Garfield by Jim Davis for August 15, 1978

First Garfield and now Lyman! Poor Odie!

I wonder if the editors at the syndicates would get all up in arms over this comic today.It’s amusing how our morals have shifted as a society.

In todays society, I wonder if this is considered abuse? Lyman has Odie by the throat..

wowie…..odie must have done a HUGE ONE

I love odie’s face in the first panel. Its Too Cute!

Dang it, Lyman, you only have to pop Odie once or twice to get his attention. You don’t just KEEP GOING, man.

SOOOO MEAN

I didn’t know dogs get spankins.

Reeeeeeeeeeeal witty, Garf.

I guess Garfield just noticed the big spot on Odie’s back

Cause he did a ‘spot’ of poo.

THAT’S IT I’m calling P.E.T.A

I can see why Odie ends up loving Jon and becoming his dog! Jon is the only one who doesn’t beat up the poor little guy

Lyman Confirmed as Main Villain of Garfields Pet Force 2

wait… he WAS originally named spot lol

Yup! That would be a great name! https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Jon,_1977_comic_strips?file=J4.JPG

His cheeks are getting smaller

After that incident, Lyman was never seen again.

I didn’t know about this. My opinion is changed I see why Jim got rid of Lyman hes no good

Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog of the underworld in Greek mythology, is believed by some to have been named after the proto-Indo-European word “kerberos” which meant “spotted.”

He was named spot, a long time ago.

:,(

Funnily enough Odie’s original name was going to be spot until Jim had a conversation with fellow comic artist Mort Walker.