Spot is a lanky, idiotic dog with a spot on his side and a drooping tongue. He is owned by Lyman, the roommate of Jon Arbuckle, who owns Garfield the cat which Spot is prone to annoying. Unlike Garfield, Spot does not think in English dialogue.

* Jon
**January 29th, 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.
* Spot was renamed to "Odie" when Jon was adapted into Garfield, and eventually transferred from Lyman's ownership to Jon's. The strips this occurred in are copyrighted.

*[https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Odie Garfield Wiki]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/odie/4005-51157/ ComicVine]
*[https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Jon,_1976_comic_strips 1976 comic strip scans]
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