Odie debuted on August 8, 1978, and Pooky on October 23, 1978. Expansion & Peak Syndication (1984–1999):
In 1994, Jim Davis’s company, Paws, Inc. , purchased all rights to the 1978–1994 strips from the original syndicate. The Modern Era (2000–2011):
Focused on Garfield's arrival, his first lasagna (July 7, 1978), and his hatred of Mondays (September 18, 1978).
Compilations moved away from the traditional horizontal "Garfield format" to standard vertical book styles after 2001.