Tom & Jerry Comics #179

Tom wears a graduation mortarboard with all the dignity he can muster, while atop that very hat, Jerry and little Tuffy square off over a ribbon-tied diploma — completely upstaging him. Harvey Eisenberg's cover art captures the trio's comic rivalry in a single perfectly composed gag, with Tom's steely glare suggesting he knows exactly how little respect he's getting on his big day. A charming 1959 Dell issue that shows why this series remained a delight for young readers.