Tom and Jerry #217
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "School of Hard Knocks," the Mouse Musketeers launch a daring rescue mission to save the King’s seventh daughter from the clutches of Sir Ruffstuff, but their plans are thrown into chaos when the cowardly M’sieur Poosycat schemes to claim the glory for himself. Written by Michael Maltese and brought to life with crisp art by Lynn Karp, inks by John Liggera, and vibrant colors by the Western Publishing Production Shop, this 1963 classic blends slapstick flair with a touch of swashbuckling mischief. The cover, penciled and inked by Harvey Eisenberg, captures the chaos in bold, expressive detail.
In "School of Hard Knocks," Jerry takes on the role of tutor, aiming to outsmart Tom by teaching Tuffy clever tricks—while Tom, determined to keep Tuffy on his side, plots to undermine the lessons. Each imagines a nightmarish version of how the other might corrupt Tuffy, turning the classroom into a battle of wits and mischief.
When Little Quacker boasts to Charlie Coyote’s son that his own absent daddy could outmatch the boy’s father, the lie quickly spirals into a chaotic chase—especially when the real Charlie Coyote and his son show up, and Little Quacker’s imagination has nowhere left to run.
When the King’s seventh daughter is taken by the villainous Sir Ruffstuff, the Mouse Musketeers—Jerry and Tuffy—rally to her rescue. But their feline ally, M’sieur Poosycat, has other plans, eager to claim the glory for himself despite his usual hesitation.
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Reprinted in Golden Comics Digest #13 (1970), Tom and Jerry #344 (1984), Tom och Jerry #2/1966
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