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Garfield #72
Garfield Livin' the Sweet Life: His 72nd Book
Garfield's back in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book—truly a must-have for fans!
Garfield really gets into desserts. And why not? The best things in life are sweet! The confection-loving cat would gladly quarantine in an ice cream parlor for a month of sundaes! For Garfield fans, this new collection of comics is sure to be a treat!
Garfield really gets into desserts. And why not? The best things in life are sweet! The confection-loving cat would gladly quarantine in an ice cream parlor for a month of sundaes! For Garfield fans, this new collection of comics is sure to be a treat!
96 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 2021
About the author
Jim Davis
2,385 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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January 2, 2022
I loved it! Odie has an echo dot & an advice column for dogs I was laughing so hard. I forgot how much I love Garfield!
February 6, 2022
4.25
WRC - FUNNY BOOK
WRC - FUNNY BOOK
November 10, 2025
Sadly no Garfield media will ever be as great as the cartoon series even though it young me that it looked horrifying at times
April 3, 2023
A collection of Garfield comics on everyday as well as seasonal topics throughout a year.
There were a couple of the Sunday comics about Jon's dates with Liz that were absolutely hilarious (the one where she takes him to a lecture about abscesses and the one where he's been in the bathroom for an extremely long period of time). The rest of the comics were typical Garfield, Odie, and Jon antics. Still a fun all ages comic, though middle graders seem to be the ones who check these out the most now.
No content issues.
There were a couple of the Sunday comics about Jon's dates with Liz that were absolutely hilarious (the one where she takes him to a lecture about abscesses and the one where he's been in the bathroom for an extremely long period of time). The rest of the comics were typical Garfield, Odie, and Jon antics. Still a fun all ages comic, though middle graders seem to be the ones who check these out the most now.
No content issues.
April 21, 2022
Review of the book
The book was fine as usual, but the jokes (In my opinion) were not as good as the older book ones, forcing me to rate it a four, otherwise, I recommend you read the older ones then if you want better jokes, and if you want the ones with better pictures, read the newer ones.
The book was fine as usual, but the jokes (In my opinion) were not as good as the older book ones, forcing me to rate it a four, otherwise, I recommend you read the older ones then if you want better jokes, and if you want the ones with better pictures, read the newer ones.
June 9, 2025
Another great Garfield book! I marked several pages to copy. I may put the strips in cards when I send them, like my friend Trisha used to do. I read this book in memory of her. I love you and miss you.
June 14, 2022
It's nice to know that despite how much the world has changed, Garfield and his friends haven't.
October 26, 2022
Not the best Garfield book but it was ok. Some parts were funny but I just think other Garfield comic strip books are better. Still a good read for Garfield fans though.
June 2, 2023
Garfield will always be a comfort read for me. I love him so much ❤️
July 11, 2023
Garfield is always meh but I pick up the books at the library when I see them
January 3, 2024
show stopping book right here. loved it.
February 17, 2025
GARFIELD IS AWESOME!!!!!
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April 19, 2025Had some halloween and christmas vibez in the beginning. Love Garfield <3<3<3
November 27, 2025
The mice riding the Roomba is pretty fantastic. The one where the spider asks Garfield where his human is was hilarious. The dates with Garfield and Arlene are funny.
January 7, 2022
Very funny! Loved it.
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