Featuring rare archival material and an introduction to the series by creator Jim Davis, this inaugural full-color volume will appeal both to new readers and longtime fans of the lasagna-loving cat.   Garfield Complete Works: Volume 1, 1978 & 1979 launches the consummate collection of Jim Davis? phenomenally successful comic strip. Since its debut in 1978, Garfield has reached historic heights, becoming the world?s most widely syndicated strip. ?From the outset, Garfield established who the real master was in this relationship.??Jim Davis

JIM DAVIS's world-famous strip is syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers with 200 million daily readers. Since Garfield's birth in 1978, his books have more than 135 million copies in print, have been translated into 40 languages, and 33 titles have been New York Times bestsellers.