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Garfield #9
Garfield Loses His Feet
Can a cat with no feet...
bounce into bed?
trot to the TV set?
race for the refrigerator?
You can be sure that your favorite furry feline will find a way!
The Garfield Classics series collect the early years of the Garfield strip in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style.
bounce into bed?
trot to the TV set?
race for the refrigerator?
You can be sure that your favorite furry feline will find a way!
The Garfield Classics series collect the early years of the Garfield strip in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style.
96 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1984
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About the author
Jim Davis
2,300 books632 followersJames Robert "Jim" Davis is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. Other comics that he has worked on are Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, Slapstick, and a strip about Mr. Potato Head.
Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman.
Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years.
Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.
Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman.
Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years.
Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.
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January 3, 2025
I'll be honest: There was a strip or two that I didn't understand in this volume, but, for the most part, these were fun and made me smile. Maybe, if I'd been around back in the time these comics were drawn, I'd understand them better.
October 22, 2010
3.5 stars. Garfield's ninth book. In it he continues his quest to locate and digest the ultimate pan of lasagna (without having to work too hard to get it). Along the way, he torments Odie, Jim, Nermal and the rest of gang in classic Garfield fashion.
March 18, 2012
An absolute hilarious collection of one of the greatest comic strips of all time.
June 2, 2025
The only reason I laughed the two times I did was due to out of context panels. This was written in late 70s so humor just doesn't tickle me like when I was a kid. It's not bad just ehhhh skip this volume.
May 21, 2018
I don't ever remember laughing at Garfield. Reading it was like re-watching an episode of a sitcom you've already seen ten times and know all the plot threads and punchlines. There's a bland comfort to it and, for a stretch in early Middle School, bland comfort was preferable to none.
I consumed all the Garfield books in the Middle School library, idly wondering when something new would happen to shake up the Groundhog Day-esque loop in which they lived their lives, for a character to maybe grow or change. As the library's stock dwindled, so to did my desire to wade through any more of Garfield's doldrums.
In some ways the world of Garfield seems to represent some primal desire to keep everything safe by maintaining the conformity of each new day to the mold fixed by the last, but such a life seems more like death by whimper.
I consumed all the Garfield books in the Middle School library, idly wondering when something new would happen to shake up the Groundhog Day-esque loop in which they lived their lives, for a character to maybe grow or change. As the library's stock dwindled, so to did my desire to wade through any more of Garfield's doldrums.
In some ways the world of Garfield seems to represent some primal desire to keep everything safe by maintaining the conformity of each new day to the mold fixed by the last, but such a life seems more like death by whimper.
May 11, 2010
Garfield eats Jon's donut.
October 20, 2023
Perinteistä vähän vanhempaa Karvista.
February 5, 2022
Bueno, qué decir de los Garfields, uno de los compañeros de nuestra infancia (y adolescencia y parte de la vida adulta). Recuerdo haberme encontrado el primero en casa de un amigo y habérmelo devorado de una sentada, con 5-6 años, sin entender varios de los chistes pero disfrutando mucho de los más obvios. Hoy en día, en casa, a los ojos entrecerrados con mezcla de desprecio y aburrimiento los seguimos llamando ojos de Garfield:
Esta sensación de saber que siempre iba a encontrar unos cuantos graciosos la tuve durante las dos décadas posteriores en las que Garfield iba apareciendo periódicamente en mi vida. No es una obra culmen de la literatura, pero nos ha alegrado muchos momentos.
Esta sensación de saber que siempre iba a encontrar unos cuantos graciosos la tuve durante las dos décadas posteriores en las que Garfield iba apareciendo periódicamente en mi vida. No es una obra culmen de la literatura, pero nos ha alegrado muchos momentos.
January 29, 2024
I started reading Garfield as a young boy in the late 1970s and recently decided to re-read all of my collection, and I am glad I did! In this early volume, the characters of Garfield, Jon and Odie are pretty much developed from those of the cruder earlier days and any modern reader of Garfield will recognize them all.
There are some really funny strips in this book that brought back great memories such as when Garfield eats so much his stomach outgrows his legs, visits to Jon's parents' farm, and when Garfield gets lost in the home heat ducts. Garfield acts out as Amoeba man, attacks ferns, and Nermal the kitten visits. Any fan of Garfield will really enjoy reading this classic earlier volume!
There are some really funny strips in this book that brought back great memories such as when Garfield eats so much his stomach outgrows his legs, visits to Jon's parents' farm, and when Garfield gets lost in the home heat ducts. Garfield acts out as Amoeba man, attacks ferns, and Nermal the kitten visits. Any fan of Garfield will really enjoy reading this classic earlier volume!
March 12, 2023
I read the mixed language one with Chinese descriptions.
Somebody returned this at work the other day and it’s been so long since I last read any Garfield strips, I had to borrow this on it’s way back to it’s branch.
Having owned cats now, and being a little obsessed with them, this was even more enjoyable than usual. I’ve read some of these strips before, I’m sure of it, but wow was it good clean old skool fun.
Superb!
Somebody returned this at work the other day and it’s been so long since I last read any Garfield strips, I had to borrow this on it’s way back to it’s branch.
Having owned cats now, and being a little obsessed with them, this was even more enjoyable than usual. I’ve read some of these strips before, I’m sure of it, but wow was it good clean old skool fun.
Superb!
September 10, 2019
Jako malá jsem Garfielda zbožňovala, ale až teď jsem se dostala ke komiksové podobě. Bylo to vtipné, je sice pravda, že některé ty stripy jsem buď nepochopila, nebo mi jednoduše nepřišly vtipné, každopádně i tak jsem se u toho nasmála a Garfield nezklamal.
April 20, 2025
As an old soul I absolutely loved this strip and after over 20years later…still classic comedy through pictures and funny yuks! I definitely can’t wait to show this book and many others to my children and grandchildren!!
January 9, 2018
*review to come*
February 19, 2019
I'm having so much fun reading the Garfield books with my eight-year-old son. We both adore Garfield!
June 10, 2019
I usually don't read the vintage Garfield books, but I convinced myself to do so. I love that funny cat and his antics.
October 17, 2019
I think the author was trying a few things for this book. It's a little quirky, but I like it all actually!
March 30, 2022
I really enjoyed it. The vocabulary challenges me and helps my Portuguese to improve.
April 26, 2022
Garfield comics will always be a go to to a good laugh its awesome.
May 17, 2022
Engraçadíssimo!
October 20, 2022
From my 9 year old son and Jim Davis' biggest fan....
It was HILARIOUS! And I love it
It was HILARIOUS! And I love it
January 1, 2023
3.5 stars
Some strips confused me a little but over all that where fun and enjoyable.
Some strips confused me a little but over all that where fun and enjoyable.
July 22, 2023
Funniest collection I have read so far. Has a Peanuts reference too!
March 3, 2025
Garfield eats so much his feet can't touch the ground. 🤣 I love these books because the visual gags make my daughter laugh, and I remember that being what made me laugh when I was a kid, too.
March 11, 2025
I love Garfield.
November 18, 2015
Garfield the cat is an entertaining character. Does he make me laugh out loud like Cavlin and Hobbes can? No. Still, I like the all of the characters that Jim Davis has created in this very famous comic strip. Garfield really only has two objectives in life: eat and sleep, which is pretty much the life of a real cat.
Odie, the ever-drooling dog is a hoot, but he isn't smart enough to think a single thought. I always wondered what he was thinking, or if he was thinking at all.
And Jon, poor Jon. Doomed to live his life alone with his malicious cat. The Garfield comics are simple and enjoyable. I do enjoy the diet weeks that Garfield has to go through, as we have all tried it, and the pounds never stay off for long.
So, if you are looking for a book that has the ability to keep you amused, pick up a copy of Garfield Loses His Feet.
Odie, the ever-drooling dog is a hoot, but he isn't smart enough to think a single thought. I always wondered what he was thinking, or if he was thinking at all.
And Jon, poor Jon. Doomed to live his life alone with his malicious cat. The Garfield comics are simple and enjoyable. I do enjoy the diet weeks that Garfield has to go through, as we have all tried it, and the pounds never stay off for long.
So, if you are looking for a book that has the ability to keep you amused, pick up a copy of Garfield Loses His Feet.
July 18, 2013
Not the best Garfield collection out there, but there were a couple classics. It's an interesting transitional snapshot of Garfield when he still possesses some cat-like quirks and qualities, makes sardonic quips of wisdom and satire, and lays off the homogeneous slapstick-lasagna stuff. It's still at the point where Davis will surprise you with surprisingly adult undertones. There's a strip where Jon straight up says "I'm so depressed it's depressing, I think I'll go out and shoot myself" while Garfield imagines comebacks. Another strip is just Garfield imagining him and Arlene becoming betrothed and having children. While it begins with pleasant fantasy, the strip ends with Garfield walking away from disturbing thoughts of becoming a terrible father.
December 4, 2011
I loved Garfield when I was in middle school. I had several of these collections, and I read them all again and again.
I'm giving three stars based on the way I felt about the book when I read it the first time (or should I say the first 10 to 15 times?). Now I can't imagine reading any one of these books one time.
I can barely believe how many of these collections exist.
I'm giving three stars based on the way I felt about the book when I read it the first time (or should I say the first 10 to 15 times?). Now I can't imagine reading any one of these books one time.
I can barely believe how many of these collections exist.
July 26, 2016
I was addicted to these as a kid. I drove my parents insane following them around demanding, "Read this one!" I'm sure that my Dad regretted owning a bookstore. As an adult, I foster cats, and every foster kitten has a picture taken in a box labeled "to: Abu Dhabi." None of my two personal cats are obese, but one is especially adept at tossing chihuahuas off furniture using only one paw...
February 21, 2013
Once again jim davis is able to pull off his 9th Garfield book. As always its hilarious. And funnier than ever. You see a father's cat chase the mailman mock dogs and be sttacked many times by mondsys.
March 29, 2015
Garfield is always a fun, easy comic where you can leave your brain at the door but enjoy plenty of snickering at the felines' bizarre and selfish antics. A cute book that's fun to look through.
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