Peter Ling

Peter George Derek Ling (1926-2006) was a British comics writer and also a writer for TV and radio. He wrote for Eagle and its sister title Girl in the 1950's before moving into TV scriptwriting, famously co-creating the long running soap Crossroads with Hazel Adair. He also wrote the surreal Doctor Who story The Mind Robber. His Eagle strip The Three J's was adapted for television in 1958.