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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.
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 ...
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How Harvey Pekar became one of David Letterman’s greatest recurring guests. Harvey Pekar recounts his appearances on Letterman’s show in the pages of “American Splendor.” (Art by Gerry ...
Jul 12, 2010 · Harvey Pekar, the irascible writer who spun the mundane details of his own life and the quotidian existences of his fellow Cleveland residents into comic-book narratives, and who showed that the comic-book panel could include everyday feelings of anxiety and disappointment as easily as it does the adventures of costumed heroes, has died, The Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported . He was 70.
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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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