Looney Tunes #40

Poor Sylvester the Cat is dangling by the scruff of his neck in the iron grip of a very unimpressed bulldog, waving a tiny white flag in desperate surrender — a wonderfully funny snapshot of the cat's perpetual losing streak. Cover pencils by Peter Tumminello with inks by Mike DeCarlo bring real personality to the standoff, set against a cheerful kitchen backdrop that makes the humiliation feel somehow even funnier. Inside, writer-artist Neal Sternecky and inker Mike DeCarlo deliver "One Life Left to Live," suggesting Sylvester's troubles are far from over in this May 1998 DC/Warner Bros. edition.