Nintendo Comics System
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- “ Comics for Nintendo players!
Now there's an idea! They'd have to be fast-paced. Intelligent. Sophisticated. Literate. intriguing. Involving. Funny.
Why?
Because Nintendo players are smart, discerning, tasteful people with a sense of humor.
Lots of companies would have loved to have published comics for Nintendo players. But the nice people at Nintendo picked us-VALIANT. They thought we'd do the best job. We will.” - —Introduction to Nintendo Comics System #1
The Nintendo Comics System is the umbrella brand for Valiant Comics's line of licensed comics based on Nintendo properties. Running from 1990 to 1991, the comics include stories based on Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda (with some inspirations from the cartoon), Punch-Out!!, Metroid (one story), and Captain N. Issues could feature comics based on multiple properties or focus on a single one. Of the properties featured, Super Mario was the most prolific and longest-running.
Distinct from the regular Super Mario stories is the 4-issues Game Boy miniseries, focusing exclusively on Super Mario Land.
Publication history
Below is a comprehensive list of Mario-related titles, including the Captain N comics that include Donkey Kong (an occasional antagonist in the series).
Heavy stock
Released in 1990.
Nintendo Comics System
These books contain comics from various systems.
Nintendo Comics System No. 1
- The Legend
- Just Deserts
- Welcome to Videoland (Captain N comic with Donkey Kong cameo)
- All's Well That Ends Swell (Captain N comic with Donkey Kong cameo)
- The Fish That Should've Gotten Away
- Public Service Announcement
- The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache
- Outsiders (Punch-Out!! comic with Mario cameo)
- The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head
- You Again?
Nintendo Comics System No. 2
- The Legend
- Betrayal Most Proper
- Welcome to Videoland
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. Special Edition #1
- The Legend
- Mutiny on the Fungi
- Dear Princess Toadstool
- Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips
- A Mouser in the Houser
Super Mario Bros. #1
Super Mario Bros. #2
- Magic Carpet Madness
- Dear Princess Toadstool
- Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing
- The Kingdom Enquirer
- Koopa's High School Yearbook
Super Mario Bros. #3
- Bedtime for Drain-Head
- Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!
- Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing
- Love Flounders
- Family Album "The Early Years"
Super Mario Bros. #4
- Beauty and the Beach
- Koopa-Kola
- In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions
- Get Koop-ed Up With the Nicest People
- Fins and Roses
- Koopatone
Captain N: The Game Master
Captain N: The Game Master No. 1
- Welcome to Videoland
Captain N: The Game Master No. 3
- Video-Town
Captain N: The Game Master No. 4
- Secrets of the Warp Zones
Game Boy
- Game Boy #1: In the Palm of Your Hand..., Parts I and II
- Game Boy #2: It's a Small World After All, Parts I and II
- Game Boy #3: Team Play, Parts I and II
- Game Boy #4: Pipes is Pipes
Soft cover
Released in 1991.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. Feb No. 1
Super Mario Bros. May No. 4
Adventures of Super Mario Bros.
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Feb. No. 1
- It's Always Fair Weather
- Family Album "The Early Years"
- Welcome to Videoland
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. May No. 4
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Jun No. 5
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Jul No. 6
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Aug No. 7
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Sep No. 8
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Oct No. 9
- Bowser Knows Best
- Secrets of the Warp Zones
Nintendo Comics System Featuring...
Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros. Jul No. 6
Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros. Sep No. 8
Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros. Oct. No. 9
Hardcover collections
The Best of the Nintendo Comics System
- In the Palm of Your Hand...
- It's a Small World After All
- Welcome to Videoland
- All's Well That Ends Swell
- Video-Town
- Outsiders
The Best of Super Mario Bros.
- The Legend
- Just Deserts
- Piranha-Round Sue
- Koopa's Believe It or Else!
- Dear Princess Toadstool x2
- Magic Carpet Madness
- The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head
- Throne Out
- Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing x2
- The Kingdom Enquirer
- The Fish That Should've Gotten Away
- Cloud Burst
- Love Flounders
- FryGuy High Yearbook - Activity Page!
- Family Album "Summer Camp" (new)
- Duh Stoopid Bomb! (new)
- Kitchen Kraziness
- Public Service Announcement
- Beauty and the Beach
- Koopa-Kola
- Get Koop-ed Up With the Nicest People
- Fins and Roses
- In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions
- Koopatone
- Bedtime for Drain-Head
- Koopa's High School Yearbook
- Cloud Nine
- Betrayal Most Proper
- The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache
- The Buddy System
- It's Always Fair Weather
- Weight Up
- Family Album "The Early Years"
Valiant Illustrated Action Books
The Super Mario Bros. Meet the Koopa Kids
- Bowser Knows Best
- The Buddy System
- Kitchen Kraziness
- Throne Out
- Fins and Roses
- Get Koop-ed Up With the Nicest People
- Weight Up
- The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!
- The Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing
The Super Mario Bros. Battle Against Bowser
- Magic Carpet Madness
- Koopa's High School Yearbook
- Koopa's Believe It or Else!
- Beauty and the Beach
- Koopa-Kola
- Koopatone
- Cloud Burst
- Duh Stoopid Bomb!
- The Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing
The Super Mario Bros. in: "Mario's Special Powers"
- The Legend
- It's Always Fair Weather
- Love Flounders
- Family Album "The Early Years"
- Family Album "Summer Camp"
- Bedtime for Drain-Head
- Tanooki Suits Me (new, exclusive)
Super Mario in: "Tatanga Invades Earth"
- In the Palm of Your Hand..., Parts I and II
- It's a Small World After All, Parts I and II
