Cover illustrations painted over Harvey Eisenberg's pencils (and inks?).
Black and white on inside front cover.
Fourth-Wall Flouting: Jerry directly addresses the readers on page ten, panel six, to close the story.
The gags in this story, as Tom more and more desperately tries to keep the quiet – lest his cake be ruined, are evocative of the very first Tom and Jerry animated theatrical short: “Puss Gets the Boot” (1940).
The feature, called "Two Mouse Musketeers" for this story (and had also been known as "The Two Mouseketeers"), would eventually settle on "Mouse Musketeers" as its regular feature title.
The feature and character, called "The Downhearted Duckling" for this story would become better known as "Little Quacker". Despite the feature title, Jerry refers to the duck as "Li'l Quacker" in the story.
Tuffy does not appear in this story, making it reminiscent of a classic-era Tom and Jerry theatrical animated short.
Advance your baserunners, or be called out, by flipping coins or buttons tiddlywinks-style. On final interior page of the comic.
The figure of Droopy is penciled and inked by Harvey Eisenberg. The figure of the girl is drawn by another artist. Black and white on inside back cover.
Cover illustrations painted over Harvey Eisenberg's pencils (and inks?). Color on back cover.