![]() ![]() The comic strips typically revolve around Jon saying something stupid, or Garfield yearning after lasagna, or Odie being dumb and annoying. The cat has a love/hate relationship with both. This bloke also has a lovable, but dumb, pet dog called Odie. ![]() His owner is the lovelorn and clumsy Jon Arbuckle, who spends most of his time trying to get a girlfriend. He’s portrayed as having a beer gut of sorts. He’s very intelligent but a slob, as well as a glutton with a particular lust for lasagna. The cat is an orange tabby with anthropomorphic qualities. The comic strips feature Garfield the cat, who’s an overweight and sardonic individual. By 1981, it was in over 850 newspapers and raking in millions from merchandise. It ran in 1976 called “Jon” (after the cat’s owner), but changed to Garfield in time for the June 1978 launch of the nationwide comic strips.Īnd it was immediately a smash hit. In the 1970s he worked for advertising agencies and contributed to a comic strip called Tumbleweeds.Īfter limited success with his early local newspaper cartoon Gnorm Gnat, he went with a cat for a second attempt. Davis grew up on a farm in Indiana during the early 1950s. ![]()
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