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No. 397: R.I.P.

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R.I.P.

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=397

Strip by: Andrew Kepple

Garfield: My bed! Odie's sleeping in my bed!
Garfield: This calls for a good stomping!
SFX: STOMP STOMP STOMP
{Odie dies in a bloody mess}
Garfield: Oh boy! Hamburgers! I love hamburgers!
Jon: What? No period of mourning?
Memorial: Odie: 1978-1984

The author writes:

While looking for the first appearance of Odie in Garfield comics, I stumbled on the perfect ending to this one. Originally it was just going to end with a super-wide B&W Odie tribute panel.

Original strips: 1980-12-14, 1984-05-06.