The Topper (comics) The Topper (comics) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with "The Beezer". A strip named "Mickey the Monkey" originally appeared on the front cover. In the early 1970s, it was replaced by "Send for Kelly", by "Danny's Tranny" in 1975, and "Tricky Dicky" in 1979. "Beryl the Peril" took over on 24 May 1986, and remained there until the merger with "The Beezer". Unlike most other comics at the time, which were half tabloid size, the Topper was for
John Darling (comic strip) John Darling (comic strip) John Darling is an American comic strip, created by Tom Batiuk, a spin-off of his earlier comic strip "Funky Winkerbean". "John Darling" appeared from March 25, 1979 to August 4, 1990. John Darling, a talk-show host, was originally a supporting character in Batiuk's strip "Funky Winkerbean" before being spun off into his own strip. The original artist was Tom Armstrong, who left the strip in 1985 for his own creation, "Marvin", though he did return to draw the final three weeks of the strip. His replacement was Gerry Shamray. Stan Lynde also contributed to the strip