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Jim Davis

Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana. He later attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university. The Garfield strip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in forty-one U.S. newspapers. Today it’s syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers worldwide with more than 200 million readers, leading Guinness World Records to name Garfield The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World. Davis has had many successes with Garfield,including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998), but his most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall excellence in cartooning.
Garfield Crash Diet
Garfield Bacon Me Drool
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #25
Garfield Donut Disturb
Garfield Fully Caffeinated
Garfield Home Cookin'
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #24
Garfield Road Pizza
Garfield Livin' the Sweet Life
Garfield What Leftovers?
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #23
Garfield Goes Hog Wild
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #22
Garfield Easy as Pie
Garfield Belly Laughs
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #21
Garfield Slurps and Burps
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 2: 1980 & 1981
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #12
Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 1: 1978 & 1979
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight
Age Happens
Garfield Eats and Runs
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #20
Garfield Feeds the Kitty
Garfield Feeds His Face
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #11
Garfield: Life to the Fullest
Garfield Cooks Up Trouble
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #19
Garfield Throws His Weight Around
Garfield Listens to His Gut
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #10
Garfield Thinks Big
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #18

Books

Garfield Crash Diet
Garfield Bacon Me Drool
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #25
Garfield Donut Disturb
Garfield Fully Caffeinated
Garfield Home Cookin'
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #24
Garfield Road Pizza
Garfield Livin' the Sweet Life
Garfield What Leftovers?
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #23
Garfield Goes Hog Wild
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #22
Garfield Easy as Pie
Garfield Belly Laughs
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #21
Garfield Slurps and Burps
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 2: 1980 & 1981
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #12
Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 1: 1978 & 1979
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight
Age Happens
Garfield Eats and Runs
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #20
Garfield Feeds the Kitty
Garfield Feeds His Face
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #11
Garfield: Life to the Fullest
Garfield Cooks Up Trouble
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #19
Garfield Throws His Weight Around
Garfield Listens to His Gut
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #10
Garfield Thinks Big
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #18

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