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Garfield #15
Garfield Worldwide: His 15th Book
How does America's foremost feline do it? There's so much lasagna to be eaten, so many dogs to kick around, that he doesn't have time to worry about current events. He is the maestro of mirth and the purveyor of puns to his millions of fans. With Garfield in your life, is there room for anything more . . . ?
The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the Garfield comic 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.
The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the Garfield comic 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 February 12, 1988
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About the author
Jim Davis
2,355 books635 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 6, 2025
In this fifteenth collection of strips, Garfield tries to eat Jon's new avian pet, Sweety Bird, meets Big Bertha, and, my personal favorite, has a hilarious bout of amnesia. As usual, humor and craziness ensue. Also of note is the final strip, which features the Tubby Tabby having an insane diet-induced dream; you have to see it to believe it.
January 20, 2024
Davis was still at the top of his game. Hilarious sequence when Garfield has amnesia. We also meet Big Bertha and Jon’s new pet bird. A lot of lol moments.
May 15, 2024
I loved Garfield since I was a child. Lots of fun reading these strips from 87 and 88.
February 7, 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.
December 20, 2021
Quick impressions: This is the 15th book in the series. It is still relatively early in the series. The comics feel like Davis is in his stride versus more recent volumes where it feels like he is phoning it in. Among the highlights: Jon attempts to grow a mustache and later his date with Big Bertha. The volume was originally published in 1988, so you get some 1980s references and humor. This edition was reprinted in 2007. Overall, I liked this one.
July 13, 2019
I got a pretty good laugh out of this. I love Garfield as a show and this book gets better if you imagine everyone with the voices in the show. Also am definitely going to read the other ones because this ended too quickly 😭
I've officially reverted to the children's section of my bookshelf and shall not return soon.
I've officially reverted to the children's section of my bookshelf and shall not return soon.
January 17, 2022
I love Garfield so much!!!!!!!! He is so so so funny! He tells lots of funny jokes and I laugh on every page. I think my favorite one was in the last book. It went like this;You shouldn't watch sad movies when you're on a diet Garfield, you know how emotional you get. This isn't a sad movie. It's a food commercial.Ha Ha Ha Ha!!! It is so funny!
October 12, 2020
The Good Times Keep on Rolling!
In Garfield's case that quite literal. Ha, ha! I just hope he doesn't catch wind of that comment. Oh well, if he does, I'll just bring out a big pan of lasagna.
In Garfield's case that quite literal. Ha, ha! I just hope he doesn't catch wind of that comment. Oh well, if he does, I'll just bring out a big pan of lasagna.
June 30, 2025
All my Garfield reviews are the same. You either get the wonderful humor or you don't. As for me, I grew up reading the hilarious antics of Garfield, Jon, and Odie and years later I still find it funny. It is like a comfortable old friend making me laugh when I need it.
February 23, 2019
Reading through the books with my eight-year-old son. We both love Garfield!
May 30, 2019
Laughs and smiles all the way!
July 18, 2020
I wouldn’t call Garfield the greatest role model, per se, but my 11-year-old adores these books. :)
August 5, 2021
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February 10, 2022
While cleaning I came across a couple Garfield books that had from my childhood. Now sharing the fun with my kids. It's great to hear them laugh and enjoy Garfield the way I did as a kid.
September 27, 2022
This book wasn’t as funny as some of the other books in this series but it was still ok. I would recommend other Garfield books before this one but I still enjoyed reading it.
September 2, 2023
all the humor
This is the smile on a Saturday morning as a kid reading the newspaper and being given a laugh. A good memory of more simpler funny times.
This is the smile on a Saturday morning as a kid reading the newspaper and being given a laugh. A good memory of more simpler funny times.
December 20, 2023
This was such a fun read. I love reading all of these comics and they never fail to make me smile.
March 29, 2025
Jon goes on a date with a wrong number, and Garfield loves her. I loved the series of strips where Garfield had amnesia and was nice to Odie. 😁
November 18, 2015
Garfield World-Wide is a smile-filled book about America's favorite fat cat. Garfield hits the ground running acting like a Tiger Shark and ends the book on a diet. Poor Garfield. He is so misunderstood by his owner, Jon. Actually . . . no he's not. Jon knows what Garfield is about. He is a nice cat, but like all cat's, he can turn on you suddenly for no reason what-so-ever.
Jim Davis introduces two new characters that only appear for a week or two. The first is Bertha, a woman Jon mistakenly calls on the phone, likes her voice, and asks her out on a date. Bertha ends up being a very overweight woman with horned-rimmed glasses who is both loud and obnoxious. You know . . . your general stereotype of a fat person. I found this to be rather demeaning. Sweety Bird is a canary Jon buys that Garfield wants to eat. It seemed a little too much like Looney Tunes characters Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird. Maybe that is why Sweety Bird didn't appear in any more comic strips in this book, other than the one week. Warner Bros. might have had something to do with that. Who knows?
Overall, Garfield World-Wide is another jam-packed book of Garfield daily comic strips. I found this collection to be better than some of the previous books. I cannot say why, some of the strips just struck me as being funnier. So, if you are looking for a Garfield book to pick up, then this might just be the one.
Jim Davis introduces two new characters that only appear for a week or two. The first is Bertha, a woman Jon mistakenly calls on the phone, likes her voice, and asks her out on a date. Bertha ends up being a very overweight woman with horned-rimmed glasses who is both loud and obnoxious. You know . . . your general stereotype of a fat person. I found this to be rather demeaning. Sweety Bird is a canary Jon buys that Garfield wants to eat. It seemed a little too much like Looney Tunes characters Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird. Maybe that is why Sweety Bird didn't appear in any more comic strips in this book, other than the one week. Warner Bros. might have had something to do with that. Who knows?
Overall, Garfield World-Wide is another jam-packed book of Garfield daily comic strips. I found this collection to be better than some of the previous books. I cannot say why, some of the strips just struck me as being funnier. So, if you are looking for a Garfield book to pick up, then this might just be the one.
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...
April 7, 2008
Fun and enlightening!
May 11, 2010
Garfield tells jokes on a fence.
April 30, 2011
Hehe, my first Garfield Book :')
December 14, 2014
Garfield is a favorite.
March 5, 2019
I would have liked for Garfield to travel to all sorts of different places for this book.
July 12, 2015
Amazing book
I love classic Garfield. A must read for all Garfield lovers. And it is a price performer,as well! With funny characters like Odie
I love classic Garfield. A must read for all Garfield lovers. And it is a price performer,as well! With funny characters like Odie
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February 2, 2024
First re-read in a couple years. Meh. Past the point of nostalgia for the earlier books, and this one's got way too much fat shaming to rehome. Into recycling it goes.
July 26, 2008
I love these! And all the others!! Too many to put on here.
August 1, 2011
I think it was great! Man, is Garfield fat. Or as Garfield would say, 'Be quiet and feed me'.
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