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Garfield

Comic strip created by Jim Davis

This article is about the comic strip. For the title character, see Garfield (character). For the U.S. president, see James A. Garfield. For other uses, see Garfield (disambiguation).

Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.^[1]

Though its setting is rarely mentioned in print, Garfield takes place in Jim Davis's hometown of Muncie, Indiana, according to the television special Happy Birthday, Garfield. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, love of coffee and lasagna, disdain of Mondays, and dieting. Garfield is also shown to manipulate people to get whatever he wants.

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Garfield’s Best History of Cats Comics, Ranked

Throughout the series’ long, ongoing run, Garfield comics have given pleasure to readers in numerous ways. Creator Jim Davis has proven himself a masterful cartoonist with an incredibly versatile skill set. Many different concepts have been successfully explored over the years. One of particular interest is the history of cats.

In telling various fictional historical events in cat history, Davis uses Garfield’s unique perspective to provide readers with beautifully illustrated and humorous situations. From pre-historical felines to Garfield’s beginnings, the best of these comical scenarios will have readers laughing for many generations.

10 Cutest Garfield Comic Strips, Ranked

Garfield, the sarcastic, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cat, can actually be pretty cute sometimes.

8 Garfield's Birth Presents a Timeless Story

Garfield: His 9 Lives (October 1984)

Discussing the history of cats presented in the Garfield comic strips would be difficult without mentioning Garfield’s own past. In the book Garf

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Garfield (character)

Fictional comic strip cat

This article is about the cartoon character. For the comic strip, see Garfield. For the 2004 film, see Garfield: The Movie. For other uses, see Garfield (disambiguation).

Comics character

Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabbyPersian cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna and pizza, coffee, and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, Nermal, the vet, and exercise.

Character

Fictional biography

Garfield is an orange cat belonging to Jon Arbuckle. He was born on (1978-06-19)June 19, 1978 (the day the first Garfield strip was published), in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant.^[2]^[3]^[4]Jim Davis named Garfield after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis.^[5] As a kitten, he develops a taste for lasagna, which would become his favorite food.^[6] Because of his large appetite, the owner of Mamma Leoni's has to choo