Doctor Who: The Origin Of The Meep

Doctor Who is renowned for memorable aliens such as the Daleks and the Cybermen, but the franchise goes far beyond its most familiar faces with extended media. The comics of the 1980s saw the inception of the Meep, a creation of Pat Mills and John Wagner, influential writers in British comics. The Meep debuted in a comic strip titled Doctor Who and the Star Beast, published in 1980 in Doctor Who Weekly (now Doctor Who Magazine). It was illustrated by Dave Gibbons, later famous for his work on Watchmen. Notably, this comic strip featured the first person of color as a long-term companion for the Doctor in any medium, Sharon Davies.