Garfield merchandise


Before the sale of PAWS Inc. in August 2019, all of the profits from merchandise went to PAWS Inc., of which Jim Davis is the CEO and founder. Unlike any other comic strip, Davis decided to personally merchandise his comic strip, rather than waiting for someone to license it out for him. This has led Garfield to be the most profitable comic strip character, only rivaled by Snoopy and other Peanuts characters. Garfield's face has appeared on nearly every product imaginable including tooth brushes, cameras, rugs, and thermos; the fat cat has infiltrated the homes of millions. Jim Davis's comic strip Garfield has generated a large amount of merchandise. The following is a compiled list of selected merchandise based on Garfield.

Books

Extras

In the books, there are numerous 'extras' at the front and/or back. For example, in the 10th Birthday book, the beginning has an extract of a newspaper, stating "JIM DAVIS A FRAUD", with Pooky revealing Garfield has in fact been writing the strips. Garfield states "I hired some down-and-out hack cartoonist to take all the credit." denying several criticisms, which accused Davis was actually using ghostwriters, and not working on the strip at all. There was a bonus strip, which features a single panel at the end page of Garfield At Large showing Garfield walking in the sunset. There was also a bonus strip to fill in the book Garfield Gains Weight, which features a single panel with Garfield holding his face down in front of the TV.

Compilations

These books, generally released twice a year by Ballantine Books, contain reprints of the comic as it appears in newspapers daily. These books were originally printed in black and white, but volumes 37 and later have been in full color. Each book collects approximately six months of comics, including the Sunday comics.
The titles of these books were styled as double entendres alluding to Garfield's weight. 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 is no longer printed in the compilation books. These panels, however, are preserved on the eBook editions.
Each of the original 36 books have been re-released in the new larger format, dubbed "Garfield Classics".
TitleComics YearsRelease Date
June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979September 16, 1980
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second BookJanuary 23, 1979 – August 26, 1979March 25, 1981
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third BookAugust 27, 1979 – March 30, 1980September 8, 1981
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth BookMarch 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980March 15, 1982
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth BookNovember 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981June 16, 1982
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth BookJune 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982February 12, 1983
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh BookJanuary 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982March 10, 1983
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth BookAugust 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983February 12, 1984
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth BookMarch 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983September 12, 1984
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th BookOctober 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984February 12, 1985
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th BookMay 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984September 12, 1985
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th BookDecember 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985February 12, 1986
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th BookAugust 5, 1985 – March 11, 1986February 12, 1987
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th BookMarch 12, 1986 – October 12, 1986September 12, 1987
Garfield Worldwide: His 15th BookOctober 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987February 12, 1988
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th BookMay 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987September 12, 1988
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th BookDecember 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988February 18, 1989
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th BookJuly 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989February 24, 1990
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th BookFebruary 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989October 3, 1990
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th BookOctober 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990February 13, 1991
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st BookMay 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990September 24, 1991
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd BookDecember 5, 1990 – July 7, 1991February 25, 1992
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd BookJuly 8, 1991 – February 4, 1992September 8, 1992
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th BookFebruary 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992February 10, 1993
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th BookSeptember 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993August 24, 1993
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th BookApril 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993September 20, 1994
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th BookNovember 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994February 14, 1995
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th BookJune 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995September 26, 1995
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th BookJanuary 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995February 13, 1996
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th BookAugust 13, 1995 – March 11, 1996September 24, 1996
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st BookMarch 12, 1996 – October 12, 1996March 11, 1997
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd BookOctober 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997October 7, 1997
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd BookMay 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997October 6, 1998
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th BookDecember 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998February 22, 1999
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th BookJuly 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999August 31, 1999
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th BookFebruary 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999February 29, 2000
Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th BookSeptember 12, 1999 – April 8, 2000October 3, 2000
Garfield Gets Cookin': His 38th BookApril 9, 2000 – November 4, 2000October 2, 2001
Garfield Eats Crow: His 39th BookNovember 5, 2000 – June 2, 2001January 1, 2003
Garfield Survival of the Fattest: His 40th BookJune 3, 2001 – December 29, 2001February 3, 2004
Garfield Older and Wider: His 41st BookDecember 30, 2001 – July 27, 2002January 25, 2005
Garfield Pigs Out: His 42nd BookJuly 28, 2002 – February 22, 2003February 7, 2006
Garfield Blots Out The Sun: His 43rd BookFebruary 23, 2003 – September 20, 2003January 30, 2007
Garfield Goes Bananas: His 44th BookSeptember 21, 2003 – April 17, 2004August 28, 2007
Garfield Large & In Charge: His 45th BookApril 18, 2004 – November 13, 2004January 29, 2008
Garfield Spills the Beans: His 46th BookNovember 14, 2004 – June 11, 2005September 30, 2008
Garfield Gets His Just Desserts: His 47th BookJune 12, 2005 – January 7, 2006January 27, 2009
Garfield Will Eat For Food: His 48th BookJanuary 8, 2006 – August 5, 2006August 25, 2009
Garfield Weighs His Options: His 49th BookAugust 6, 2006 – March 3, 2007January 26, 2010
Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th BookMarch 4, 2007 – September 29, 2007August 31, 2010
Garfield Shovels It In: His 51st BookSeptember 30, 2007 – April 26, 2008January 25, 2011
Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd BookApril 27, 2008 – November 22, 2008August 30, 2011
Garfield Brings Home The Bacon: His 53rd BookNovember 23, 2008 – June 20, 2009January 31, 2012
Garfield Gets in a Pickle: His 54th BookJune 21, 2009 – January 16, 2010September 11, 2012
Garfield Sings for His Supper: His 55th BookJanuary 17, 2010 – August 14, 2010March 12, 2013
Garfield Caution: Wide Load: His 56th BookAugust 15, 2010 – March 12, 2011September 10, 2013
Garfield Souped Up: His 57th BookMarch 13, 2011 – October 8, 2011January 28, 2014
Garfield Goes To His Happy Place: His 58th BookOctober 9, 2011 – May 5, 2012August 26, 2014
Garfield the Big Cheese: His 59th BookMay 6, 2012 – December 1, 2012January 27, 2015
Garfield Cleans His Plate: His 60th BookDecember 2, 2012 – June 29, 2013August 25, 2015
Garfield Chickens Out: His 61st BookJune 30, 2013 – January 25, 2014May 10, 2016
Garfield Listens To His Gut: His 62nd BookJanuary 26, 2014 – August 23, 2014December 20, 2016
Garfield Cooks Up Trouble: His 63rd BookAugust 24, 2014 – March 21, 2015June 13, 2017
Garfield Feeds His Face: His 64th BookMarch 22, 2015 – October 17, 2015December 12, 2017
Garfield Eats and Runs: His 65th BookOctober 18, 2015 – May 14, 2016May 15, 2018
Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake: His 66th BookMay 15, 2016 – December 10, 2016December 11, 2018
Garfield Slurps and Burps: His 67th BookDecember 11, 2016 – July 8, 2017June 11, 2019
Garfield Belly Laughs: His 68th BookJuly 9, 2017 – February 3, 2018December 10, 2019
Garfield Easy as Pie: His 69th BookFebruary 4, 2018 – September 1, 2018July 14, 2020
Garfield Goes Hog Wild: His 70th BookSeptember 2, 2018 – March 30, 2019December 15, 2020
Untitled 71st bookMarch 31, 2019 – October 26, 20192021
Untitled 72nd bookOctober 27, 2019 – May 23, 20202021

''Garfield Classics''

The Garfield Classics imprint has been in print since 2001, and reprints Garfield's first 36 books in a "remastered" format, with increased page size, bolder lines, and each strip in full-color format.
TitleComics YearsRelease date
June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979May 29, 2001
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second BookJanuary 23, 1979 – September 22, 1979November 27, 2001
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third BookSeptember 23, 1979 – March 30, 1980February 26, 2002
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth BookMarch 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980June 25, 2002
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth BookNovember 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981June 3, 2003
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth BookJune 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982December 30, 2003
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh BookJanuary 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982December 30, 2003
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth BookAugust 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983June 29, 2004
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth BookMarch 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983August 31, 2004
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th BookOctober 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984June 28, 2005
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th BookMay 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984July 26, 2005
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th BookDecember 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985April 25, 2006
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th BookAugust 5, 1985 – March 9, 1986November 28, 2006
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th BookMarch 10, 1986 – October 12, 1986April 17, 2007
Garfield World Wide: His 15th BookOctober 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987June 26, 2007
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th BookMay 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987June 24, 2008
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th BookDecember 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988August 26, 2008
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th BookJuly 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989April 28, 2009
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th BookFebruary 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989June 23, 2009
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th BookOctober 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990April 27, 2010
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st BookMay 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990June 22, 2010
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd BookDecember 5, 1990 – July 6, 1991April 26, 2011
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd BookJuly 7, 1991 – February 4, 1992June 28, 2011
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th BookFebruary 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992June 26, 2012
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th BookSeptember 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993May 21, 2013
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th BookApril 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993July 16, 2013
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th BookNovember 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994April 29, 2014
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th BookJune 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995June 24, 2014
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th BookJanuary 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995March 10, 2015
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th BookAugust 13, 1995 – March 12, 1996June 30, 2015
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st BookMarch 13, 1996 – October 12, 1996January 26, 2016
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd BookOctober 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997July 19, 2016
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd BookMay 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997January 17, 2017
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th BookDecember 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998July 18, 2017
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th BookJuly 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999January 16, 2018
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th BookFebruary 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999July 17, 2018

Garfield Complete Works is a hardcover collection of Garfield strips, with both black and white and full-color comics. The first volume includes archival material and an introduction from Garfield creator Jim Davis.
TitleComics YearsRelease date
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 1: 1978 & 1979June 19, 1978 – December 31, 1979September 18, 2018
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 2: 1980 & 1981January 1, 1980 – December 31, 1981March 19, 2019

In the UK, over 60 Garfield books, mainly "Pocket Books" or paperbacks, have been published by Ravette. The format is slightly different, as the strips are presented in a vertical style. In the Garfield 20th anniversary book, however, Davis said vertical stacking was the one type of comic anthology layout he wanted to avoid the most when compiling the above collections.
Additionally, adaptations of Garfield television specials have been published in comic format:
Each Fat Cat volume contains the contents of three successive compilations stacked back to back.
There are two types of Fat Cat books, one features black and white strips and one featuring full color strips.
Volumes 1 to 12 have been released in black and white, but most have since been reissued in full color.
The black and white strips were published semiannually up to Vol. 11 in 1999. Since then, the publication schedule has slowed: Vol. 12 was published in 2001, followed by Vol. 13 in 2006.

Black and white strips

The first twelve Fat Cat volumes have been reissued in larger, colorized versions. Starting from Fat Cat Vol. 13, the larger, full-color format of the reissued volumes has also been used.
10 Garfield Treasury compilations have been released featuring the Sunday strips in the large color format.
Garfield Treasury was released on June 12, 1984, Features comic strips from: June 25, 1978 to July 13, 1980

The Second Garfield Treasury

The Third Garfield Treasury was released on October 12, 1985

The Fourth Garfield Treasury

The Fifth Garfield Treasury

The Sixth Garfield Treasury

The Seventh Garfield Treasury was released on October 19, 1993, Features comic strips from: February 3, 1991 to March 7, 1993

The Eighth Garfield Treasury was released on October 31, 1995, Features comic strips from: March 14, 1993 to April 16, 1995

The Ninth Garfield Treasury was released on November 11, 1997, Features comic strips from: April 23, 1995 to May 25, 1997

The Tenth Garfield Treasury was released on October 5, 1999, Features comic strips from: May 25, 1997 to July 25, 1999

Others

Early-reader adventure novels featuring Garfield
Garfield's Pet Force, series of early-reader novels:
Garfield Extreme, a series of children's picture books.
TV series
TV specials
Garfield was also transported into video games, the first being a never-released Atari 2600 prototype in 1984, and there was also an 8-bit Famicom game of Garfield made in Japan in 1989. A Garfield game was also being worked on for the Atari 5200, but the game was cancelled when Atari was taken over by Jack Tramiel.

Films

Figurines and toys

has made numerous products for avid Garfield lovers. All but two are not plush, and all but seven have Garfield with another character.
Garfield has also done promotions for food or shops. In 1987, he did a promotion for the fast food restaurant McDonald's. Here, McDonald's sold 4 Happy Meal toys, 4 collectible glasses, and a limited edition stuffed Garfield employee. He also did promos for the Yum! Brands properties KFC and Taco Bell. In 2000, he did a Kid's Meal promotion for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, where 6 toys were sold. He did many promos for his film, including 3 Goldfish figures, and 5 Wendy's toys, including a card game, magnet doll, wind up toy, play clock, and a pair of sunglasses. He also had a successful Dairy Queen Kid's Meal promo, which included 5 toys of Garfield and 1 toy of Odie doing various outside activities. His most recent promotion was at Kmart, where 3 toys were sold in the dining area.

Commercials