Garfield
Sign in to saveGarfield 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.
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Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis that follows the daily adventures of a cat named Garfield, a dog named Odie, and their owner Jon Arbuckle, beginning in the late 1970s. As of 2013, it held the Guinness World Record as the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, appearing in approximately 2,580 newspapers and journals.
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- Comic strip.title
- Garfield
- Comic strip.image
- Garfieldand friends.png
- Comic strip.caption
- Center: Garfield (clockwise from bottom-left: Nermal, Odie, Arlene, and Pooky)
- Comic strip.alt
- An illustration of the characters in the comic strip Garfield.
- Comic strip.author
- Jim Davis
- Comic strip.owner
- Paws, Inc.
- Comic strip.website
- www.gocomics.com/garfield
- Comic strip.status
- Running/daily
- Comic strip.syndicate
- Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication (1994–present)United Feature Syndicate (1978–1994)
- Comic strip.publisher
- Random House (under Ballantine Books), occasionally Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Comic strip.genre
- Gag-a-dayHumor
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28 sectionsContents
- History
- Before ''Garfield''
- ''Jon''
- Syndication
- Content
- Marketing
- Media
- Books
- Internet
- <span class="anchor" id="Television"></span> Television
- TV series
- Primetime specials
- Films
- Video games
- Stage
- Comic book
- Art book
- Restaurant
- Recurring subjects and themes
- Short storylines
- National Stupid Day
- Paws, Inc.
- See also
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- References
- External links
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.
Though its setting is rarely mentioned in print, according to the television special Happy Birthday, Garfield, Garfield takes place in Davis's hometown of Muncie, Indiana. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness and gluttony, as well as his interactions with the other characters.
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1978 comics debutsAmerican comics adapted into filmsAmerican comic stripsComics about anthropomorphic catsComics about anthropomorphic dogsComics about talking animalsComics adapted into animated seriesComics adapted into television seriesComics adapted into video gamesComics set in IndianaComic strips set in the United StatesCulture of Indiana