988 fight for years.
Sep 1, 2010 · Harvey Pekar, the obsessive chronicler of everyday lives, was collaborating at the end of his life on a Web project whose fate in print remains uncertain.
Jul 12, 2010 · Comic book writer Harvey Pekar, whose American Splendor captured with wit and angst the downbeat details of a life lived in Rust Belt Cleveland, was found dead in his home early Monday ...
- Neda Ulaby
Jul 16, 2010 · Comic book writer Harvey Pekar, who published a series of caustically funny autobiographical stories about the ups and downs of everyday life, died Monday morning. He was 70.
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The rumor was that Pekar was banned, but Letterman, in having Harvey back on in 1993 and ’94 — the latter time on CBS — played down the sparring as “a falling-out, a misunderstanding ...
Jul 13, 2010 · Harvey Pekar, ‘American Splendor’ Creator, Dies at 70. Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book “American Splendor” attracted a cult following for its unvarnished stories of a ...
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