| Mister No | |
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| Publisher | Sergio Bonelli Editore |
| Created by | Sergio Bonelli Gallieno Ferri |
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| Alter ego | Jerry Drake |
Mister No is anItalian comic book, first published in Italy in Spring 1975 bySergio Bonelli Editore.
The characterMister No was created by writerSergio Bonelli artistGallieno Ferri. Bonelli published under the pseudonym Guido Nolitta. The regular monthly series endured for 379 publications, and the last issue was published in December 2006. Three special issues were made from 2006 to 2009.
The first story is set in 1952, a few years after the end of theSecond World War, and the last was set in 1969. Issue 295 featured a story set in Manaus during year 2000. The special issue number 8 featured a story withMartin Mystère.
Mister No's real name isJerome Drake Junior, his father being Jerome Senior, and he was born c. 1922.[1] He is a former soldier who served in theUnited States Army. After the Second World War he moved toManaus, in the middle of theBrazilianAmazon Forest to escape from the horrors of the war. Halfhero, halfanti-hero, he fights for his own peace and tranquility which he hopes to gain in those wild territories.
He works as anaeroplane pilot and tour guide, flying hisPiper. His best friend is theGerman Otto Kruger, whom he first met inSão Luís. Otto was nicknamedEsse-Esse (S-S) by Brazilians because of his past as an officer in theNazi German Army. Mister No, like Esse-Esse, is a lazy man who likes hanging around in Paulo Adolfo's cantina, drinkingcachaça and flirting with girls, and he often gets involved in dangerous activities and trouble against his will.[citation needed]
Although many of Mister No's adventures take place in Brazil, some are set in otherLatin American countries,North America,Europe,Africa andAsia.
Mister No is very popular inItaly,France,[2]Turkey,Greece and the countries of the formerYugoslavia (especiallyCroatia,Serbia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Montenegro, andNorth Macedonia) where the comic book is currently being published and distributed by Serbian editionVeseli Četvrtak, Croatian Strip-Agent and Libellus.
Other than Bonelli and Ferri, many other artists and authors have contributed to the series. These include the writersAlfredo Castelli,Tiziano Sclavi, andClaudio Nizzi; and the artistsFranco Bignotti,Roberto Diso,Marco Bianchini,Fabio Civitelli,Ferdinando Tacconi andAlessandro Bignamini.
In the last issue it was announced that the series will continue in the annual specials. But these have also been suspended after the issue of Spring 2009.
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