How did Heathcliff get past the copyright of Garfield?

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Did he come out fist and Garfield got lucky? Some weird clause? Did the created of Garfield give a blessing? I’ve always wondered how papers accepted Heathcliff spots knowing the concepts were so similar?

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Heathcliff predates Garfield by 5 years yes. Garfield originally focused on Jon and was a local publication then found national distribution when it became about his lazy cat. Other than the fact that they’re both about orange, striped cats they’re really not all that similar and considering that orange striped cats are a real and common thing, you can’t really copyright that concept.

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