James Robert "Jim" Davis is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. Other comics that he has worked on are Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, Slapstick, and a strip about Mr. Potato Head. Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman. Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years. Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.
Series
Books
Garfield's Feline Fantasies
1990
Garfield
Le Magnifique
1990
The Unabridged, Uncensored, Unbelievable Garfield
1986
Garfield
Going Places
1990
Garfield Brings Home the Bacon
His 53rd Book
2012
Season's Eatings
A Very Merry Garfield Christmas
2003
Garfield Left Speechless
Comics Without Words
2012
Odie Unleashed!
Garfield Lets the Dog Out
2005
Garfield
The Irresistible
1986
Ne se mouille pas
1995
Garfield
We Love You Too
1985
Garfield Gets a Life
1991
Garfield's Guide to the Seasons
1999
Garfield by the Pound
1992
Garfield
With Love from Me to You
1992
Garfield's Guide to Everything
2004
Garfield
Here We Go Again
1986
Garfield Food for Thought
1987
Garfield Gets in a Pickle
His 54th Book
2012
Garfield's Scary Tales
1990
Garfield
The Gladiator
1997
Garfield Gains Weight
1981
Garfield Hams It Up
1997
Garfield 1986-1988
2011
Garfield Hangs Out
1990
Garfield
To Eat or Not to Eat?
1999
I'm In The Mood For Food
In The Kitchen With Garfield
2003
Garfield
Wassup?
2011
Garfield Dishes It Out
1995
Garfield Gets His Just Desserts
2009
Garfield Tips the Scales
1984
Garfield Bigger Than Life
1981
Garfield
The Reluctant Romeo
1992
Lights, Camera, Hairballs!
Garfield at the Movies
2006
Garfield on the Town
1983
Garfield Holiday Celebrations
2004
Demandez le programme
2009
Garfield Rounds Out
1988
Garfield Vol. 6
2015
Garfield
Admit It, Odie's O.K.!
1983
Age Happens
Garfield Hits the Big 4-0
2018
Garfield
I Hate Monday
1986
Garfield's Longest Catnap
1989
Garfield Bigger and Better
1996
Garfield Book of Cat Names
1988
Garfield 2004-2006
2025
Garfield Potbelly of Gold
2010
Garfield
Pop Star
2003
Garfield Goes Bananas
2007
Garfield's Ghost Stories
1992
Garfield a záhadná mumie
1998
Pie-Rat's Revenge!
1998
Garfield Goes Wild
1988
Garfield Travel Adventures
2005
Garfield Goes Hollywood
1987
Garfield Goes to His Happy Place
His 58th Book
2014
La soupe est froide
1995
The Tenth Garfield Treasury
1999
K-Niner
1998
Garfield Takes His Licks
1993
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane
1995
Crazy Kart
2013
N'oublie pas sa brosse à dents
2013
Garfield
S.W.A.L.K.
2004
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #7
2012
Garfield 1988-1990
2011
Garfield Makes It Big
1985
Garfield en roue libre
1999
Garfield
In the Fast Lane
1991
Garfield Sings for His Supper
His 55th Book
2013
Garfield's Night Before Christmas
1988
Garfield
Feed Me!
2006
Garfield
1982
Garfield's Haunted House and Other Spooky Tales
1994
Garfield 1978-1980 nº 01
2010
I'd Like Mornings Better If They Started Later
1996
Garfield
The All-Round Sports Star
1990
Garfield in Paradise
1986
Garfield Minus Garfield
2008
Garfield Chews the Fat
1989
Garfield & Co. #3
Catzilla
2011
Garfield Sits around the House
1983
Garfield's Sunday Finest
35 Years of My Best Sunday Funnies
2013
Garfield Dort Sur Ses Deux Oreilles
2001
Garfield Loses His Feet
1984
Fourth Garfield Treasury
1987
Garfield
Two's Company
1984
Garfield Out to Lunch
1986
Garfield Beefs Up
2000
Un Peu, Beaucoup, À La Folie
2008
Garfield's Big Fat Hairy Joke Book
1993
Garfield 1992-1994
2013
Garfield
Rebel Without a Clue
1990
Garfield Weighs His Options
2010
Garfield & Co. #1
Fish to Fry
2011
Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake
His 66th Book
2018
30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna
The Life & Times of a Fat, Furry Legend!
2008
Garfield Rolls On
1985
Garfield's Guide to Successful Living
1873
Garfield Cooks Up Trouble
His 63rd Book
2017
Garfield
In The Pink
1987
A Garfield Christmas
1984
Garfield Eats Crow
2003
Garfield
His 9 Lives
1984
Garfield's Guide to Creatures {Great and Small}
1999
Garfield Shovels It In
2011
Garfield Throws His Weight Around
1998
Moi, on m'aime
1996
Garfield Pocket Books
On Top of the World
1989
Garfield On Vacation
1986
The Outrageous Origin
1998
Garfield World-Wide
1988
Garfield's Guide to Romance
1996
Garfield Older & Wider
2005
Garfield's Thanksgiving
1988
Garfield
In Tune
1991
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up
1992
Au Poil
2013
Garfield
Sheer Genius
1990
In Dog Years I'd Be Dead
Garfield at 25
2002
Garfield Thinks Big
1997
Garfield
The Great Lover
1982
Garfield
Fun In The Sun
2001
The Garfield Gallery
No. 2
1984
Garfield Vol. 1
2012
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight
His 36th Book
2000
Garfield & Co. #2
The Curse of the Cat People
2011
Garfield in the Rough
1984
Garfield Swallows His Pride
1987
Garfield's Guide to Behaving Badly
1996
The Fifth Garfield Treasury
1989
Garfield Will Eat for Food
2009
The 7th Garfield Treasury
1993
Garfield Goes to Waist
1990
Garfield Eats and Runs
2018
Garfield Weighs In
1982
Garfield Pulls His Weight
1994
Garfield Chickens Out
His 61st Book
2016
Garfield 1990-1992
2012
Garfield
Does Pooky Need You?
1983
Garfield 1998-2000
2009
Garfield 1978-1980 nº 01
2015
Garfield in Disguise
1985
Garfield Here's Looking At You
1984
My Laughable Life with Garfield
The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles
2012
Garfield Souped Up
His 57th Book
2014
Garfield Feeds the Kitty
1999
Garfield Treasury
1982
Garfield
Wave Rebel
1996
The First Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack
1993
Garfield
The Truth About Cats
1991
Garfield ile Arkadaşları #15 - Çin’de Bir Kedinin Başına Gelenler
2013
The 8th Garfield Treasury
1995
Garfield the Big Cheese
His 59th Book
2015
Garfield at Large
1980
Garfield in Disguise
1987
Garfield Vol. 7
2015
Garfield Lard of the Jungle
His 52nd Book
2011
Garfield Tons of Fun
1996
Garfield Fat-Cat 3-Pack #9
2015
Garfield Gets Cookin'
2001
Garfield Large and in Charge
2008
Garfield Goes to Disobedience School
1997
Ça déménage !
1998
Garfield
Why Do You Hate Mondays?
1982
Garfield's Guide to Healthy Living
1754
Garfield Pocket Books
Strikes Again
1984
Garfield Eats His Heart Out
1983
Garfield Caution
Wide Load: His 56th Book
2013
Garfield
Life and Lasagne
1986
Un amour de lapin
2007
Garfield's Insults, Put-Downs, and Slams
1994
How to Draw Garfield and Friends
2009
The Third Garfield Treasury
1985
Garfield Takes the Cake
1982
Garfield
Wan2tlk?
2006
The Best Things in Life Are…EDIBLE!
1995
Garfield from the Trash Bin
Rescued Rejects & Outrageous Outtakes
2010
Garfield Road Pizza
His 73rd Book
2022
Garfield's Guide to Insults
1996
Garfield 1984-1986
2007
Tout Shuss
2003
Who's Talking?
1984
Here Comes Garfield
1982
The Garfield Super Treasury
1989
Second Garfield Treasury
1983
Garfield Goes Underground
1982
Garfield Spills the Beans
2008
Garfield 2002-2004
2025
