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
Nancy (comic strip) Ernie Bushmiller. Following Guy Gilchrist's departure from "Nancy", this strip was discontinued. Nancy (comic strip) Nancy is an American comic strip, originally written and drawn by Ernie Bushmiller and distributed by United Feature Syndicate. The character of Nancy, a precocious eight-year-old, first appeared in the strip "Fritzi Ritz" about the airheaded flapper title character. Larry Whittington began "Fritzi Ritz" in 1922, and it was taken over by Bushmiller three years later. On January 2, 1933, Bushmiller introduced Fritzi's niece, Nancy. Soon she dominated the daily strip, which was retitled "Nancy" in 1938; Sluggo Smith, Nancy's friend from the "wrong side