The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer. A strip named "Mickey the Monkey" originally appeared on the front cover. In 1973, it was replaced by "Send for Kelly", by "" in 1975, briefly by "The Whizzers from Oz" in 1979, and again in 1979 by "Tricky Dicky". "Beryl the Peril" took over on 24 May 1986, and remained there until the merger with The Beezer. The Topper also produced an annual collection, The Topper Book.