Garfield by Jim Davis for April 24, 1983

Is this Lyman’s last in-strip appearance? He’s in the title panel of the 10th Anniversary strip (June 19, 1988). What ever happened to Lyman?

And here we say good-bye to Lyman.

He’s probably one of those guys that went out for some cigarettes and just kept driving.

Bye bye, Lyman.

WE R GONA MISS YA…….NOT

That is sad, but at least Odie’s alright!

I’ll miss Lyman. :(

Lyman was a funny part of the strip.

After this, Lyman was pulled into an endless time vortex between dimensions, where he was never seen again until January 19, 2003, when he was discovered by Mayberry Melonpool.

Miss you, Lyman!

Good bye, Lyman. I wish you good luck in the future ahead.

Good-bye Lyman. The strip may have forgotten you, but we never will.

Lyman, best luck in your future endeavors.

what happened to the house being flooded?

Bye Lyman. The strip won’t contain you, but my head always will.

Windows in the 4th panel.

What, how is that possible. also bye-bye lyman

Bye, Lyman. Good luck with that wildlife photography job in Australia.

On a side note, I couldn’t stop laughing seeing Garfield in a full-bodied cast.

GARF… STOP TAKING CHANCES! and get away from jons booty in the second panel

According to the Garfield show (which Jim Davis is a producer on) Lyman is a wildlife photographer and went to Australia to try to get pics of some strange never seen before creature. He meets Garfield and Jon again in 2013. In real life J.D. says the point of lyman’s character was for Jon to have someone to converse with but that Garfield himself evolved to fill that role so Lyman wasn’t needed anymore

No, this is not the last time Lyman came to be. He appears on 1988 and 2013.

r.i.p may Lyman rest in peace…in jons basement

Goodbye Lyman. :(

bye bye lyman waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! R.I.P Lyman 1979-1983

how did that happen?

Farewell, Lyman! Thanks for bringing Odie into our lives!

i don’t get it

Lyman goes byebye at the end of this strip

And so we say farewell to Jon’s former housemate.

R.I.P. Lyman August 7th 1978 (excluding Jon strips)-April 24th, 1983. You WILL be missed

bye bye lyman

And thus, Lyman departs the strip under mysterious circumstances, going to parts unknown, only to be seen again twice and never in person.

I know that Jon ultimately will have Liz to interact with on a regular basis as far as human contact goes, but I do wish he still had like. Other human friends that recurred as much as Lyman initially did, if only so his social life looks a bit less sad.

Hopefully Lyman is well, wherever he is. Incidentally, don’t check the basement. Everything is fine down there, just…no reason to check it, because it’s fine.

Lyman was never seen again… for a little while

I don’t remember this one.