This strip is a four page test for a proposed Quatermass comic, art by Bill Storie (working under his pseudonym, Mike Nicoll). I came up with the story after readers of Spaceship Away suggested Quatermass might be a good fit for the title, complementing other 1950s characters in the magazine.

Unfortunately, Nigel Kneale’s estate declined our pitch for a licensed comic based on the series, but it seems a shame for Bill’s moody art not to be seen, so enjoy…