‘Garfield’ comic strip first published 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1978) June 19, 20181970sadmin Video: 'The Origins of Garfield' (Monday, June 19, 1978) — The comic strip Garfield, created by Jim Davis about a lazy, fat and cynical orange cat, was first published today in 41 newspapers. Share this:TweetRedditLike this:Like Loading... Related