He's holding a spear. The image, from the cover of a 1989 Heathcliff comic book, is a classic take on the original fat cartoon cat. Unlike his portly peer Garfield, who arrived after him on the ...

Still, a little-known fact about Heathcliff is that the comic strip series debuted five years before Garfield did. Heathcliff was the original fat, orange, food-loving cat. His silly humor and ...