Harvey Pekar Died of Prescription Overdose

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According to the coroner, venerable Cleveland crank and cult comic hero Harvey Pekar died of an accidental overdose of Prozac and a smoking cessation med.

Sad.

(Via 19 Action News)

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Vince Grzegorek

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.
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