| Garfield | |
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Real Name |
Garfield |
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First Appearance |
Jon (1976 - 1978) |
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Original Publisher |
The Pendleton Times |
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Created by |
Jim Davis |
Origin[]
Garfield is a plain, large, rotund cat who is owned by Jon Arbuckle. Garfield has a love of food, especially lasagna, and his teddy bear Huggy. He is often antagonistic towards a dog named Spot, who is owned by Lyman, a friend of Jon's.
Public Domain Comics Appearances[]
- Jon 1976-1978
First Jon strip which appeared without a copyright notice January 8, 1976.
Notes[]
- The original Jon comics were published without a copyright notice.
- The 'Garfield' trademark is under use of Paws, Inc. and Paramount Global/Nickelodeon Group. This means that although this early iteration of Garfield can legally be used within a work of fiction, it cannot be advertised with his name.