There Goes Garfield

There Goes Garfield, a single-issue comic from Beaumont Book Co. published in 1980, stands as a curious, affectionate outlier in the Garfield franchise. Written and drawn by Jim Davis, this oversized, black-and-white special strips away the familiar Sunday color and weekday gags to present a more experimental, almost sketchbook-like look at the lasagna-loving cat. Its brief, one-shot format allows for a looser, more improvisational feel than the daily strip, offering a unique glimpse into the character's early, pre-superstardom personality. For collectors and fans of the iconic feline, this 1980 oddity remains a fascinating artifact of Garfield's transition from newspaper staple to pop-culture phenomenon.