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Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #8
This fun-filled collection includes three books in Garfield By the Pound, Garfield Keeps His Chins Up, and Garfield Takes His Licks .
Garfield loves food. Whether he’s smothering a steak with whipped cream or chasing a runaway donut, the grand gourmand is always in his gluttonous glory!
As much as Garfield loves to eat, he hates to diet. The tubby tabby must suffer insults from the talking scale and the indignity of diet cat food called “Hey, Fatso. Eat This!”
But feat not; Garfield always rebounds with a witty wisecrack or a well-placed smack to the back of Jon’s head.
Dig in and gobble up this savory selection of fat cat comics!
The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never enough!
Garfield loves food. Whether he’s smothering a steak with whipped cream or chasing a runaway donut, the grand gourmand is always in his gluttonous glory!
As much as Garfield loves to eat, he hates to diet. The tubby tabby must suffer insults from the talking scale and the indignity of diet cat food called “Hey, Fatso. Eat This!”
But feat not; Garfield always rebounds with a witty wisecrack or a well-placed smack to the back of Jon’s head.
Dig in and gobble up this savory selection of fat cat comics!
The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never enough!
288 pages, Paperback
First published March 4, 2014
About the author
Jim Davis
2,382 books644 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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October 25, 2015
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack Volume 8 contains:
Garfield by the Pound (#22)
Garfield Keeps his Chins Up (#23)
Garfield Takes his Licks (#24)
It's Garfield, in full color. Sometimes you just need something to unwind and Garfield is perfect, no thinking involved and plenty of amusement to be had. Garfield, Odie, Jon and other familiar faces are all here (well, maybe not all of them) getting into mischief, into bed and into food (not necessarily in that order). I have to admit I wish more strips featured Odie (he's my favorite - along with Garfield).
Garfield by the Pound (#22)
Garfield Keeps his Chins Up (#23)
Garfield Takes his Licks (#24)
It's Garfield, in full color. Sometimes you just need something to unwind and Garfield is perfect, no thinking involved and plenty of amusement to be had. Garfield, Odie, Jon and other familiar faces are all here (well, maybe not all of them) getting into mischief, into bed and into food (not necessarily in that order). I have to admit I wish more strips featured Odie (he's my favorite - along with Garfield).
August 9, 2019
good old fashioned fun.!!
March 30, 2021
3 Garfield books in one collection in color. Hilarious stuff. Nothing more to say.
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