Editing Nintendo Comics System

The '''''Nintendo Comics System''''' is the umbrella brand for [[Valiant Comics]]'s line of licensed comics based on [[Nintendo]] properties. The title is a reference to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Running from 1990 to 1991, the comics include stories based on ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (with some inspirations from  [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (TV Series)|the cartoon]]), {{wp|Punch-Out!!|''Punch-Out!!''}}, ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' (one story), and ''[[Captain N: The Game Master|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-issue ''[[Game Boy (comic)|Game Boy]]'' miniseries, focusing exclusively on ''[[Super Mario Land]]''.

From that point on, the comics had no overarching storyline. The stories featured Mario, Luigi, Toadstool and [[Toad]] foiling plots by Bowser and other villains to conquer the kingdom (often involving kidnapping the scatterbrained and moronic Mushroom King or the Princess), and sometimes getting into hijinks during their downtime. Stories were comedic and absurd in natures, with plots such as Bowser developing a bomb that makes all those who inhaled its fumes lethally stupid, or Toadstool participating in a bowling ball tournament played with oversized meatballs. Primarily drawing on the settings and characters of the platformers up to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the comic's cast was rounded by a number of original characters including the Mushroom King's beleaguered advisor [[Wooster]], the neurotic lovestruck [[Stanley the Talking Fish]], and Mario's superhero idol [[Dirk Drain-Head]].

The issues had the regular stories broken up with one-off pages. These one-page stories featured pin-ups, exposition, visual humor and insight about the comic's characters.

The ''Nintendo Comics System'' had a highly variable stable of writers and artists, leading to a somewhat inconsistent visual style. Some of the recurring writers and artists included [[George Caragonne]], Janet Jackson, Ken Lopez, Mark McClellan, [[Art Nichols]], {{wp|Bill Valely}}, John Walker, and P. Zorito.

==Publication history==

*"[[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?]]"

*"[[The Legend]]"

*"[[Betrayal Most Proper]]"

*"Welcome to Videoland"

*"[[The Legend]]"

*"[[Mutiny on the Fungi]]"

*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"

*"[[Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips]]"

*"[[A Mouser in the Houser]]"

*"[[The Legend]]"

*"[[Piranha-Round Sue]]"

*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"

*"[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]"

*"[[Cloud Nine (comic)|Cloud Nine]]"

*"[[Magic Carpet Madness]]"

*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"

*"[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]"

*"[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]"

*"[[Koopa's High School Yearbook]]"

*"[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]"

*"[[Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!]]"

*"[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]"

*"[[Love Flounders]]"

*"[[Family Album "The Early Years"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"

*"[[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]]"

*"Welcome to Videoland"

*"Video-Town" (''Captain N'' comic with Donkey Kong cameo)

*"Secrets of the Warp Zones"

*''[[Game Boy (comic)|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]]"

*"[[The Legend]]"

*"[[Piranha-Round Sue]]"

*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"

*"[[Kitchen Kraziness]]"

*"[[Cloud Burst]]"

*"[[Love Flounders]]"

*"[[It's Always Fair Weather]]"

*"[[Family Album "The Early Years"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"

*"Welcome to Videoland"

*"[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]"

*"[[Koopa-Kola]]"

*"[[Betrayal Most Proper]]"

*"[[Weight Up]]"

*"[[Elect Mario for Man of the Year]]"

*"[[The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!]]"

*"[[Throne Out]]"

*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"

*"[[The Buddy System]]"

*"[[Bowser Knows Best]]"

*"Secrets of the Warp Zones"

*"[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]"

*"[[Minor Defects]]"

*"[[The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]]"

*"[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]"

*"[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]"

*"[[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 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"|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 (comic)|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"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"

*"[[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]]"

*"[[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 Legend]]"

*"[[It's Always Fair Weather]]"

*"[[Love Flounders]]"

*"[[Family Album "The Early Years"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"

*"[[Family Album "Summer Camp"|Family Album 'Summer Camp']]"

*"[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]"

*"[[Tanooki Suits Me]]" (new, exclusive)

*"[[In the Palm of Your Hand...]]", Parts I and II

*"[[It's a Small World After All]]", Parts I and II

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