<P> Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis . Published since 1978 , it chronicles the life of the title character , the cat Garfield ; Jon , his owner ; and Jon 's dog , Odie . As of 2013 , it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals , and held the Guinness World Record for being the world 's most widely syndicated comic strip . </P>
<P> Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis . Published since 1978 , it chronicles the life of the title character , the cat Garfield ; Jon , his owner ; and Jon 's dog , Odie . As of 2013 , it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals , and held the Guinness World Record for being the world 's most widely syndicated comic strip . </P>
when was the first garfield comic strip printed
when was the first garfield comic strip printed
1978
1978