Garfield merchandise


Garfield merchandise is the merchandise based on the "Garfield" comic strip by Jim Davis. Garfield is one of the world's most prominent and widely syndicated comic strips, and was specifically designed to be marketable. Before the sale of Paws, Inc. in August 2019, all the profits from merchandise went to Paws, Inc., of which Jim Davis is the CEO and founder. The following is a compiled list of selected merchandise based on the franchise.

Books

Compilations

Since 1980, Ballantine Books has published compilations containing reprints of Garfield comic strips as they appeared in newspapers. These books were originally printed in black and white, but Volumes 37 and beyond, as well as reissues of earlier volumes, 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. A special edition of a compilation noted rejected book titles throughout the series. These books introduced the "Garfield format" in publishing, whereby the rectangular books are horizontally oriented to match the comic strip dimensions. Davis has recalled having to invent the format to better fit the books on the store shelves. Volumes 37 and beyond introduced a new, larger, square book in full color, showing the Sunday strips to be formatted in their original size as opposed to the smaller book size. This means that the first panel after the logo box is no longer printed in the compilation books, but are preserved still 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
Garfield At Large: His First BookJune 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 9, 1986February 12, 1987
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th BookMarch 10, 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 23, 1988February 18, 1989
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th BookJuly 24, 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 12, 1996September 24, 1996
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st BookMarch 13, 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 6, 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
Garfield What Leftovers?: His 71st BookMarch 31, 2019 – October 26, 2019June 15, 2021
Garfield Livin' The Sweet Life: His 72nd BookOctober 27, 2019 – May 23, 2020December 7, 2021
Garfield Road Pizza: His 73rd BookMay 24, 2020 – December 19, 2020June 7, 2022
Garfield Home Cookin: His 74th BookDecember 20, 2020 - July 17, 2021June 6, 2023
Garfield Fully Caffeinated: His 75th BookJuly 18, 2021 – February 12, 2022December 5, 2023
Garfield Donut Disturb: His 76th BookFebruary 13, 2022 – September 10, 2022August 27, 2024
Garfield Bacon Me Drool: His 77th BookSeptember 11, 2022 - April 8, 2023June 3, 2025
Garfield Crash Diet: His 78th BookApril 9, 2023 – November 4, 2023December 2, 2025
Garfield Half-Baked: His 79th BookNovember 5, 2023 - June 1, 2024June 2, 2026
Untitled 80th BookJune 2, 2024 - December 28, 20242026
Untitled 81st BookDecember 29, 2024 - July 26, 20252027

''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.

''Garfield Complete Works''

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, with the strips 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:
  • Garfield as Himself contains the following books:
  • *Here Comes Garfield
  • * Garfield on the Town
  • * Garfield Gets a Life
  • Garfield Holiday Celebrations contains the following books:
  • *Garfield in Disguise
  • * Garfield's Thanksgiving
  • * A Garfield Christmas
  • Garfield Travel Adventures contains the following books:
  • *Garfield in the Rough
  • * Garfield in Paradise
  • * ''Garfield Goes Hollywood''

''Garfield Fat Cat Three Pack''

Each Fat Cat volume contains the contents of three successive compilations stacked back-to-back.
There are two types of Fat Cat books, one featuring 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 semi-annually 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

  • Vol. 1 was released on March 16, 1993.
  • Vol. 2 was released on August 9, 1994.
  • Vol. 3 was released on January 30, 1995.
  • Vol. 4 was released on August 15, 1995.
  • Vol. 5 was released on January 30, 1996.
  • Vol. 6 was released on September 3, 1996.
  • Vol. 7 was released on April 7, 1997.
  • Vol. 8 was released on January 20, 1998.
  • Vol. 9 was released on August 25, 1998.
  • Vol. 10 was released on February 2, 1999.
  • Vol. 11 was released on September 7, 1999.
  • Vol. 12 was released on April 3, 2001.

Color 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.
  • Vol. 1 was released on August 26, 2003.
  • Vol. 2 was released on August 30, 2005.
  • Vol. 3 was released on September 25, 2007.
  • Vol. 4 was released on March 24, 2009.
  • Vol. 5 was released on October 26, 2010.
  • Vol. 6 was released on March 22, 2011.
  • Vol. 7 was released on April 24, 2012.
  • Vol. 8 was released on March 4, 2014.
  • Vol. 9 was released on April 28, 2015.
  • Vol. 10 was released on November 25, 2016.
  • Vol. 11 was released on November 14, 2017.
  • Vol. 12 was released on March 19, 2019.
  • Vol. 13 was released on August 29, 2006.
  • Vol. 14 was released on October 27, 2009.
  • Vol. 15 was released on October 25, 2011.
  • Vol. 16 was released on February 12, 2013.
  • Vol. 17 was released on October 28, 2014.
  • Vol. 18 was released on June 7, 2016.
  • Vol. 19 was released on March 14, 2017.
  • Vol. 20 was released on March 13, 2018.
  • Vol. 21 was released on July 16, 2019.
  • Vol. 22 was released on October 6, 2020.
  • Vol. 23 was released on May 4, 2021.
  • Vol. 24 was released on December 6, 2022.
  • Vol. 25 was released on December 3, 2024.

Treasury

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

  • Garfield: His 9 Lives, graphic novel, later made into a TV special.
  • Garfield: Big Fat Book of Jokes and Riddles
  • The Unabridged Uncensored Unbelievable Garfield
  • Garfield Book of Cat Names
  • Garfield How to Party Book
  • Garfield Crazy About Numbers –
  • Give Me Coffee and No One Gets Hurt
  • Garfield the Easter Bunny?
  • Garfield and the Santa Spy
  • Garfield's Judgment Day
  • Garfield: The Me Book
  • Garfield and the Truth About Cats
  • Garfield's Insults, Put-Downs & Slams
  • Garfield Discovers America
  • Garfield Jolly Holiday 3-pack – Renamed to Garfield Holiday Celebrations in 2004
  • Garfield's Book of Jokes and Riddles
  • The Garfield Game Book
  • 20 Years & Still Kicking!: Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection
  • Garfield's Big Book of Excellent Excuses
  • Garfield: The Gruesome Twosome 2 in 1 Book
  • I'm in the Mood for Food: In the Kitchen with Garfield
  • Garfield at 25: In Dog Years I'd Be Dead
  • How to Draw Garfield and the Gang
  • Garfield's Guide to Everything
  • Odie Unleashed: Garfield Lets the Dog Out Book
  • The Garfield Journal
  • Lights, Camera, Hairballs: Garfield at the Movies
  • 30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna
  • Garfield Minus Garfield
  • Garfield from the Trash Bin: Rescued Rejects & Outrageous Outtakes
  • Garfield Left Speechless
  • My Laughable Life with Garfield: The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles, a collection of various comic strips throughout the years
  • Garfield…Recipes with Cattitude!
  • Age Happens: Garfield Hits the Big 4-0, a collection of Garfield's birthday strips since 1978; foreword by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Early-reader adventure novels featuring Garfield
  • Garfield's Night Before Christmas
  • Garfield's Furry Tales
  • Garfield and the Haunted Diner
  • Garfield Goes Camping
  • Garfield's Haunted House and Other Spooky Tales
  • Garfield's Stupid Cupid and Other Stories
  • Garfield Goes to Disobedience School
  • Garfield's Christmas Tales
  • Garfield's Ghost Stories
  • Garfield and the Beast in the Basement
  • Garfield and the Mysterious Mummy
  • Garfield and the Teacher Creature
  • Garfield and the Wicked Wizard
Garfield's Pet Force, series of early-reader novels:
  • #1: The Outrageous Origin
  • #2: Pie Rat's Revenge
  • #3: K-Niner: Dog of Doom
  • #4: Menace of the Mutanator
  • #5: Attack of the Lethal Lizards
Garfield Extreme, a series of children's picture books.
  • Garfield's Extreme Cuisine: Pigging the Way Out!
  • Garfield's Ironcat
  • Garfield's Awesome Ski Adventure
  • ''Garfield's Sumo Beach Bellyball''

Home video releases

VHS

DVD

Blu-Ray

Video games

Garfield has been featured in video games, beginning with an unreleased Atari 2600 prototype in 1984. Later, an 8-bit Famicom game of Garfield was produced in Japan in 1989. A Garfield game for the Atari 5200 had begun development, but was cancelled when Atari was taken over by Jack Tramiel.

Television

Specials

Animated series

Films

Theatrical films

Direct-to-video films

Figurines and toys

Garfield toys have been produced by Danbury Mint.
  • Small Figurines : Catnap, Crowning Achievement, Easy Rider, Here's Lookin' at Me, Gourmet Picnic, Love in Bloom, King of the Jungle, Open House, Midnight Serenade, On Vacation, Return to Sender, Sittin' Pretty
  • Musicals : Anchors Aweigh, La Cucaracha, Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay; Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
  • Garfield's Christmas Village : Garfield's House, Post Office, Movies, Toy Shoppe, Candy Store, Courthouse, Church, Bakery, and more.
  • Large Figurines: Garfield's Retreat, Garfield's Poolside Resort, Garfield's Golf Course, Garfield's Garden
  • Other: Garfield's Carousel and Garfield's Christmas Train
  • Plush : Bedtime for Garfield and Bedtime for Odie
  • Diecast Vehicles: Both Ertl and Esci have made a range of die-cast toys of Garfield driving various vehicles

Miscellaneous

  • In 1991, GRP records released a Garfield-themed compilation album titled Am I Cool or What?
  • Suction-cupped plush toys of Garfield, known as "Stuck on You", were a fad in America and it took several years for production to meet the demand.
  • A line of plush products and other toy replicas were licensed for production by the Dakin Company in the 1980s.
  • Garfield was featured in a 1988 advertising campaign for Maple Leaf Village Amusement Park.
  • In 2000 Garfield was used as a mascot/recruiting tool for Cub Scouting, appearing on many items, including four plush Garfields in Cub Scout uniforms.
  • Garfield and Odie were previously featured on product packaging for the retail chain Meijer.
  • Baby Garfield is featured on Sam's Club brand diapers.
  • At Kennywood, an amusement park located near Pittsburgh, Garfield was one of the mascots. From 2004 to 2020, the park housed a dark ride titled Garfield's Nightmare. A Garfield themed free-fall ride for children titled the "Pounce Bounce" was in operation. Lake Compounce, which was owned by Kennywood's owners, used Garfield theming as well.
  • Silverwood Theme Park, the Northwests largest theme park near Coeur d'Alene Idaho, had Garfield as the official mascot.
  • When Microsoft released the Windows 98 edition of Microsoft Plus!, Garfield was included on a desktop theme.
  • Tyco released a novelty Garfield Telephone in 1978. They became the center of many news reports after they continuously washed up on a French beach over a 35-year period.

Promotions

Garfield has been used in multiple promotional campaigns. In 1987 the fast food restaurant McDonald's sold Happy Meal toys, collectible mugs, and a limited edition stuffed Garfield employee. In 2019, it was found that the paint on these mugs contained lead, which exceeded the legal amount on an item intended to be used by children, in addition to high levels of cadmium.
Garfield was used in promotions for the Yum! Brands properties KFC and Taco Bell. In 2000, he was used in a Kid's Meal promotion for Wendy's, where 6 toys were sold. He was used in many promotions for Garfield: The Movie, 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 was also featured in a successful Dairy Queen Kid's Meal promotion, which included 5 toys of Garfield and 1 toy of Odie doing various outside activities. At Kmart, 3 toys were sold in the dining area.

Commercials