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Harvey Pekar (b. October 8, 1939 – d.July 12, 2010) was a writer.

Professional History

Pekar's comics were self-published for many years.

Personal History

Harvey Pekar was an independent comic book writer who has produced a series of semi-autobiographical humor books called American Splendor. Pekar was a life-long native of Cleveland, Ohio. His parents were immigrants from Poland. Aside from writing from his comic he also worked as a filing clerk at a hospital before retiring in 2001. Pekar died in 2010 from an accidental overdose.

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