The Topper (comics) - Strips

Strips

Further information: List of Beezer and Topper comic strips

Strips in The Topper included:

• Al Change - Master of Disguise
• Ali's Baba (from Sparky)
• Andy Ladd - a short strip about a young resourceful inventor
• Beryl the Peril - a mischievous girl similar to Minnie the Minx. Appeared on cover from 1986 to the merge with Beezer in 1990. Recently appeared in the Dandy.
• Big Uggy - a caveman and an anthropomorphic dinosaur friend Dopey
• Danny's Tranny (1973–86) - a boy and his magical transistor radio - was cover star in mid 1970s.
• Desert Island Dick - a short strip about a castaway, his pet octopus and his incompetent attempts to summon rescue. The name is a parody of Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4.
• Dopey Joe - a short strip about an incompetent Indian
• Figaro - an overweight Mexican bandit and his gang.
• Foxy - A fox forever trying to steal chickens and forever getting blasted by The Farmer. Later joins the Dandy
• Fred the Flop (1973–86) - Incompetent petty criminal whose scheme slaways fail. (Originally from Buzz)
• Fred's Bed A boy with a weird bed than can take him into far removed places and back in time. Came back in The Beano in 2007, first as reprints, becoming new strips in 2009. Appeared in the merged Beezer and Topper.
• Ghastly Manor - A group of ghosts and monsters who live in a run down manor which is perpetually for sale. Each episode is based on them scaring away a prospective buyer.
• Hungry Horace (from Sparky) - the kid with the bottomless appetite who is always after food.
• The Iron Eaters An extra terrestrial invasion of Earth by pink sponge-like creatures which ate iron and other metals.
• Jimmy Jinx and what he thinks (1973–89) - Originally from Buzz (appears as a character in Fun Size Dandy
• Julius Cheeser - a short strip about a cat's failures to catch a mouse.
• Keyhole Kate - Revival from The Dandy, this version was originally in Sparky.
• King Gussie Everybody laughs to see the antics of His Majesty - a short strip about a king; like strips such as Desperate Dan, this surreally combined historical and modern day elements.
• Mickey the Monkey (1953–85,1990) - a similar concept to Biffo the Bear, but with a monkey. Mickey was sometimes portrayed as stupid, forgetful and unlucky. The Clash drummer Topper Headon was reputedly nicknamed after the character. The original cover star.
• Peter Piper - (1939–40, 1967?-88) with magical pan pipes that could animate objects. Originally appeared in the short lived Magic comic and revived in Sparky.
• Pup Parade (1989–92) - A canine version of 'The Bash Street kids' - Originally from The Beano between 1967 and 1988. Later reappeared in the same comic in 2003.
• Scaredy Cat (1989–93) - A petrified cat who had lost 8 out his 9 lives. Survived Beezer merger and stayed until comic's end.
• Send for Kelly (1960s-91)- A secret agent called Nick Kelly, helped by assistant Cedric for most of the strip's run. Cedric was later replaced by Harry, nephew of Kelly. Survived Beezer merger in 1990.
• Sir Laughalot - a fantasy knight and his misadventures
• Smart Art
• Souper Boy (1977–86) - a weedy boy who became extremely strong when drinking a special soup, similarly to Popeye
• Splodge the last of the goblins - around four inches high and invisible to humans, who stole food (Later in Beano.)
• Tiny - The World's Biggest Dog
• Tom and Terry (1979–88) (from Sparky)
• Tricky Dicky (1976–93) - cover star from 1979 until 1986. Moved to the inside for the duration of the comic's life, survived Beezer merge, later in Beano during the year 2000.
• The Whizzers from Ozz