"father's face with a book. The second, drawn by Andy Fanton, shows Beryl mocking how it is fine to ""write on a Wall"" on Facebook but is considered deviant in real life, revealing that she has been tagging all over Dandy town. The third was illustrated by Nik Holmes and consisted of Beryl contacting old friends through Facebook and featured cameos of past Dandy and Topper characters such as Tricky Dicky, Mickey the Monkey and Smasher. The final strip was drawn by Nigel Auchterlounie and finished with Beryl deciding to un-Like her father on Facebook. This causes a chain effect"
"in which other famous characters from ""The Dandy"" – including Korky the Cat, Desperate Dan and Bananaman – also unfriend her father, much to his dismay. Beryl made her first appearance in the revamped ""Dandy"" comic in a Justin Beaver strip. She, alongside Minnie the Minx and Toots, appeared in the comic's title card chasing after Justin. She made yet another appearance in a ""Harry and his Hippo"" strip, drawn by Andy Fanton. In this strip, she is enjoying the ""Dandy"" swimming pool alongside other famous past ""Dandy"" characters. Pass the Peril returned to Facebook mid-2011, this time focusing on"
"her hairstyle became much more like that of Dennis the Menace – but her pigtails remained. She regained many of her Dennis influenced traits as well such as the famous ""behind the nose"" grin and constant scowl. Beryl also attended Dennis the Menace's 50th birthday party, although she was a latecomer so she didn't actually participate in any of the party games or fights prior. Beryl disappeared for a while after the October 2004 ""Dandy"" relaunch. Bar one appearance in December that year, she returned from issue 3302, dated 12 March 2005. From ""The Dandy"" issue dated 3 March 2006,"
"being named after Beryl the Peril by referencing Dennis the Menace). She also briefly shares an adventure with Batgirl while she is in London as part of a mission for Batman Incorporated. The two heroines fix a crack in the space/time continuum that nearly freezes the entire planet in time for eternity. In Batman Incorporated Squire and Knight participate in Batman's war against the Leviathan organization led by Talia Head. During a battle with The Heretic (clone of Talia's son), Cyril is killed. Over the course of the series Beryl takes on the mantle of The Knight and attempts to"
"upon himself the name Knight, and joined yet another team (the Global Guardians) under this new name. He continued to fight for justice even after he fathered a son years later named Cyril. Beryl Hutchinson first appeared in ""JLA"" #26 (February, 1999) and became the new Squire while assisting Knight II. According to Grant Morrison, she was named after ""Beryl the Peril"", a popular British comic-strip. Brave and courageous, she and Knight joined the Ultramarine Corps of Superbia after assisting them in saving a crime-ridden micro-Earth. As well as being an expert in swordplay, she is also naturally gifted in"
"Ben Reilly Benjamin ""Ben"" Reilly (), also known as Scarlet Spider, Spider-Man, Spider-Carnage, and Jackal, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a clone and ally of the original Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and is prominent in the 1994–96 ""Clone Saga"" storyline, which led to his murder by the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn). Created by writer Gerry Conway, the character first appeared in ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" #149 (October 1975). During the ""Clone Saga"" storyline, he came to wear a makeshift costume similar to Spider-Man's consisting of a blue sleeveless hoodie sweatshirt adorned with"
"entitled ""What's in Cheryl's hair,"" a menacing-looking girl with pigtails is seen peeking out. This was labelled Beryl Cole and so is therefore not deemed an official appearance. However, she did make a return digitally via the social networking site Facebook. She was involved in an artist event called ""Pass the Peril"" in which four different artists were to draw four different strips based on the character and the website. The first was drawn by Steve Beckett and saw Beryl informing her father that her adventures would now continue via Facebook in which she, very much in character, smashed her"
"briefly to ""The Beano"" in 1971, but died in April that year, aged 63. David Law David ""Davey"" Law (1908 – April 1971) was a Scottish cartoonist best known for creating ""Dennis the Menace"" and ""Beryl the Peril"" for Dundee publishers D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd . Law was born and raised in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh College of Art. He first worked for Odhams Press as an illustrator, before moving to D. C. Thomson in the early 1930s. He drew cartoons for Thomsons newspapers like the ""Evening Telegraph"", including a strip called ""The Wee Fella"". His most"
"Jackal (Marvel Comics) The Jackal is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man. There are two incarnations of the character: the first and most well-known is Miles Warren, while the second, Ben Reilly, later returns to his previous persona of the Scarlet Spider. The character first appears in ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" #129 (Feb. 1974), and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Ross Andru. In ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" #148 (Sep. 1975), the identity of the Jackal was revealed to be Professor Miles Warren, who first"
"Steve Bright took over Beryl as artist and her appearance reverted to how she had been drawn by David Law She went through another costume change – a baggy green and red T-shirt with baggy black jeans and trainers. However, she disappeared when ""The Dandy"" was relaunched in August 2007. She later re-appeared for four issues, but as reprints from the Nixon era. In 2010, ""The Dandy"" was relaunched, dropping the ""Xtreme"" from its title and focusing far more on comics. Despite not immediately returning as a strip, Beryl made several cameo appearances in the revamped Dandy. In a segment"
"of Steve Bright. Although Beryl is often perceived as a troublemaker similar to Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx, her personality changed several times. In the David Law strips, she is quite mischievous but also fun-loving and rather clumsy, whereas she became a more malicious character after John Dallas took over. However, after Robert Nixon took over, she became a much less menacing character, while the stories in the Karl Dixon era largely focused on the relationship between Beryl and her Dad. In the Karl Dixon stories, she shows little respect to her father, often referring to him as"
"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"
"""Just a Story"" series gained Peril as, generally, a witness or narrator rather than as an integral part of the narrative. With this issue, the series title became ""Johnny Peril Tells Just a Story"", eventually changed to ""Johnny Peril's Surprise Story"" as Johnny became the series' two-fisted hero until the series ended with issue #29 (Nov. 1948). The character went on to appear in his own feature in ""All-Star Comics"", ""Danger Trail"" and ""Sensation Comics"" through 1953. He returned in the Silver Age of Comic Books in 1958, in ""The Unexpected"". Initially published quarterly, the title went bi-monthly beginning with"
"Peril Tells Just a Story"", eventually changed to ""Johnny Peril's Surprise Story"" as Johnny became the series' two-fisted hero until the series ended with issue #29 (Nov. 1948). By then the character was appearing in his own backup feature in ""All-Star Comics"", beginning #42 (Sept. 1948). Purcell remained for the first few ""All-Star"" stories, with artists Joe Kubert, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and others later working on the feature through #57 (March 1951). Johnny went on to star in the fifth and final issue of ""Danger Trail"" (April, 1951). His last appearances before his Silver Age return in 1968 came"
"the time. It was priced at 15 cents, when the average comic cost a dime. Many stories in ""Comic Cavalcade"" were scripted by other than the characters' regular writers, for deadline reasons. Batman writer Bill Finger, for example, would occasionally write Flash stories for ""Comic Cavalcade"" when regular Flash writer Gardner Fox was preoccupied with other projects. One non-superhero ongoing character introduced in ""Comic Cavalcade"" was newspaperman Johnny Peril. His roots, prior to his first appearance, came in the one-off story ""Just a Story"" in issue #15 (July 1946), by writer-artist Howard Purcell. With issue #22 (Sept. 1947), the anthological"
"peril and dubbed ""Scorn"" by the media. After a run-in with Superman he managed to prove his good nature and benevolent intentions. In time he became a frequent ally of Superman helping him to defeat perils such as Saviour, the Parasite the Cyborg and Deathtrap. On top of that he save and became friends with Ashbury Armstrong, the daughter of the Daily Planet's conservative columnist Dirk Armstrong, who observed the relationship with much concern and chagrin. Ceritak, Ashbury and Jimmy Olsen escaped from a halloween party organized by Lex Luthor and with the sorceress Misa for a while formed a"
"David Law David ""Davey"" Law (1908 – April 1971) was a Scottish cartoonist best known for creating ""Dennis the Menace"" and ""Beryl the Peril"" for Dundee publishers D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd . Law was born and raised in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh College of Art. He first worked for Odhams Press as an illustrator, before moving to D. C. Thomson in the early 1930s. He drew cartoons for Thomsons newspapers like the ""Evening Telegraph"", including a strip called ""The Wee Fella"". His most famous creation, ""Dennis the Menace"", first appeared in ""The Beano"" issue 452, dated 17"
"The character first appeared in the Golden Age of comics in ""Exciting Comics"" #9, published in January 1941 by Nedor Comics. He was one of that publisher's most popular superhero characters, continuing until 1949. In 1983 AC Comics revised the Black Terror, starting in their ""Americomics"" title. In it, now-retired Bob Benton (called Mark Benton in this version) returns to action after an attempt to shake him down for protection money leads to the death of his wife. He would operate as an over-the-top vigilante, now just called the ""Terror"". Later, most likely due to trademark issues, he became a"
"Mayhem (comics) Mayhem (Brigid O'Reilly) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Brigid O’Reilly makes her first live appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ""Cloak & Dagger"" played by Emma Lahana. The character of detective Brigid O'Reilly first appeared in ""Cloak and Dagger"" #1 (Oct 1983), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Rick Leonardi. She subsequently appeared in issues #2-4 (November 1983-January 1984) of the same series, and issues #1-5 (July 1985-March 1986) of the second ""Cloak and Dagger"" series. In ""Cloak and Dagger"" Vol. 2 #5 (Mar 1986), Brigid underwent"
"Perrikus Perrikus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in ""Thor"" vol. 2, #1 (July 1998) and was created by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr. Perrikus first appeared in ""Thor"" vol. 2, #1 (July 1998), and made brief appearances in ""Thor"" #4-5 (Oct. - Nov. 1998) until an extended storyline in ""Thor"" #7-12 (Jan. - June 1999). Perrikus returned to Marvel continuity in ""Thor"" #42 - 43 (Dec. 2001 - Jan. 2002) and #53 (Oct. 2002). Perrikus first appears when accidentally freed from a prison in Asgard by the"
"Ben Urich Benjamin ""Ben"" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man. Urich is a chain-smoking, tough-as-nails investigative journalist for the New York newspaper ""The Daily Bugle."" Urich deduced the secret identity of Daredevil and has used him as a source of information and vice versa. To a lesser extent, he has a similar relationship with Spider-Man, whose alter ego Peter Parker was a photographer for the ""Bugle"" who occasionally accompanied Urich on assignments. Urich has used these connections to expose supervillains posing"
"Daredevil (Marvel Comics character) Daredevil is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in ""Daredevil"" #1 (April 1964). Writer/artist Frank Miller's influential tenure on the title in the early 1980s cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe. Daredevil is commonly known by such epithets as the ""Man Without Fear"" and the ""Devil of Hell's Kitchen"". Daredevil's origin story relates that while living in the historically"
"character named Ben Urich, an apparent tribute by the writer who grew up ""devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books"". Ben Urich Benjamin ""Ben"" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man. Urich is a chain-smoking, tough-as-nails investigative journalist for the New York newspaper ""The Daily Bugle."" Urich deduced the secret identity of Daredevil and has used him as a source of information and vice versa. To a lesser extent,"
"Bloodaxe. Perrikus and Adva retreat. Referred to as the God of Unlimited Power and Infinite Energy, Perrikus possesses superhuman strength, durability and endurance. The character possesses advanced fighting skills and a magical scythe capable of energy projection and, apparently, damaging Thor's hammer Mjolnir. Perrikus Perrikus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in ""Thor"" vol. 2, #1 (July 1998) and was created by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr. Perrikus first appeared in ""Thor"" vol. 2, #1 (July 1998), and made brief appearances in ""Thor"" #4-5 (Oct. - Nov. 1998)"
"Jak and Todd Jak Hurley and Todd Nolan are two fictional comic strip characters from the UK comic ""The Dandy"" who rose to popularity as the comic's main strip after its re-launch in 2004. Originally known as simply ""Jak"", both characters received equal billing after the popularity of Todd from readership. Jak's first incarnation was drawn by Jimmy Hansen starting from issue 2924, dated 6 December 1997. The strip played mostly on his relationship with his father (though not to the same extent as Molly and Beryl the Peril from that time). The second incarnation in the early 2000s (decade)"
"Johnny Peril became the lead feature with issue #107, when the theme of the comic changed to a supernatural/mystery format. The title was changed to ""Sensation Mystery"" with #110 and ran for another seven issues. The retitled series ended with issue #116 (July–August 1953). The ""Sensation Comics"" title was used again in 1999 as the title for one issue of the ""Justice Society Returns"" storyline. DC Comics revived the ""Sensation Comics"" series in August 2014 as a ""Digital First"" series featuring Wonder Woman. The print edition debuted with an October 2014 cover date. This series was cancelled in December 2015."
"Vermin (comics) Vermin (Edward Whelan) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character's first appearance was in ""Captain America"" #272 (August 1982). He was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck. Edward Whelan suffered severe physical and sexual abuse as a child from his father. As an adult, he became a geneticist working for Baron Helmut Zemo and Primus I (who was impersonating Arnim Zola). In an experiment with the Primus/Arnim Zola imposter, his skin becomes a light pinkish fur color and he ends up resembling a cannibalistic, humanoid rat."
"Grey Gargoyle Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Grey Gargoyle first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #107 (Aug. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Paul Pierre Duval is a French chemist who courtesy of a chemical accident gains the ability to turn anything to stone by touching it. Turning his body to stone, Duval dons a mask and cape and becomes a criminal with the alias the Grey Gargoyle. Duval, however, becomes bored and decides to try to achieve immortality by"
"Painkiller (comics) Painkiller is a fictional character and supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Eddie Newell and debuted in ""Black Lightning"", Vol. 2 #2 (March 1995). The character is depicted as an enemy of Black Lightning. Jordan Calloway portrays the first screen adaptation of the character in The CW's live-action television series ""Black Lightning"". While Painkiller's real name has never been revealed in the comics, Calloway's character Khalil Payne takes on the moniker and dons a similar appearance. Painkiller debuted in ""Black Lightning"", Vol. 2 #2"
"his eyes (though the picture of him next to the Dandy logo was never changed). The focus of the strip also switched more to the Kits, who had been promoted from their originally minor role. So much so, that at one point the strip had been renamed Korky the Cat and the Kits. When Nixon went into semi retirement at the beginning of 1999 (relinquishing Beryl the Peril at the same time) several different artists took up the pen, including David Sutherland (who also draws The Bash Street Kids from ""The Beano"", and used to draw Dennis the Menace) at"
"Mercy (comics) Mercy (Abigail Mercy Wright) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Mercy first appeared in ""The Incredible Hulk"" #338 and was created by Peter David and Todd McFarlane. Abigail Mercy Wright is an extremely unpredictable and dangerous foe, and has given multiple explanations to her origin, including being an alien, an angel, or, much later, a woman who gained her powers through radiation treatments to save her from brain cancer. She considers herself on a mission of ""mercy"" to ""help"" those who are overcome with despair, but don't have the strength to"
"The Brain (Bell comics) The Brain is a fictional character created by Leo Bachle for Bell Features, a Canadian comic company in the 1940s, and first appeared in ""Active Comics"" #1. The muscular and often bare-chested Brain's secret identity was dashing, Toronto penthouse-dwelling Gordon Bell who, like the Wizard before him, had a moustache, superhuman strength and the clairvoyant ability to ""visualize faraway happenings"", the latter powers in his case gained due to a dying wish his father had made to a friendly spirit on a distant French battlefield during World War One. While he first donned cape, tights and"
"dubbed ""Painkiller"" by Tobias, becomes Tobias' right-hand man in his war against Black Lightning. As Painkiller, Khalil wears dreadlocks and a tactical suit with wrist gauntlets and weaponized darts. Khalil eventually regrets abandoning his old life, especially his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, Black Lightning's daughter. Painkiller (comics) Painkiller is a fictional character and supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Eddie Newell and debuted in ""Black Lightning"", Vol. 2 #2 (March 1995). The character is depicted as an enemy of Black Lightning. Jordan Calloway portrays the first screen adaptation"