Is Garfield a Rip Off of Heathcliff?

Garfield was everywhere in heathcliff. George gatley' strip began running in 19 73, five years before davis's garfield hit papers. One of my favorites is aint i funny interviews jim davis or ask hm a question about anythings. Like, i don't know, i just draw garfield. It's something ts, kind of sweet. I ased to draw it in blue, in blue pencil. You mean, like non non a, non reproducing blue? Ye, but ilusn ye. A i. There's a lot of good bits around jimdavis and garfield. But they're kind of indifferent universes