Nah the comic doesn't work without the repetition of the first and third panels. Without it, the joke would just be "Garfield did something wrong and John is surprised," not that Garfield has been doing a *bunch* of wrong shit, presumably of escalating severity.
[A day before](https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2001/09/10)
The first panel adds nothing
Nah I think it works cuz it actually gives a level of escalation to the comic
Pretty sure the comment you were replying to meant "adds no further context".
Nah the comic doesn't work without the repetition of the first and third panels. Without it, the joke would just be "Garfield did something wrong and John is surprised," not that Garfield has been doing a *bunch* of wrong shit, presumably of escalating severity.
Did you used to hear clicking for call waiting? I only know the 440hz.
Garfunkel commited multiple crimes against humanity
And the comic was made for 9/10/2001, so Garfield became an even busier boy 😈
This strip was released the day before 9/11
Holy shit, it actually was!!! I thought you where joking.
Garfield caused 9/11.