How did Where's Waldo? get started?

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Why: I have been playing it on my phone a lot lately. I also keep the blue one in my bathroom.

Answer: Taking inspiration from toy soldiers, creator Martin Handford grew up drawing "what were always busy and militarily correct battle scenes." After art school, he worked as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd scenes for numerous clients.

The turning point came when he was asked to create a book showcasing his singular talent, and the character Waldo was born to provide a link between each scene. "That’s who Waldo is - an afterthought," he says. "As it turns out, the fans were more interested in the character than in the crowd scenes."

Source: Waldo.wikia.com

The More You Know: Waldo has different names in different countries:

• Where's Waldo? (United States)
• Where's Waldo? (Canada)
• ¿Dónde está Waldo? (Spanish)
• Where's Wally? (United Kingdom)
• ¿Dónde está Wally? (Spanish)
• Where's Wally? (Australia)
• On és Wally? (Catalan)
• Waar is Wally? (Dutch)
• Gdzie jest Wally? (Polish)
• Onde está Wally? (Portuguese)
• Où est Charlie? (French)
• Wo ist Walter? (German)
• ウォーリーをさがせ! (Japanese)
• 尋找威利 (Chinese)
• איפה אפי? (Eifo Effy) (Hebrew)
• Hvar er Valli? (Icelandic)
• Ubaldo dove sei? (Italian)
• Hvor er Holger? (Danish)
• Hvor er Willy? (Norwegian)
• 월리를 찾아라 (Korean)
• Missä Vallu? (Finland)
• Ble mae Wali? (Wales)