Incorrect. Jim Davis has gone on record saying that the Halloween strips were a nightmare. This is also supported by OUR Garfield being canonically Garfield’s overall 8th Life.
As told in “Garfield: His 9 Lives”, Garfiled was born behind an Italian Resturant, was caught eating the Lasagna, was placed in the same pet shop as Odie (Who was established as being Garfield’s eternal rival through all his lives), and was adopted by Jon. Garfield will live long enough to see his GrandKittens.
Also, as for Garfield’s amazing powers that you constantly see here and elsewhere?
That’s what God looks like at the beginning of “Garfield: His 9 Lives”.
Garfield is, canonically, an Avatar of God.