Reporter's Handbook

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Reporter's Handbook
Toad quoting the Reporter's Handbook in the Nintendo Comics System comic "The Kingdom Enquirer"
Toad quoting the Reporter's Handbook
Appears in Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics) ("The Kingdom Enquirer") (1990)

The Reporter's Handbook is a book featured in the Super Mario Bros. comic "The Kingdom Enquirer." It is filled with tips on how one can be an good reporter. Toad receives this book as part of his graduation package from The Apook Correspondence School of Journalism, Hotel Management and Transmission Repair, and is seen carrying it throughout most of the comic. Tips featured in comic include the following:

  • "Always turn to your true friends to get the story."
  • "The only people afraid to talk are those who have something to hide."
  • "An angry man is a guilty man. Help your brother, relieve him of the burden of guilt."
  • "Everyone loves a reporter. Smile broadly, say who you are, and everyone will fall over themselves to tell you their secrets."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Finnish Lehtimiehen käsikirja[1] Journalist's handbook
German Reporter Handbuch[2] Reporter Handbook

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