(November 1984)

Ballantine Books, 1984 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
8.95 USD; 11.95 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ballantine Books Inc.
Brand
BB A Ballantine Book
ISBN
0-345-32074-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
0709990089532074
Editing
?
Color
color cover; color interior
Dimensions
8.5" x 11"
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding
softcover; squarebound
Publishing Format
graphic novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Garfield / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Campbell; Jim Clements; Jim Davis; Mike Fentz; Larry Fentz; Gary Barker; Dave Kühn; Valette Hildebrand
Inks
Kevin Campbell; Jim Clements; Jim Davis; Mike Fentz; Larry Fentz; Gary Barker; Dave Kühn; Valette Hildebrand
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Cave Cat; Garfield the Orange; Sam Spayed; 19-GB; Tigger; Garfield; Mr. Field
Reprints

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Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

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[Garfield Was Created to Entertain] (Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which came first, the cat or the kitten?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to In the Beginning...

In the Beginning... (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
? [as Paws Staff]
Inks
? [as Paws Staff]
Colors
? [as Paws Staff]
Letters
? [as Paws Staff]

Genre
humor
Characters
God
Synopsis
God orders his staff to create a cat.
Reprints

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Between the first and second page of In the Beginning...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In my first life I formulated many of my likes and dislikes.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to Cave Cat.

Cave Cat (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Mike Fentz
Inks
Larry Fentz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cave Cat; George Burns; Ooman; Big Bob
Synopsis
Cave Cat, the first cat, crawls out of the sea.
Reprints

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Between the first and second page of Cave Cat.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I learned to be independent in my second life.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to The Vikings.

The Vikings (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis; Mike Fentz
Pencils
Mike Fentz
Inks
Mike Fentz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Garfield the Orange; Lars; Helga Bidge; Björn; Smitty; Sven; Frenchy; Fluffy
Synopsis
Five Vikings and their cat are thawed out after a 1000 years frozen in an iceberg.
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Between the first and second pages of The Vikings.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was gainfully employed in my third life.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to Babes & Bullets.

Babes & Bullets (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Tuthill
Pencils
Kevin Campbell
Inks
Kevin Campbell
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Sam Spayed; Kitty; Tanya O'Tabby; Theotis Washington; Burt Fleebish; Clyde; Father O'Felix
Synopsis
Sam Spayed investigates the death of Father O'Tabby.
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Between the first and second pages of Babes & Bullets.

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Garfield / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I encountered enough mice in my fourth life to fill nine lives.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to The Exterminators.

The Exterminators (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis; Mike Fentz
Inks
Larry Fentz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
A woman calls some exterminators to get rid of her mice.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The exterminators are based on the Three Stooges.

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Between the first and second page of The Exterminators.

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Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In my fifth life I was a laboratory animal.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to Lab Animal.

Lab Animal (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Gary Barker
Inks
Larry Fentz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal
Characters
19-GB; Larry
Synopsis
A laboratory test animal escapes.
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Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
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Jim Davis
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Jim Davis
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?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My sixth life was my favorite.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to The Garden.

The Garden (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Kühn
Pencils
Dave Kühn
Inks
Dave Kühn
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Cloey; Uncle Tod
Synopsis
Cloey and her orange kitten live in a magical garden built by Uncle Tod.
Reprints

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Between the first and second pages of The Garden.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are some forces within a cat that should never be toyed with.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to Primal Self.

Primal Self (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Clements; Gary Barker
Inks
Larry Fentz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tigger; Maw Maw
Synopsis
Tigger, a house cat, confronts a primal force.
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Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Davis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All that I ever was made me what I am in my eighth life.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to Garfield.

Garfield (Table of Contents: 33)

Garfield / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
Pencils
Gary Barker
Inks
Vallette Hildebrand
Colors
Doc Davis
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield; Garfield's mom; Luigi; Odie; Jon Arbuckle
Synopsis
Garfield's life from birth to living with Jon.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Garfield / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Davis
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Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
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Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd like to think I'll live forever, but... I'm only human.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Garfield

Indexer Notes

Introduction to Space Cat.

Space Cat (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Clements
Pencils
Jim Clements
Inks
Jim Clements
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction
Characters
Mr. Field; O.D.I.E.; Commander Levinson
Synopsis
Mr. Field travels through space.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

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[Garfield Lives His Life To the Fullest... 9 Times.] (Table of Contents: 39)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kevin Campbell; Jim Clements; Jim Davis; Mike Fentz; Larry Fentz; Gary Barker; Dave Kühn; Valette Hildebrand
Inks
Kevin Campbell; Jim Clements; Jim Davis; Mike Fentz; Larry Fentz; Gary Barker; Dave Kühn; Valette Hildebrand
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Cave Cat; Garfield the Orange; Sam Spayed; 19-GB; Tigger; Garfield; Mr. Field

Indexer Notes

Back cover blurb.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Garfield
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Contents
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [Garfield Was Created to Entertain]
  9. 8. ["Which came first, the cat or the kitten?"]
    Garfield
  10. 9. In the Beginning...
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
  12. 11. ["In my first life I formulated many of my likes and dislikes."]
    Garfield
  13. 12. Cave Cat
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. ["I learned to be independent in my second life."]
    Garfield
  16. 15. The Vikings
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. ["I was gainfully employed in my third life."]
    Garfield
  19. 18. Babes & Bullets
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. ["I encountered enough mice in my fourth life to fill nine lives."]
    Garfield
  22. 21. The Exterminators
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
  24. 23. ["In my fifth life I was a laboratory animal."]
    Garfield
  25. 24. Lab Animal
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
  27. 26. ["My sixth life was my favorite."]
    Garfield
  28. 27. The Garden
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
  30. 29. ["There are some forces within a cat that should never be toyed with."]
    Garfield
  31. 30. Primal Self
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
  33. 32. ["All that I ever was made me what I am in my eighth life."]
    Garfield
  34. 33. Garfield
    Garfield
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
  36. 35. ["I'd like to think I'll live forever, but... I'm only human."]
    Garfield
  37. 36. Space Cat
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
  40. 39. [Garfield Lives His Life To the Fullest... 9 Times.]
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Keith Alan Morgan