Tom & Jerry Comics #190

Tom's got that telltale smirk of a cat who thinks he's one step ahead — cover artist Harvey Eisenberg captures him gripping a garden hose with obvious mischief, while little Jerry crouches in his mousehole clutching a potted flower, cleverly tapping into the hose's water supply with a red-bowed attachment of his own. This May 1960 Dell issue is a charming snapshot of the duo's endless battle of wits, rendered in the warm, sunny palette that made MGM's favorite cat-and-mouse pair such a delight on the comics page.