Beryl the Peril appeared in the first issue of "The Topper" in 1953. She was created to be a female equivalent to "The Beano"'s Dennis the Menace. Davey Law, her artist and creator, drew inspiration from his daughter, who would often pull faces during her tantrums. The strips were similar in concept to the Dennis the Menace ones in that she would cause chaos through menacing her neighbours, parents and school teachers. In 1958, Beryl was chosen as one of the few of D.C. Thomson's characters to earn an annual all to herself, consisting solely from reprints in past years. When Law retired
The Prize of Peril The Prize of Peril "The Prize of Peril" is a science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" in May 1958 and first collected in "Store of Infinity" in 1960 by Bantam Books. The short story is noted for its plot's anticipation of reality television shows such as "Survivor" and "Fear Factor" by several decades. The protagonist of the story is Jim Raeder, a man notable only for his normality, who has been a participant in many reality television shows (given the name "thrill shows") and thus become a