Publication History
Pekar produced seventeen issues of American Splendor from 1976 to 1993, which, except for the last few issues, he also self-published and self-distributed. By keeping back issues in print and available (contrary to the industry practice of the time), Pekar continued to receive income on previously-completed work, although at the time some of them were published, according to his Comics Journal interview, he was losing thousands of dollars per year on the books. Starting in 1994, additional American Splendor were published by Dark Horse Comics, although these issues are not numbered. They include the two-issue American Splendor: Windfall and several themed issues such as American Splendor: Transatlantic Comics and American Splendor: On the Job. In September 2006, a four-issue American Splendor mini-series was published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. A second four-issue miniseries was published by DC in 2008.
| Number | Date of Publication | Pages (including cover) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | 52 | Harvey Pekar |
| 2 | 1977 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 3 | 1978 | 56 | Harvey Pekar |
| 4 | 1979 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 5 | 1980 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 6 | 1981 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 7 | 1982 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 8 | 1983 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 9 | 1984 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 10 | 1985 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 11 | 1986 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 12 | 1987 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 13 | 1988 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 14 | 1989 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 15 | 1990 | 60 | Harvey Pekar |
| 16 | Nov 1991 | 60 | Harvey Pekar in association with Tundra Publishing |
| 17 | 1993 | 60 | Dark Horse Comics |
| (18) A Step Out of the Nest | Aug 1994 | 36 | Dark Horse |
| (19) Windfall 1 | Sep 1995 | 44 | Dark Horse |
| (20) Windfall 2 | Oct 1995 | 44 | Dark Horse |
| (21) Comic-Con Comics | Aug 1996 | Dark Horse | |
| (22) On the Job | May 1997 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (23) Music Comics | Nov 1997 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (24) Odds and Ends | Dec 1997 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (25) Transatlantic Comics | Jul 1998 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (26) Terminal | Sep 1999 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (27) Bedtime Stories | June 2000 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (28) Portrait of the Author in his Declining Years | Apr 2001 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (29) Unsung Hero 1 | Aug 2002 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (30) Unsung Hero 2 | Sep 2002 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (31) Unsung Hero 3 | Oct 2002 | 28 | Dark Horse |
| (32) 1 | Nov 2006 | 36 | Vertigo (DC Comics) |
| (33) 2 | Dec 2006 | 36 | Vertigo |
| (34) 3 | Jan 2007 | 36 | Vertigo |
| (35) 4 | Feb 2007 | 36 | Vertigo |
| (36) Vol 2 1 | June 2008 | 36 | Vertigo |
| (37) Vol 2 2 | July 2008 | 36 | Vertigo |
| (38) Vol 2 3 | Aug 2008 | 36 | Vertigo |
| (39) Vol 2 4 | Sep 2008 | 36 | Vertigo |
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