Beryl the Peril 'Beak-Boy' due to his abnormally large nose. Beryl the Peril Beryl the Peril (or simply Beryl) is a fictional character created by David Law, the creator of Dennis the Menace, for issue 1 of "The Topper" comic (dated 7 February 1953) published by DC Thomson & Co. Limited. Like Dennis, she had black and red apparel, and devilishly tormented her parents and other members of her community. Despite not having quite as many appearances as other DC Thomson characters such as Dennis the Menace or Desperate Dan, Beryl is still considered one of the classic characters which define the popularity
The Unexpected was "Johnny Peril" which ran from issues #106–117. For issues #111–on, the titular protagonist was billed as an "adventurer of the weird". Johnny Peril would again appear in issues #200 and 205–213. Johnny Peril's roots, prior to his first appearance, came in the one-off story "Just a Story" in All-American Comics' "Comic Cavalcade" #15 (July 1946), by writer–artist Howard Purcell. With issue #22 (Sept. 1947), the anthological "Just a Story" series gained newspaper-reporter character Johnny Peril, who often acted as witness or narrator rather than as an integral part of the narrative. With this issue, the series title became "Johnny