The Outrageous Origin

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Overview:

Title: The Outrageous Origin
Author: Michael Teitelbaum, Jim Davis
Year: 1997
ISBN-10: 0590059084
Publisher: Scholastic
Price: $4.50
Pages: 86
Binding: Trade Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Outrageous Origin
Notes: Although Jim Davis gets the cover byline, in the book he's credited only as creator (of the Garfield comic strip); Michael Teitelbaum is credited as writer. Cover most likely by Barker and Fentz, but not credited separately from the artwork.