Valiant Comics

Valiant Comics was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989. Early in its life, the company published several Mario comic books as part of its Nintendo Comics System line.

History
Valiant Comics was founded by long-time Marvel Comics editor Jim Shooter and other former Marvel talents. Although initialy successful enough to compete with established giants Marvel and DC, Valiant faced financial difficulties following the publication of Deathmate, a disastrous crossover event with competitor Image Comics. In 1994, the company was acquired by video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment, who rebranded it as Acclaim Comics and rebooted the entire line. Valiant was closed in 2004 when Acclaim went bankrupt.

A group of entrepeneurs purchased the right to Valiant's properties in Acclaim's bankruptcy sale and formed a new company know as Valiant Entertainement, which started published new comics in 2012.