Mr. Men (initially released as the Mister series) is a British book series created by Roger Hargreaves in 1971. The first book from the Mr. Men franchise was Mr. Tickle and came out along with Mr. Greedy , Mr. Happy , Mr. Nosey , Mr. Sneeze , Mr. Bump , and Mr. Snow . After these seven men, thirty-two men followed.
Roger passed away in 1988 after and rights to his works were handed over to family. Mr. Men creation was handed over to Viviane Cohen (writer), Evelyne Lallemand (translator) and Colette David (illustrator) in the 1990's. The trio added Mr. Brave , Mr. Grumble , Mr. Perfect and Mr. Cheerful to the library, and Mr. Brawler and Mr. No to the French-exclusive library.
A decade later, Adam Hargreaves picked up to start illustrating the books and later to write some of his own, which he continues to this day. His first additions in 2003 were Mr. Cool , Mr. Rude , Mr. Good .
Since then, Adam has added Mr. Nobody , Mr. Adventure , and Mr. Marvelous to the cast of characters.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary, the public got to vote for Mr. Calm as the newest Mr. Men!
On 12 September 2024 , Mr. Fib joined the roster.
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The prototype back cover of Mr. Tickle from 1971
The first ever back cover from 1971
The second back cover from 1975
The third back cover from the mid 1970's
The back cover from the late 1970's and early 1980's
The inside cover of the mid 1980's publications
The back cover from the mid 1980's (these varied in colour)
The back cover from 1987 to 1990
The back cover from 1990 to 1994
The back cover from 1996 and 1997
The back cover from the late 2000's (with an FSC logo)
The back cover from the late 2000's to early 2010's
The back cover from 2010 to 2018
Alternate U.S. Back Cover from the 1980's
Another Alternate U.S. Back Cover from the 1980's
Early 2010's North American Back Cover
The North American back cover from 2016
The most recent back cover of the US publications
The back cover of each individual book in the My Mr. Men World 52-book set from 2019
The 2021 back cover with
Mr. Calm , which oddly features Walter the Worm despite him not being a Mr. Man
The more recent back cover as of 2024
Welsh Back Cover (1970's Version)
Welsh Back Cover from 1996
Second French Back Cover (these vary in colour)
Back of the German publications from the 1980's
Latin American Spanish Back Cover
Alternate Greek Back Cover
Greek Back Cover from the 2010's
Second Icelandic Back Cover
Second Israeli Back Cover
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