"From the outset, Garfield established who the real master was in this relationship," quipped Jim Davis, who initially thought that hapless Jon was going to be the main character. Returning here to those early days of 1978-79, we find a very different-looking version of the self-indulgent cat, although the sly and cynical wit is already present. The daily editions are in black and white, while the six-panel Sunday funnies are presented in color. In his introduction, Davis comments on his journey from Indiana farm boy to creator of the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.