Tom & Jerry Comics #98

Tom wakes up in a very bad mood on the cover of this September 1952 Dell issue — Jerry and his tiny pal Tuffy have turned the bedsheet into a tic-tac-toe board, cheerfully painting X's and O's while a furious Tom looms over them, pillow flying and eyes blazing. Harvey Eisenberg's cover art captures the pair's mischievous energy perfectly, with a red paint can and colorful brushes adding to the cheerful chaos. At 52 pages and just a dime, this one delivers plenty of classic cat-and-mouse fun.