Garfield
Comic strip created by Jim Davis
Summary
Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.
Originally created by 65.164.176.xxx
12/25/2001, 2:28:24 AM
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Alcon Entertainment
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Media franchise.
