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[[Image:Smb desert1.jpg|thumb|right|'''Just Deserts'''.]]
[[File:Ncs5.jpg|thumb|Cover art for the story's reprint in ''Nintendo Comics System Featuring...'' #5]]
'''Just Deserts''' is an issue of the [[Super Mario]] comic series published by the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''.
"'''Just Deserts'''" is a ''Super Mario Bros.'' comic story, originally published in ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' #1. It was reprinted in ''[[The Best of the Super Mario Bros.]]'' and again in ''Nintendo Comics System Featuring...'' #5.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
While in the desert, [[Mushroom King|King Toadstool]] is driving a go-kart with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in the back. Unfortunately, they run over a cactus, which shreds the wheels. The King rests on his portable throne while Mario and Luigi attempt to fix the tires. Meanwhile, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and his [[Cobrat]] minions are in their hidden headquarters under a pyramid. The King jumps into a spring, though Mario and Luigi believe it's just a mirage. However, the King starts splashing around, exciting Mario and Luigi as they jumped in as well.  The water vanishes, and Mario and Luigi hit the sand.  The brothers hop into their go-kart and drive, searching for the King.
[[File:Smb desert1.jpg|thumb|left|First page]]
One day in the desert, [[Mushroom King|King Toadstool]] is driving a go-kart with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in the back. Unfortunately, they run over a cactus, which shreds all the tires, including the spare. The King pulls out his portable throne to rest on while Mario and Luigi get to work to fixing the tires, getting tire repair kits from a nearby vending machine that a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] named Benny had installed there. Meanwhile, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and his [[Cobrat]] minions are in their hidden headquarters under a pyramid, watching them. King Koopa pushes a key on his computer keyboard that makes an oasis appear behind the Mushroom King. The Mario Bros. think it is a mirage, but the King runs off to go swim in it anyway. Seeing what a good time the King is having in the oasis, the Mario Bros. go to join him, but right when they reach it, Bowser makes the oasis disappear, taking the King with it, and Mario and Luigi hit the sand.


They arrive on top of Koopa's hideout, and the pyramid rises, leaving Mario and Luigi atop the pyramid. They drive down, but go through a window into the pyramid, where they find the oasis and the King. Mario finds an exit and presses the "Master Mirage" button, destroying Koopa's fortress and sending Koopa and the cobrats in the middle of the desert. Mario then turns the go-kart into a limousine using the mirage controller as the three of them drive back to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].
The brothers hop into their go-kart and drive off, searching for the King. They come upon another vending machine, this one dispensing ransom notes and sundries. Luigi gets a ransom note saying that the King is being held hostage, and if they want to set him free, they must leave ten million [[Coin|Koopabit]]s by the tiny pyramid. The brothers are puzzled by this, not realizing that they're parked right on top of the tiny pyramid - which is actually the very top of Bowser's hidden pyramid. Annoyed with the plumbers not understanding his ransom note, Bowser makes his pyramid rise from the ground, leaving Mario and Luigi teetering atop the pyramid. They drive down, but go through a window into the pyramid and crash into the pyramid basement, where they find the oasis and the King. Mario finds an exit with their names on it (literally) and presses the "Master Mirage" control button, destroying Koopa's fortress and sending Koopa and the Cobrats in the middle of the desert. Mario then turns the go-kart into a limousine using the mirage controller as the three of them drive back to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Fre=Mirage, mirage !
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' n<sup>o</sup> 1|publisher=Comics USA / Glénat|date=1992|isbn=2-87695-184-3|language=fr|page=5}}</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*King Koopa's design in this comic is the closest any of the ''Nintendo Comics System'' installments came to using his design from the games. However, he still uses his DiC cartoon colorations and wears a crown instead of a mane.
*King Koopa's design in this comic is the closest any of the ''Nintendo Comics System'' installments came to using his design from the games. However, just like in all his other NCS appearances, he is still colored about the same as in the [[DiC Entertainment]] television cartoons, and he still has a crown instead of a mane.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:21, November 24, 2024

Just Deserts
Cover art for the story's reprint in Nintendo Comics System Featuring... #5

"Just Deserts" is a Super Mario Bros. comic story, originally published in Nintendo Comics System #1. It was reprinted in The Best of the Super Mario Bros. and again in Nintendo Comics System Featuring... #5.

Synopsis[edit]

Just Deserts
First page

One day in the desert, King Toadstool is driving a go-kart with Mario and Luigi in the back. Unfortunately, they run over a cactus, which shreds all the tires, including the spare. The King pulls out his portable throne to rest on while Mario and Luigi get to work to fixing the tires, getting tire repair kits from a nearby vending machine that a Toad named Benny had installed there. Meanwhile, King Koopa and his Cobrat minions are in their hidden headquarters under a pyramid, watching them. King Koopa pushes a key on his computer keyboard that makes an oasis appear behind the Mushroom King. The Mario Bros. think it is a mirage, but the King runs off to go swim in it anyway. Seeing what a good time the King is having in the oasis, the Mario Bros. go to join him, but right when they reach it, Bowser makes the oasis disappear, taking the King with it, and Mario and Luigi hit the sand.

The brothers hop into their go-kart and drive off, searching for the King. They come upon another vending machine, this one dispensing ransom notes and sundries. Luigi gets a ransom note saying that the King is being held hostage, and if they want to set him free, they must leave ten million Koopabits by the tiny pyramid. The brothers are puzzled by this, not realizing that they're parked right on top of the tiny pyramid - which is actually the very top of Bowser's hidden pyramid. Annoyed with the plumbers not understanding his ransom note, Bowser makes his pyramid rise from the ground, leaving Mario and Luigi teetering atop the pyramid. They drive down, but go through a window into the pyramid and crash into the pyramid basement, where they find the oasis and the King. Mario finds an exit with their names on it (literally) and presses the "Master Mirage" control button, destroying Koopa's fortress and sending Koopa and the Cobrats in the middle of the desert. Mario then turns the go-kart into a limousine using the mirage controller as the three of them drive back to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Mirage, mirage ![1] -

Trivia[edit]

  • King Koopa's design in this comic is the closest any of the Nintendo Comics System installments came to using his design from the games. However, just like in all his other NCS appearances, he is still colored about the same as in the DiC Entertainment television cartoons, and he still has a crown instead of a mane.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1992. Super Mario Bros. no 1. Comics USA / Glénat (French). ISBN 2-87695-184-3. Page 5.