Tom & Jerry Comics #181

When Tom discovers Jerry and Tuffy have won a major cash prize in a contest, he goes to absurd lengths to win their approval—only to find himself tangled in a web of his own scheming. With a restaurant waiter, a tough cat named Terry the Terror, and two dancing mice adding chaos to the mix, the prize becomes less about money and more about who can outwit the other.

Wuff the Prairie Dog never meant to start a legend—just put out a few flames with his trusty squirt gun—but now the whole frontier’s whispering his name as the fastest (Squirt) Gun in the West. When a series of escalating challenges draw real guns from every corner of the plains, Wuff’s quick reflexes are put to the ultimate test, and even his best friend Sammy Squirrel isn’t sure who’s really faster.

Barney Bear is on edge, convinced that Fuzzy and Wuzzy are secretly constructing a rocket ship to blast off to the moon—despite his own doubts about their plans. Caught between parental worry and a radio child psychologist’s advice to “not interfere,” Barney finds himself torn between caution and letting the boys follow their wild imagination.