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Garfield

Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield, a lazy, gluttonous, and sarcastic cat, along with a dim-witted dog named Odie and their human…

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Author
Jim Davis
Owner
Paws, Inc. (Viacom, 2019) (Paramount Skydance Corporation, since 2019)
Current status/schedule
Running/daily
Genre(s)
Gag-a-day Humor
Launch date
June 19, 1978; 48 years ago (1978-06-19)
Preceded by
Jon (1976–1977) and Garfield (1977–1978), locally published strips in the Pendleton Times-Post

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Garfield

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Edges151
Triples413
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013158
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Garfield

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related to Secondary sources · 66
Garfield → Andrews McMeel Publishing, Arden, Art, Bailey, Bast, Beaten Path, Cartoon Success Secrets, Cartoonist Profiles, Cat-alog, Cats, Century, Choron, Courtroom, David, David Letterman, Emmis Books, Fair Use, Famous Hoosiers, Fashion, Feline Images
related to Films · 43
Garfield → Alcon Entertainment, August, Bill Murray, Both, Century Fox, CG-animated Garfield, China, Chris Pratt, David Reynolds, Davis Entertainment, December, Despite, Dindal, DNEG, Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's, Garfield's Fun Fest, Garfield's Pet Force, In August, Inc
related to Video games · 38
Garfield → Act, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari, Atari ST, Atari's, Big Fat Hairy Deal, Caught, Commodore, DS, Family Computer, Game Boy, Game Factory, Game Gear, Garfield Labyrinth, Garfield's Funfest, Garfield's Nightmare, However, Inc, Jack Tramiel
related to Internet · 26
Garfield → Another, Ball State University, Ballantine Books, Children's Technology Group, Dan Walsh, Dating, Davis, Fans, Garfield Minus Garfield, Garfield Randomizer, Internet, Jim Davis, Jon, Jon's, MindWalker, October, Pearson Digital Learning, ProfessorGarfield, Realfield, Realistic Garfield
related to Before Garfield · 25
Garfield → Boner's Ark, Cartoonist Jim Davis, Davis, Fairmount, Garfield Davis, Garfield's, Gnorm Gnat, He, In, Indiana, James, John Arbuckle, Jon, Jon Arbuckle, Jon's, Lyman, Lyman's, Marion, Odie, Pendleton
related to Content · 21
Garfield → Arlene, Davis's, Doc Boy, Dr, For, Garfield's, His, However, Jon, Jon Arbuckle, Jon's, Liz Wilson, Many, Most, Nermal, Odie, OPEC, Other, Part, Pooky
related to Syndication · 21
Garfield → According, After, Although, Charles, Chicago Sun-Times, Darwinian, Davis, Davis's, Garfield's, In March, Jim Davis, June, March, Odie, Peanuts, Pendleton Times, Schulz, September, The, This
related to Stage · 20
Garfield → Asia, AWA Touring Services, Bill Meade, Cattitude, Chorus Line, Fence, Garfield Live, Going Home, Indiana, January, Jim Davis, Joseph Papp, Michael Dansicker, Muncie, North American, On, September, The, US, When
related to Television · 18
Garfield → Cartoon Network, CBS, CGI, December, France, Friends, From, Garfield's, It, Lorenzo Music, May, Music, November, Saturday-morning, Scott Beach, The Fantastic Funnies, The Garfield Show, This
related to Paws, Inc. · 17
Garfield → Andrews McMeel Syndication, Davis, However, In, In August, Inc, Indiana, It, Jim Davis, Muncie, Nickelodeon, Paws, Sunday, The, Though, United Feature Syndicate, Viacom

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strip davis comic jon strips odie jim also paws character garfield's inc isbn books released jon's animated games cat series

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GarfieldAuthorJim Davis1.00infobox
GarfieldCurrent status/scheduleRunning/daily1.00infobox
GarfieldGenre(s)Gag-a-day Humor1.00infobox
GarfieldLaunch dateJune 19, 1978; 48 years ago (1978-06-19)1.00infobox
GarfieldOwnerPaws, Inc. (Viacom, 2019) (Paramount Skydance Corporation, since 2019)1.00infobox
GarfieldPreceded byJon (1976–1977) and Garfield (1977–1978), locally published strips in the Pendleton Times-Post1.00infobox
GarfieldPublisher(s)Random House (under Ballantine Books), occasionally Andrews McMeel Publishing1.00infobox
GarfieldSyndicate(s)Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication (1994–present) United Feature Syndicate (1978–1994)1.00infobox
GarfieldWebsitewww.gocomics.com/garfield1.00infobox
Garfieldis aAmerican comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis0.90text
Garfieldrelated to Art bookIn0.60section
Garfieldrelated to Art bookHermes Press0.60section

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