A "Garfield Classic" version of "his first book"
This is a list of the Garfield books released.
Garfield compilations[]
Compilation of books of Jim Davis's comic strip Garfield.
These books, generally released twice a year by Ballantine Books, contain reprints of the comic as it appears in newspapers daily. The first 36 books were originally printed in black and white, with later books printed in full color. Each book collects approximately six months of comics, including the Sunday comics (in black and white in the original books).
The titles of these books were styled as double entendres alluding to Garfield’s weight (Note: an extra at the end of a Garfield compilation advertised “rejected book titles”). These books introduced the “Garfield format” in publishing, whereby the rectangular books are horizontally oriented to match comic strip dimensions; Davis has recalled having to invent the format in order to better fit the books on store shelves. Volumes 37 and later introduced a new, larger square book in full color, showing the Sunday strips to be formatted in a size as they usually are, instead of shrunken-down to meet the book size. However, this means that the first panel after the logo box (called the drop panel because newspapers can drop it without ruining the point of the strip) is no longer printed in the compilation books.
Each of the original 36 books has been re-released in the new larger format, dubbed “Garfield Classics”.
| Title | Comics Years | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield at Large: His First Book | June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979 | September 16, 1980 |
| Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book | January 23, 1979 – August 26, 1979 | March 25, 1981 |
| Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book | August 27, 1979 – March 30, 1980 | September 8, 1981 |
| Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book | March 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980 | March 15, 1982 |
| Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book | November 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981 | June 16, 1982 |
| Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book | June 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982 | February 12, 1983 |
| Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book | January 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982 | March 10, 1983 |
| Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book | August 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983 | February 12, 1984 |
| Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book | March 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983 | September 12, 1984 |
| Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book | October 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984 | February 12, 1985 |
| Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book | May 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984 | September 12, 1985 |
| Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book | December 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985 | February 12, 1986 |
| Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book | August 5, 1985 – March 11, 1986 | February 12, 1987 |
| Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book | March 12, 1986 – October 12, 1986 | September 12, 1987 |
| Garfield Worldwide: His 15th Book | October 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987 | February 12, 1988 |
| Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book | May 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987 | September 12, 1988 |
| Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book | December 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988 | February 18, 1989 |
| Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book | July 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989 | February 24, 1990 |
| Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book | February 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989 | October 3, 1990 |
| Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book | October 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990 | February 13, 1991 |
| Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book | May 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990 | September 24, 1991 |
| Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book | December 5, 1990 – July 7, 1991 | February 25, 1992 |
| Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book | July 8, 1991 – February 4, 1992 | September 8, 1992 |
| Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book | February 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992 | February 10, 1993 |
| Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book | September 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993 | August 24, 1993 |
| Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book | April 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993 | September 20, 1994 |
| Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book | November 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994 | February 14, 1995 |
| Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book | June 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995 | September 26, 1995 |
| Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book | January 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995 | February 13, 1996 |
| Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book | August 13, 1995 – March 11, 1996 | September 24, 1996 |
| Garfield Hams it Up: His 31st Book | March 12, 1996 – October 12, 1996 | March 11, 1997 |
| Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book | October 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997 | October 7, 1997 |
| Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book | May 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997 | October 6, 1998 |
| Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book | December 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998 | February 22, 1999 |
| Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book | July 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999 | August 31, 1999 |
| Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book | February 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999 | February 29, 2000 |
| Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th Book | September 12, 1999 – April 8, 2000 | October 3, 2000 |
| Garfield Gets Cookin’: His 38th Book | April 9, 2000 – November 4, 2000 | October 2, 2001 |
| Garfield Eats Crow: His 39th Book | November 5, 2000 – June 2, 2001 | January 1, 2003 |
| Garfield: Survival of the Fattest: His 40th Book | June 3, 2001 – December 29, 2001 | February 3, 2004 |
| Garfield Older and Wider: His 41st Book | December 30, 2001 – July 27, 2002 | January 25, 2005 |
| Garfield Pigs Out: His 42nd Book | July 28, 2002 – February 22, 2003 | February 7, 2006 |
| Garfield Blots Out the Sun: His 43rd Book | February 23, 2003 – September 20, 2003 | January 30, 2007 |
| Garfield Goes Bananas: His 44th Book | September 21, 2003 – April 17, 2004 | August 28, 2007 |
| Garfield Large & In Charge: His 45th Book | April 18, 2004 – November 13, 2004 | January 29, 2008 |
| Garfield Spills the Beans: His 46th Book | November 14, 2004 – June 11, 2005 | September 30, 2008 |
| Garfield Gets His Just Desserts: His 47th Book | June 12, 2005 – January 7, 2006 | January 27, 2009 |
| Garfield Will Eat For Food: His 48th Book | January 8, 2006 – August 5, 2006 | August 25, 2009 |
| Garfield Weighs His Options: His 49th Book | August 6, 2006 – March 3, 2007 | January 26, 2010 |
| Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book | March 4, 2007 – September 29, 2007 | August 31, 2010 |
| Garfield Shovels It In: His 51st Book | September 30, 2007 - April 26, 2008 | January 25, 2011 |
| Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd Book | April 27, 2008 - November 22, 2008 | August 30, 2011 |
| Garfield Brings Home The Bacon: His 53rd Book | November 23, 2008 - June 20, 2009 | January 31, 2012 |
| Garfield Gets in a Pickle: His 54th Book | June 21, 2009 - January 16, 2010 | September 11, 2012 |
| Garfield Sings for His Supper: His 55th Book | January 17, 2010 - August 14, 2010 | March 12, 2013 |
| Garfield Caution: Wide Load: His 56th Book | August 15, 2010 - March 12, 2011 | September 10, 2013 |
| Garfield Souped Up: His 57th Book | March 13, 2011 - October 8, 2011 | January 28, 2014 |
| Garfield Goes To His Happy Place: His 58th Book | October 9, 2011 - May 5, 2012 | August 26, 2014 |
| Garfield the Big Cheese: His 59th Book | May 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012 | January 27, 2015 |
| Garfield Cleans His Plate: His 60th Book | December 2, 2012 - June 29, 2013 | August 25, 2015 |
| Garfield Chickens Out: His 61st Book | June 30, 2013 - January 25, 2014 | May 10, 2016 |
| Garfield Listens To His Gut: His 62nd Book | January 26, 2014 - August 23, 2014 | December 20, 2016 |
| Garfield Cooks Up Trouble: His 63rd Book | August 24, 2014 - March 21, 2015 | June 13, 2017 |
| Garfield Feeds His Face: His 64th Book | March 22, 2015 - October 17, 2015 | December 12th, 2017 |
| Garfield Eats and Runs: His 65th Book | October 18th, 2015 - May 14th, 2016 | May 15, 2018 |
| Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake: His 66th Book | May 15th, 2016 - December 10th, 2016 | December 11th, 2018 |
| Garfield Slurps and Burps: His 67th Book | December 11th, 2016 - July 8th, 2017 | June 11th, 2019 |
| Garfield Belly Laughs: His 68th Book | July 9th, 2017 - February 3rd, 2018 | December 17th, 2019 |
| Garfield Easy as Pie: His 69th Book | February 4 - September 1, 2018 | July 14, 2020 |
| Garfield Goes Hog Wild: His 70th Book | September 2nd, 2018 - March 30th, 2019 | December 15th, 2020 |
| Garfield What Leftovers?: His 71st Book | March 31st, 2019 - October 26th 2019 | June 15, 2021 |
| Garfield Livin' the Sweet Life: His 72nd Book | October 27th, 2019 - May 23rd, 2020 | December 7, 2021 |
| Garfield Road Pizza: His 73rd Book | May 24th, 2020 - December 19, 2020 | June 7, 2022 |
| Garfield Home Cookin': His 74th Book | December 20, 2020 - July 17, 2021 | June 6, 2023 |
| Garfield Fully Caffeinated: His 75th Book | July 18, 2021 - February 12, 2022 | December 5, 2023 |
| Garfield Donut Disturb: His 76th Book | February 13, 2022 - September 10, 2022 | June 4, 2024 |
Extras[]
Each book contains 'extras' at the front and/or back.
| Title | Extras |
|---|---|
| Garfield at Large: His First Book | Look Inside this Book and See this Cat... Garfield Walking into the Sunset |
| Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book | Garfield Watching Television Most Asked Questions |
| Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book | How to Draw Garfield A Talk With Garfield |
| Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book | A Garfield Morning |
| Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book | Garfield Eating Tips |
| Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book | Garfield Diet Tips Garfield Goes Globetrotting |
| Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book | A Garfield Night |
| Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book | Garfield Replaced by a Machine The Fans Strike Back |
| Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book | If Garfield Didn't Entertain Garfields Yet To Continue |
| Garfield Makes it Big: His Tenth Book | Garfield's Loves and Hates |
| Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book | To the Prospective Cartoonist |
| Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book | Earliest Known Garfield |
| Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book | The Zodiac According to Garfield |
| Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book | Garfield's Ten All-Time Favorite Bad Cat Jokes |
| Garfield Worldwide: His 15th Book | Not the Real Garfield |
| Garfield Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book | Garfield's Scale of Intelligence The Garfield Workout |
| Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book | Garfield Impressions 6 Best Uses For an Odie |
| Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book | Museum of Garfield Memorabilia Garfield: A Rare Look Behind the Scenes |
| Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book | Professor Garfield's Natural History of Dogs Pet Picks and Pans |
| Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book | Garfield's Family Album Ask a Cat. |
| Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book | Top Ten Signs Your Cat Is A Garfield Garfield's Top Ten Nightmares |
| Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book | Know Your Cat Moods Sometime in the 20th Century... Garfield Predicts |
| Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book | You Know You're Getting Fat When... 'Toon Tattler - 100% Fact Free |
| Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book | Top Ten Reasons to Own a Cat Instead of a Dog Top Ten Comic Strips Jim Davis Tried Before Garfield |
| Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book | The Garfield Birthday Gallery |
| Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book | Abs of Flab Garfield Products You Won't Be Seeing... |
| Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book | Garfield's Top Ten Country Pet Tunes Garfield's Parallel Universe |
| Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book | How To Tell Your Cat's Gone BAD Cat Bumper Stickers |
| Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book | 6 Practical Uses For Your Cat How Lazy is Garfield? |
| Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book | Garfield For President in '96 Odie For President in '96 |
| Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book | Dear Flabby Happiness is... |
| Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book | Things We Need More Of/Things We Can Do Without Signs You're Going to a Bad Veterinarian... |
| Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book | Odie's Past Lives Garfield's Past Lives |
| Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book | Things Garfield Would Never Say... Jon's Scariest Dates |
| Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book | Practical Uses For Garfield's Hairballs Rejected Garfield Book Titles |
| Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book | Fat Cat Classics - Vol. 1 Fat Cat Classics - Vol. 2 |
| Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th Book | Garfield's Code of Nevers Garfield's Top Ten Suggestions For New Athletic Events |
| Garfield Gets Cookin’: His 38th Book | Top Ten Dating Dodges Women Use on Jon Take the Garfield Trivia Challenge! |
| Garfield Eats Crow: His 39th Book | Garfield's Favorite Games to Play With Odie You Know You're a Nerd When... |
| Garfield: Survival of the Fattest: His 40th Book | Outrageous Outtakes Outrageous Outtakes Part Deux |
| Garfield Older and Wider: His 41st Book | Grumpy: The Magazine For Geezers XXL: The Magazine of Livin' Large |
| Garfield Pigs Out: His 42nd Book | Fun With Spiders! For the Birds |
| Garfield Blots Out The Sun: His 43rd Book | Cartoon Physics More Cartoon Physics |
| Garfield Goes Bananas: His 44th Book | Cats Rule, Dogs Drool #1 Cats Rule, Dogs Drool #2 |
| Garfield Large & In Charge: His 45th Book | Garfield Goes to the Dogs #1 Garfield Goes to the Dogs #2 |
| Garfield Spills the Beans: His 46th Book | Myth Madness #1 Myth Madness #2 |
| Garfield Gets His Just Desserts: His 47th Book | Garfield's Food For Thought A Second Helping of Foodie Fun |
| Garfield Will Eat For Food: His 48th Book | Attitude This! Attitude Part 2 |
| Garfield Weighs His Options: His 49th Book | Garfield From the Trash Bin Promotion |
| Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book | Top 50 Reasons to Party! |
| Garfield Shovels It In: His 51st Book | Garfield's Furry Tales Garfield's Kooky Klassics |
| Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd Book | Garfield's Animal Fun Facts More Animal Fun Facts |
| Garfield Brings Home The Bacon: His 53rd Book | Nuts About Work Work Isn't Working |
| Garfield Gets in a Pickle: His 54th Book | The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth Get Your Jon On! |
| Garfield Sings for His Supper: His 55th Book | Jock of All Trades Sports of All Sports |
| Garfield Caution: Wide Load: His 56th Book | Not-So-Super Superheroes Not-So-Monstrous Monsters |
| Garfield Souped Up: His 57th Book | Kiddin' Around Vintage Garfield |
| Garfield Goes To His Happy Place: His 58th Book | Oodles of Doodles More Oodles of Doodles |
| Garfield the Big Cheese: His 59th Book | Super School Excuses More Super School Excuses |
| Garfield Cleans His Plate: His 60th Book | Garfield's Coffee True Cat Cases |
| Garfield Chickens Out: His 61st Book | The Truth About Cats More Truth About Cats |
| Garfield Listens To His Gut: His 62nd Book | Food Attitude! Thoughts to Chew on |
| Garfield Cooks Up Trouble: His 63rd Book | Friendship #1 Friendship #2 |
| Garfield Feeds His Face: His 64th Book | Garfield's Pet Force |
| Garfield Eats and Runs: His 65th Book | Garfield's 40th Birthday Extravaganza! Working Hard... or Hardly Working? |
| Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake: His 66th Book | Fat Cat Fanart #1 Fat Cat Fanart #2 |
| Garfield Slurps and Burps: His 67th Book | Garfield's Eco Friendly Tips |
| Garfield Belly Laughs: His 68th Book | Words to laugh by |
| Garfield Easy as Pie: His 69th Book | Garfield Using Odie to get Pie off the table |
| Garfield Goes Hog Wild: His 70th Book | Its all about Meme |
| Garfield What Leftovers?: His 71st Book | Garfield's Stress Busting Tips |
| Garfield Livin' the Sweet Life: His 72nd Book | Happiness Is... |
| Garfield Road Pizza: His 73rd Book | Pizza Power! Beware Sunday Drivers! |
| Garfield Home Cookin: His 74th Book | TBA |
| Garfield Fully Caffeinated: His 75th Book | TBA |