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The following is a list of storylines that have appeared in the Garfield comic strip.

1978[]

Storyline No. of

strips

Date Notes
Lyman and Odie take residence in Jon's house 14 August 7 - 20 The August 7 and 8 comics were adapted as a flashback in The Garfield Show episode "Long Lost Lyman Part 1".
Garfield goes on a diet 7 August 27 - September 2
Jon plans to have Garfield declawed 6 October 16 - 21
Garfield finds a teddy bear he calls Pooky 5 October 23 - 27
Garfield has nap attacks 6 November 6 - 11
Garfield gets a cold 6 November 27 - December 2
Garfield starts shedding 6 December 11 - 16

1979[]

Storyline No. of

strips

Date
Mrs. Arbuckle knits Garfield a sweater. 6 January 8-13
Television Week 6 January 22-27
Pooky Week 6 February 19-24
Odie Week 5 March 13-17
Jon plans to teach Garfield tricks 6 March 19-24
Garfield acts as his alter ego "The Caped Avenger". 6 March 26-31
Spring Week 6 April 2-7
Garfield's in a bad mood 5 April 10-14
Food Week 6 April 30-May 5
Garfield's stomach outgrow his legs 6 May 14-19
Sleep Week 6 May 28-June 2
Garfield and Jon go camping 6 June 11-16
Jon takes Garfield to the vet and meets Liz for the first time 6 June 25-30
Diet Week 6 July 2-7
Tree Week 6 July 9-14
Vet Week 6 July 23-28
Garfield's History of Cat's 6 August 6-11
Nermal week 6 September 3-8
National Fat Week 1979 7 September 17-23
Vet Week and Jon tries to get a date with Liz 7 October 1-8
Bath week 4 October 15-18
Garfield and Jon go on a vacation 6 November 5-10
Nermal week 6 December 3-8
Garfield gets stuck in the window blind 6 December 17-22

1980[]

TBA

Storyline No. of

strips

Date
Jon enters Garfield into a cat show 13 March 24-April 5

1981[]

TBA

1982[]

TBA

1983[]

TBA

1984[]

TBA

1985[]

TBA

1986[]

Storyline No. of

strips

Date Notes
Jon goes golfing 6 March 3-8
Garfield inspires to write a novel 6 March 10-15
Garfield and Odie play at the park 14 April 28-May 3
Garfield gets stuck in a window blind and it leads to Jon, Odie, a business man and an old lady getting stuck as well 13 May 12 -24

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1989[]

Storyline No. of

strips

Date
Pooky Week 6 October 9-14
Garfield wakes up to find his house is abandoned, and that he's all alone 6 October 23-28

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2003[]

Storyline No. of

strips

Date
On Garfield's 25th birthday, he meets himself from 1978 13 June 9-21

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2010[]

Storyline No. of

strips

Date
Jon and Garfield play video games 6 February 22-27

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