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. His pastimes include watching television and sleeping in his cat bed.

* Jon
**January 8th, 1976 - August 25th, 1977
* Garfield
**September 1st, 1977 - February 16th, 1978

* The original ''Jon'' comics were published without a copyright notice.
* 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.
* Paws, Inc./Nickelodeon Group/Paramount Skydance own several registered trademarks for the name 'Garfield'. See our FAQ for more info.
* Garfield the cat is named after U.S. President James A. Garfield, but indirectly. Creator Jim Davis named the cartoon character after his own grandfather, James A. Garfield Davis, who was named after the 20th president.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield Wikipedia]
*[https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Garfield_(character) Garfield wikia]
*[https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Jon,_1976_comic_strips 1976 comic strip scans]
* [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/garfield/4005-44913/ ComicVine]
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