LIFE Garfield
LIFE: Garfield
Garfield Will Always Be Comics’ Cool Cat • HE MAY BE A PRODUCT OF THE 1970S, BUT THE SNARKY FELINE REMAINS TIMELESS—REFLECTING READERS’ INNER DESIRES AND DISTASTE FOR MONDAYS.
A Cat-alog of His Looks • WHILE GARFIELD’S SARDONIC PERSONALITY HAS REMAINED ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED, HIS APPEARANCE HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME.
A Cat is Born • THE BRAINCHILD OF CARTOONIST JIM DAVIS, GARFIELD DEBUTED ON JUNE 19, 1978. THE SARCASTIC (YET SECRETLY LOVING) CAT QUICKLY PAWED HIS WAY INTO READERS’ HEARTS.
Garfield and Friends • A WHO’S WHO OF THE RECURRING CHARACTERS THAT GIVE THE COMIC STRIP ITS CHARM.
The Cat’s Meow • THE 1980S SAW GARFIELD BECOME A TRUE POP-CULTURE PHENOMENON, WITH BOOKS, TV SPECIALS, MAGAZINE COVERS, AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MERCH SALES.
Lorenzo Music • MUCH LIKE THE FELINE HE PORTRAYED, THE NEW YORK NATIVE LIVED NINE LIVES—AS A COMEDY PERFORMER, TV WRITER, ACTOR, AND MORE—BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 2001.
Meet Garfield’s Biggest Admirer • LONG ISLANDER CATHY KOTHE HOLDS THE GUINESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST GARFIELD COLLECTION, WITH MORE THAN 6,000 ORIGINAL PIECES.
His Nine Lives • GARFIELD’S ASCENDANCE TO TRUE CULTURAL ICON REACHED ITS PINNACLE, WITH LIVE-ACTION FILMS, STAGE APPEARANCES, AND EVEN A FEW GOOD-NATURED PARODIES.
When Garfield Calls • FOR DECADES, THE ORANGE NOVELTY PHONES WASHED ASHORE IN FRANCE—WITH NO EXPLANATION.
Now and Furever • WITH THE 2024 RELEASE OF THE GARFIELD MOVIE, THE CARTOON CRITTER STANDS TO GAIN A WHOLE NEW FOLLOWING WHILE CONTINUING TO DELIGHT THE MILLIONS WHO ALREADY KNOW AND LOVE HIM.
The Garfield Movie Concept Art • THESE PLAYFUL IMAGES HELPED FILMMAKERS GET INTO THE RIGHT MINDSET—OR, RATHER, CATTITUDE—WHILE MAKING THE FEATURE FILM.
Real-Life Garfield Look-Alikes • THE CARTOON CAT HAS MORE IN COMMON WITH BONA FIDE FELINES THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
LIFE: Garfield Photo Credits
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Garfield or Bust • INDIANA’S GARFIELD TRAIL, FEATURING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN STATUES OF THE COMIC LEGEND, IS A CAN’T-MISS ATTRACTION FOR FANS.