Public Domain Super Heroes
Huggy
Huggy

Real Name

Huggy

First Appearance

Jon (June 16th, 1977)

Original Publisher

The Pendleton Times

Created by

Jim Davis

Origin[]

Huggy is Garfield's beloved teddy bear and best friend after Garfield discovered him in a drawer.

Public Domain Appearances[]

Public Domain Comic Strip Appearances[]

  • Jon
    • June 16th, 1977 - August 25th, 1977
  • Garfield
    • September 1st, 1977 - February 16th, 1978

Notes[]

  • The original Jon comics were published without a copyright notice.
  • Huggy was renamed to "Pooky" when Jon was adapted into Garfield.
  • On September 1, 1977 the Jon comic strip was renamed Garfield.
  • February 16, 1978 was the last regular strip prior to syndication and the last of the strips that did not use a United Feature Syndicate copyright line.

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