Jon, 1976 comic strips

January 8, 1976: (The first Jon comic strip, featuring Jon Arbuckle and Garfield. Almost completely recycled for the June 19, 1978 comic strip. Most of the strips are in the public domain due to no copyright notice which was required until 1989.)

January 15, 1976: (Parts of this strip were readapted for the June 22, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.)

January 22, 1976: (The first appearance of Lyman. Almost completely recycled for the August 7, 1978 comic strip.)

January 29, 1976: (The first appearance of Spot. The strip was recycled for the August 8, 1978 comic strip.)

February 5, 1976: (Parts of the dialogue were readapted for the August 10, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.)

February 12, 1976:

February 19, 1976:

February 26, 1976: (Liz's first appearance, unnamed. This strip would be re-adapted for the June 30, 1979 strip in the syndicated version)

March 4, 1976:

March 11, 1976: (This strip was recycled for the June 30, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.)

March 18, 1976:

March 25, 1976:

April 1, 1976:

April 8, 1976:

April 15, 1976:

April 22, 1976:

April 29, 1976:

May 6, 1976:

May 13, 1976: (This strip was recycled for the July 4th, 1978 comic strip in the syndicated version. This is one of the few strips prior to syndication that was in an official release, appearing in 20 Years & Still Kicking!: Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection)

May 20, 1976:

May 27, 1976:

June 3, 1976:

June 10, 1976:

June 17, 1976:

June 24, 1976:

July 1, 1976:

July 8, 1976:

July 15, 1976: (Parts of this strip were readapted for the February 1, 1979 strip in the syndicated version.)

July 22, 1976:

July 29, 1976:

August 5, 1976:

August 12, 1976:

August 19, 1976:

August 26, 1976: (This strip was recycled for the July 8th, 1978 in the syndicated version.)

September 2, 1976:

September 16, 1976: (Garfield and Jon begin to mutate toward their "finalized" Jon designs.)

September 23, 1976: (Jon's design is finalized. The first appearance of Liz's black-haired design.)

September 30, 1976:

October 7, 1976: (This strip was recycled for the July 29, 1978 strip in the syndicated version. A rough sketch of this strip would be shown in Garfield at 25: In Dog Years I'd Be Dead.)

October 14, 1976: (This strip was recycled for the July 27, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.)

October 21, 1976: (The strip was almost completely recycled for the August 17, 1978 comic strip.)

October 28, 1976:

November 4, 1976: (This was recycled for the November 1st, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.)

November 11, 1976: (This was recycled for the June 20th, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.)

November 18, 1976:

November 25, 1976:

December 2, 1976:

December 16, 1976: (Almost completely recycled for the December 23, 1978 strip in the syndicated version)

December 23, 1976:

December 30, 1976: (Almost completely recycled for the December 30, 1978 strip in the syndicated version)

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