On Feb. 10, 1940 — 85 years ago Monday — the first Tom & Jerry cartoon short and the first cartoon directed by the soon-to-be- famous team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera was released in ...

Jerry, the brown mouse, stands near a chewed threw black cable. Tom, the blue-gray cat, moves his head into the scene and sees Jerry. Tom looks surprised and angry at Jerry, while Jerry looks ...