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Garfield
is a famous
comic strip
created by
Jim Davis
.
The comic is about a
cat
called Garfield, a
dog
called Odie, and their owner, Jon Arbuckle. The cat is named after Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S.
President
James Garfield
). It debuted on June 19, 1978, in 41 US newspapers.
Garfield at Large
was
Garfield'
s first book, published in 1980. It was listed in the
New York Times
bestseller list at #1. By 1983,
Garfield
was featured in 1400 newspapers, and was translated into seven different languages.
Garfield
got a website in 1996. In 2002,
Garfield
was declared "Most widely syndicated comic strip in the world" by the
Guinness Book of World Records
.
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Garfield's first cookbook was published in 2003. In 2004,
Garfield: The Movie
was the first full-length feature movie based on
Garfield
. Garfield is a fun-loving cat who loves lasagna but hates Mondays and is enjoyed by many people around the world.
As of 2024
[update]
, six Garfield movies have been made. notable production companies of
Garfield
franchise, primary those involvement such as Film Roman from 1982-1994, now owned by 9 Story USA ,
The Garfield Show
now owned by Dargaud Media and distributed by Cineverse Corp., while the live-action duology and the Dippe direct-to-video trilogy now owned by 20th Century Studios and Davis Entertainment under Disney, the upcoming animated series produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and the 2024 CG animated film produced by Sony.
- June 19, 1978 (USA/UK)
- August 12, 1978 (
Australia
)
- July 14, 1979 (Worldwide)
- December 21, 1980 (
Brazil
)
- July 31, 1981 (
Japan
)
- Here Comes Garfield
(1982)
- Garfield on the Town
(1983)
- Garfield in the Rough
(1984)
- Garfield's Halloween Adventure
(1985)
- Garfield in Paradise
(1986)
- Garfield Goes Hollywood
(1987)
- A Garfield Christmas
(1987)
- Happy Birthday, Garfield
(1988)
- Garfield: His 9 Lives
(1988)
- Garfield's Babes and Bullets
(1989)
- Garfield's Thanksgiving
(1989)
- Garfield's Feline Fantasies
(1990)
- Garfield Gets a Life
(1991)