& Quinch" for IPC's 2000 AD, worked on the initial story and would write the opening episode before handing over to John Wagner and Alan Grant; Moore at the time was heavily committed elsewhere, also writing "Miracleman" and "V for Vendetta" for Quality Communications' Warrior, and was being tapped by DC Comics to work on Swamp Thing.

[3][4] At the time Wagner and Grant were such prolific contributors to IPC comics that managing director John Sanders insisted they use pen names for some of their work;[5][6] for "Monster" the pair were credited as 'Rick Clark', which they would also use for - among others - "Invasion 1984!"

After just 15 issues it was cancelled, officially due to the knock-on effect of the 1984 NUJ strike, though many believe that management wariness played a large part in Scream!

"Monster" would run in Eagle until 30 March 1985, being dropped to make room for the contents of another cancelled title, the long-running Tiger.

[3][11][12][13] 12-year old Kenny Corman buries his abusive father in the back garden of the family's ramshackle house in Burfleet, after finding him killed by something mysterious in the attic.

The pair of fugitives reach Aberdeen, as Kenny has heard of a doctor who specialises in the area is living in Cromarty, but Terry kills two men who try to capture them soon after they arrive, and a poacher soon afterwards as the police close in.

The police restart their dragnet as Terry searches for Kenny, his wanderings taking him to Blackpool where he is finally injured and captured after killing more.

However, the van transporting Terry crashes, leaving him roaming the Southampton area and attempting to find a way to follow Kenny to Australia by boat, but is discovered by the crew during the journey.

Terry befriends a young crew-member called Mitch but gets loose as the ship nears port, falling into shark-infested waters - but makes it ashore alive and begins searching for Kenny.

[16] Reviewing the collected edition for Down the Tubes, Ian Wheeler felt the story was "one of the best British comic strips ever created", praising its mix of adventure and pathos.