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Accepted!
King Features Syndicate, Chicago Tribune-New York News and United Feature Syndicate accepts Garfield strips form Jim Davis. Garfield is the main charater in the stip with his owner Jon Arbuckle. -
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Garfield's Timeline
This is most of Jim Davis's comic book character "Garfield" and his achievements. -
Odie Appears
On August 8, 1978, Odie, a yellow, long-eared beagle with a very long tongue, appears. He was owned by Jon’s friend Lyman, but Jon adopted him after Lyman got written out of the strip. -
Pooky Appears
On October 23, 1978, Pooky, Garfield's teddy bear appears. He
is Garfield's whom was discovered stuffed in a drawer. -
First Book Famous
Garfield's first comic book, "Garfield at Large" gets #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. Many of Garfield's future comic books will also be on this list. -
Arlene Appears
On December 17, 1980, Arlene appears. She is Garfield's girlfriend and has a gap between her two front teeth which Garfield likes to make fun of. -
Success!
In 1981,the strip is shown in 850 newspapers and gained over $15 million in merchandise. To manage this, Davis founded Paws, Inc. -
Emmy Award
"Garfield in the Rough" wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. -
Liz Appears
On June 26, 1979, a new character called Liz appears. Dr.Liz Wilson is Garfield's vet. Jon Arbuckle has a crush on her. -
First Game
Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal is a 1987 computer game based on the comic strip.This game is an arcade adventure starring Garfield who has to rescue Arlene from the pound. -
TV Show
"Garfield & Friends," is a TV show starring Garfield was showed on TV from 1988 to 1995. -
More Newspapers
Garfield comics are now in 2400 newpapers. -
20th Birthday
Garfield celebrates his 20th Birthday at the International Museum of Cartoon Art. -
Many Readers
Garfield is now the world's most shown strip, appearing in 2,570 newspapers and 263 million readers read it worldwide. -
25th Birthday
Garfield celebrates his 25th birthday with a three day party, book tour and cruise in Muncie.
The first Garfield cookbook is also produced. -
More Success
By 2004, Garfield is shown in almost 2,600 newspapers and sold $1 billion worth of merchandise in over 100 countries. -
First Feature Film
Garfield: The Movie is the comic's first feature film. It was released on June 11, 2004. The movie is about Garfield's quest to rescue Odie from a TV pet-show host. -
Second Feature Film
On June 16, 2006, Garfield's second feature film was released. This one is about Garfiled and a cat that owns a castle called "Prince" that looks exactly like him. -
Guinness World Record
Garfield comic strips are now produced in around 2,580 newspapers and journals, It also holds the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely produced comic strip. -
Garfield Gets Real
The CGI movie "Garfield Gets Real" is released. This is about Garfield getting bored of being in a comic and escapes to the "real world" but has to get back to the "comic world" in 24 hours or his comic strip will be cancelled.
