ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ˈæftɚ ðə klˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌv stɹˈænd mˌæɡɐzˈiːn hiː wʌz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd baɪ ɐn ˈæŋɡlɪkən pɹˈiːst, mˈɑːɹkəs mˈɔːɹɪs, tə ɹˈaɪt fɚɹə nˈuː bˈɔɪz kˈɑːmɪk, ðɪ ˈiːɡəl.
In 1951 after the closure of Strand Magazine  he was recruited by an Anglican priest, Marcus Morris, to write for a new boys' comic, The Eagle.