Jon Arbuckle is a cartoonist, the owner of Garfield, and the roommate of Lyman and Spot. He can be somewhat sarcastic, but is frequently outsmarted by his cat. He often tries and fails to attract women, most notably Liz.

* 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.

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Arbuckle Wikipedia]
* [https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Arbuckle Garfield wikia]
* [https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Jon,_1976_comic_strips 1976 comic strip scans]
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