Garfield has changed much since he first debuted in 1978. He was fatter, and flabbier, when Jim Davis first introduced him. He initially planned to call his new strip “Jon” after Garfield’s ...

The iconic orange cat consistently keeps readers entertained by pushing the boundaries of reality within his comic strip universe.

View Jim Davis A Garfield Christmas Preliminary Sunday Comic Strip Original Art United Feature Syndicate, 1978 by Jim Davis on artnet. ... (United Feature Syndicate, 1978), 1978; 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25 ...

Pratt will also return for the “Super Mario Bros” sequel, scheduled for spring 2026. The “Garfield” comic strip debuted in June 1978 and quickly became one of the fastest-growing comic strips of all ...

Jim Davis created Garfield as a comic strip character in 1978, with the lazy orange cat causing trouble for his human owner, Jon Arbuckle, and Jon’s dog, Odie.