About Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar was an American comic book writer and music critic, best known American Splendor, his series of autobiographical comics. He worked with a variety of comic artists, particularly the underground cartoonist Robert Crumb.
Harvey Pekar Biography & Criticism
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American Splendor (Feature Film)
Call Number: VIDEO-D 36940-D (Askwith)ISBN: 0783123876Publication Date: 2003 -
Comic Books As History : the narrative art of Jack Jackson, Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Pekar
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Call Number: PN 6725 .W581 1989 (Hatcher/Shapiro)ISBN: 0878054057Publication Date: 1989 -
Harvey Pekar Bibliography
Major works by Harvey Pekar in the U-M Library collection. For others, do an author search in the Library Catalog for "Pekar, Harvey".
See also Harvey Pekar comics available online in the Underground and Independant Comics database.
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American Splendor: Unsung Hero
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Call Number: PN 6727 .P44 H37 2003ISBN: 1593070403Publication Date: 2003 -
American Splendor Presents Bob and Harv's Comics
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Call Number: PN 6727 .P44 A66 1996ISBN: 1568581017Publication Date: 1996 -
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Harvey Pekar's Cleveland
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Call Number: PN 6727 .P44 C54 2012ISBN: 9781603090919Publication Date: 2012 -
The New American Splendor Anthology
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Call Number: PN 6727 .P44 N4 1991ISBN: 0941423646Publication Date: 1991 -
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Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History
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Call Number: PN 6727 .P44 S79 2008ISBN: 9780809095391Publication Date: 2008
Harvey Pekar Articles
A selection of journal articles about Harvey Pekar and his works. To find more, search in Library Articles Search on "Harvey Pekar", limiting to articles in scholarly journals.
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Removing the Experience: Simulacrum as an Autobiographical Act in American Splendorby Sperb, Jason
Biography Vol. 29, Issue 1. Date: 06/28/2006 Pages: 123-139. -
Style, Voice, and Authorship in Harvey Pekar's (Auto) (Bio)Graphical Comicsby Bredehoft, Thomas A
College Literature Vol. 38, Issue 3. Date: 2011 Pages: 97-110.
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2025 2:36 PM
Subjects: Arts, Humanities