The strip first appeared in The Beezer and was drawn by Malcolm Judge. In this version they lived inside a man's head rather than a boy's head. The man was never named, but the Numskulls referred to him as "our Man".
In 1990 the comic became The Beezer and Topper following the acquisition of The Topper by The Beezer. It was at this point that Edd replaced the man. Three years later the comic folded, and the strip joined The Beano in issue 2674, dated 16 October 1993, drawn by Tom Paterson. The strip is currently drawn by Barry Glennard, who became the permanent artist in 2003, although Dave Eastbury drew some strips on occasion in the past.