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The '''Nintendo Comics System''' series, published by [[Valiant Comics]], made comic books of many Nintendo characters from different series, including ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Captain N: The Game Master|Captain N]]''. They featured special little pages like "Ask Princess Toadstool" and fake advertisements, like one for [[Koopa Kola]]. Below is a comprehensive list of ''Mario''-related titles, including the ''Captain N'' comics that include [[Donkey Kong]] (an occasional antagonist in the series).
{{move|Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics)}}
[[File:BestofSMB.jpg|thumb|300px|The cover of the hardcover collection of ''The Best of the Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[File:Bedtimefordhead.jpg|thumb|300px|The cover to a reprint collection by Random House that came with an audio cassette. This artwork is based on the cover art for ''Super Mario Bros.'' #3.]]
{{quote| '''Comics for Nintendo players!'''<br> Now there's an idea! They'd have to be fast-paced. Intelligent. Sophisticated. Literate. Intriguing. Involving. Funny. <br> Why? <br> Because Nintendo players are smart, discerning, tasteful people with a sense of humor.<br> 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. 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.


==Heavy Stock==
Distinct from the regular ''Super Mario'' stories is the 4-issue ''[[Game Boy (comic)|Game Boy]]'' miniseries, focusing exclusively on ''[[Super Mario Land]]''.
 
==Overview==
The premise of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' comics, set up by the introductory story "[[The Legend]]", follows the basic plot of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': the peaceful [[Mushroom Kingdom]] is invaded by the evil forces of [[Bowser]]. Hearing the inhabitant's cries for help, two plumbers named [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] set out to adventure, defeating Bowser and restoring the kidnapped [[Mushroom King]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to the throne. Hailed as heroes by the Mushroom Kingdom's denizens, Mario and Luigi decide to stay behind as its protectors, knowing Bowser will not take his defeat lying down.
 
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.
 
==Creative team==
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==
According to an info page in ''[[Nintendo Comics System 01]]'', Valiant's deal with Nintendo was announced at a January 1989 conference in New York. Artists drew the story "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]" live for the press, making it the first comic produced for the line.
 
In January 1990, an 8-pages Sneak Preview featuring various pages from the upcoming comics and ultimately unused art was published. This was the first comic issue published by Valiant, predating the company's wrestling and self-owned superhero titles.
 
Below is a comprehensive list of ''Super Mario''-related titles, including the ''Captain N'' comics that include [[Donkey Kong]] (an occasional antagonist in the series).
 
===Heavy stock===
Released in 1990.
Released in 1990.
===''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====
====''Nintendo Comics System''====
*[[The Legend]]
These books contain comics from various systems.
*[[Piranha-Round Sue]]  
 
*[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]
=====''Nintendo Comics System'' No. 1=====
*[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]
*"[[The Legend]]"
*[[Cloud Nine (comic)|Cloud Nine]]
*"[[Just Deserts]]"
*[[Continue]]
*"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?]]"


====''Super Mario Bros.'' #2====
=====''Nintendo Comics System'' No. 2=====
*[[Magic Carpet Madness]]
*"[[The Legend]]"
*[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]
*"[[Betrayal Most Proper]]"
*[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]
*"Welcome to Videoland"
*[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]
*[[Koopa's High School Yearbook]]


====''Super Mario Bros.'' #3====
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
*[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]
=====''Super Mario Bros. Special Edition'' #1=====
*[[FryGuy High Yearbook - Activity Page!]]
*"[[The Legend]]"
*[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]
*"[[Mutiny on the Fungi]]"
*[[Love Flounders]]
*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"
*[[Family Album "The Early Years"]]
*"[[Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips]]"
*"[[A Mouser in the Houser]]"


====''Super Mario Bros.'' #4====
=====''Super Mario Bros.'' #1=====
*[[Beauty and the Beach]]
*"[[The Legend]]"
*[[Koopa-Kola]]
*"[[Piranha-Round Sue]]"
*[[In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions]]
*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"
*[[Get Koop-ed Up With the Nicest People]]
*"[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]"
*[[Fins and Roses]]
*"[[Cloud Nine (comic)|Cloud Nine]]"
*[[Koopatone]]


===''Captain N: The Game Master===
=====''Super Mario Bros.'' #2=====
====''Captain N: The Game Master'' No. 1====
*"[[Magic Carpet Madness]]"
*Welcome to Videoland
*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"
====''Captain N: The Game Master'' No. 3====
*"[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]"
*Video-Town
*"[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]"
====''Captain N: The Game Master'' No. 4====
*"[[Koopa's High School Yearbook]]"
*Secrets of the Warp Zones


===''Game Boy===
=====''Super Mario Bros.'' #3=====
*Game Boy #1: [[In the Palm of Your Hand...]], Parts I and II
*"[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]"
*Game Boy #2: [[It's a Small World After All]], Parts I and II
*"[[Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!]]"
*"[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]"
*"[[Love Flounders]]"
*"[[Family Album "The Early Years"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"


===''Nintendo Comics System===
=====''Super Mario Bros.'' #4=====
These books contain comics from various systems.
*"[[Beauty and the Beach]]"
====''Nintendo Comics System No. 1====
*"[[Koopa-Kola]]"
*[[The Legend]]
*"[[In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions]]"
*[[Just Deserts]]
*"[[Get Koop-ed Up With the Nicest People]]"
*Welcome to Videoland
*"[[Fins and Roses]]"
*[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]
*"[[Koopatone]]"
*[[Public Service Announcement]]
 
*[[The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache]]
====''Captain N: The Game Master''====
*[[The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head]]
=====''Captain N: The Game Master'' No. 1=====
*[[You Again?]]
*"Welcome to Videoland"
=====''Captain N: The Game Master'' No. 3=====
*"Video-Town" (''Captain N'' comic with Donkey Kong cameo)
=====''Captain N: The Game Master'' No. 4=====
*"Secrets of the Warp Zones"


====''Nintendo Comics System'' No. 2====
====''Game Boy''====
*[[The Legend]]
*''[[Game Boy (comic)|Game Boy]]'' #1: "[[In the Palm of Your Hand...]]", Parts I and II
*[[Betrayal Most Proper]]
*''Game Boy'' #2: "[[It's a Small World After All]]", Parts I and II
*Welcome to Videoland
*''Game Boy'' #3: "[[Team Play]]", Parts I and II
*''Game Boy'' #4: "[[Pipes is Pipes]]"


==Soft Cover==
===Soft cover===
Released in 1991.
Released in 1991.
===''Super Mario Bros.===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' Feb No. 1====
*[[The Legend]]
*[[Piranha-Round Sue]]
*[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Kitchen Kraziness]]
*[[Cloud Burst]]


====''Super Mario Bros.'' May No. 4====
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
*[[Love Flounders]]
=====''Super Mario Bros.'' Feb No. 1=====
*"[[The Legend]]"
*"[[Piranha-Round Sue]]"
*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"
*"[[Kitchen Kraziness]]"
*"[[Cloud Burst]]"
 
=====''Super Mario Bros.'' May No. 4=====
*"[[Love Flounders]]"
 
====''Adventures of Super Mario Bros.''====
=====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Feb. No. 1=====
*"[[It's Always Fair Weather]]"
*"[[Family Album "The Early Years"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"
*"Welcome to Videoland"
 
=====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' May No. 4=====
*"[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]"
*"[[Koopa-Kola]]"
 
=====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Jun No. 5=====
*"[[Betrayal Most Proper]]"
*"[[Weight Up]]"
 
=====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Jul No. 6=====
*"[[Elect Mario for Man of the Year]]"
 
=====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Aug No. 7=====
*"[[The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!]]"
*"[[Throne Out]]"
*"[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]"


===''Adventures of Super Mario Bros.===
=====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Sep No. 8=====
====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Feb. No. 1====
*"[[The Buddy System]]"
*[[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.'' Oct No. 9=====
*[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]
*"[[Bowser Knows Best]]"
*[[Koopa-Kola]]
*"Secrets of the Warp Zones"


====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Jun No. 5====
====''Nintendo Comics System Featuring...''====
*[[Betrayal Most Proper]]
=====''Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros.'' Jul No. 6=====
*[[Weight Up]]
*"[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]"


====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Aug No. 7====
=====''Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros.'' Sep No. 8=====
*[[The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!]]
*"[[Minor Defects]]"
*[[Throne Out]]
*[[Dear Princess Toadstool]]


====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Sep No. 8====
=====''Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros.'' Oct. No. 9=====
*[[The Buddy System]]
*"[[The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]]"
*"[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]"
*"[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]"


====''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros.'' Oct No. 9====
===Hardcover collections===
*[[Bowser Knows Best]]
====''The Best of the Nintendo Comics System''====
*Secrets of the Warp Zones
*"[[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"


===''Nintendo Comics System Featuring...===
====''The Best of Super Mario Bros.''====
====''Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros.'' Jul No. 6====
*"[[The Legend]]"
*[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]
*"[[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']]"


====''Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros.'' Sep No. 8====
====''Valiant Illustrated Action Books''====
*[[Minor Defects]]
=====''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]]"


====''Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros.'' Oct. No. 9====
=====''The Super Mario Bros. Battle Against Bowser''=====
*[[The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]]
*"[[Magic Carpet Madness]]"
*[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]
*"[[Koopa's High School Yearbook]]"
*[[Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing]]
*"[[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 Best of Super Mario Bros.''==
=====''The Super Mario Bros. in: "Mario's Special Powers"''=====
*[[The Legend]]
*"[[The Legend]]"
*[[Just Deserts]]
*"[[It's Always Fair Weather]]"
*[[Piranha-Round Sue]]
*"[[Love Flounders]]"
*[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]
*"[[Family Album "The Early Years"|Family Album 'The Early Years']]"
*[[Dear Princess Toadstool]] x2
*"[[Family Album "Summer Camp"|Family Album 'Summer Camp']]"
*[[Magic Carpet Madness]]
*"[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]"
*[[The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head]]
*"[[Tanooki Suits Me]]" (new, exclusive)
*[[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"]]


=="Graphic Novel Format"==
=====''Super Mario in: "Tatanga Invades Earth"''=====
===''Super Mario Bros.: Mario's Special Powers''===
*"[[In the Palm of Your Hand...]]", Parts I and II
*[[The Legend]]
*"[[It's a Small World After All]]", Parts I and II
*[[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: Tatanga Invades Earth''===
==Gallery==
*[[In the Palm of Your Hand...]], Parts I and II
<gallery>
*[[It's a Small World After All]], Parts I and II
ValiantComics-Mario.JPG|[[Mario]]
ValiantComics-Luigi.JPG|[[Luigi]]
ValiantComics-Toadstool.JPG|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
ValiantComics-Toad.jpg|[[Toad]]
ValiantComics-KingToadstool.JPG|[[Mushroom King|King Toadstool]]
ValiantComics-Bowser.JPG|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]
</gallery>


==Elect Mario for Man of the Year==
==External links==
The book that this comic was printed in is unknown at this time.
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20220407185406/http://catfish.it.cx/trsrockin/trsrockin.com/ncs.html Nintendo Comics System]'' at TRS Rockin
*[[Elect Mario for Man of the Year]]
* [https://valiant.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Nintendo Nintendo category at the Valiant Comics Wiki]


==External Links==
{{NCS}}
*[http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20100101110436/http://trsrockin.com/ncs.html TRsRockin.com] - Many issues of the Nintendo Comics System have been completely scanned and uploaded here. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
{{Game Boy comics}}
{{Publications}}
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The cover of the hardcover collection of The Best of the Super Mario Bros.
The cover for "Bedtime for Drain-Head", part of the Nintendo Comics System
The cover to a reprint collection by Random House that came with an audio cassette. This artwork is based on the cover art for Super Mario Bros. #3.
“ 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. The title is a reference to the Nintendo Entertainment System. 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-issue Game Boy miniseries, focusing exclusively on Super Mario Land.

Overview[edit]

The premise of the Super Mario Bros. comics, set up by the introductory story "The Legend", follows the basic plot of Super Mario Bros.: the peaceful Mushroom Kingdom is invaded by the evil forces of Bowser. Hearing the inhabitant's cries for help, two plumbers named Mario and Luigi set out to adventure, defeating Bowser and restoring the kidnapped Mushroom King and Princess Toadstool to the throne. Hailed as heroes by the Mushroom Kingdom's denizens, Mario and Luigi decide to stay behind as its protectors, knowing Bowser will not take his defeat lying down.

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.

Creative team[edit]

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, Bill Valely, John Walker, and P. Zorito.

Publication history[edit]

According to an info page in Nintendo Comics System 01, Valiant's deal with Nintendo was announced at a January 1989 conference in New York. Artists drew the story "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away" live for the press, making it the first comic produced for the line.

In January 1990, an 8-pages Sneak Preview featuring various pages from the upcoming comics and ultimately unused art was published. This was the first comic issue published by Valiant, predating the company's wrestling and self-owned superhero titles.

Below is a comprehensive list of Super Mario-related titles, including the Captain N comics that include Donkey Kong (an occasional antagonist in the series).

Heavy stock[edit]

Released in 1990.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

These books contain comics from various systems.

Nintendo Comics System No. 1[edit]
Nintendo Comics System No. 2[edit]

Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special Edition #1[edit]
Super Mario Bros. #1[edit]
Super Mario Bros. #2[edit]
Super Mario Bros. #3[edit]
Super Mario Bros. #4[edit]

Captain N: The Game Master[edit]

Captain N: The Game Master No. 1[edit]
  • "Welcome to Videoland"
Captain N: The Game Master No. 3[edit]
  • "Video-Town" (Captain N comic with Donkey Kong cameo)
Captain N: The Game Master No. 4[edit]
  • "Secrets of the Warp Zones"

Game Boy[edit]

Soft cover[edit]

Released in 1991.

Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Feb No. 1[edit]
Super Mario Bros. May No. 4[edit]

Adventures of Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Feb. No. 1[edit]
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. May No. 4[edit]
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Jun No. 5[edit]
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Jul No. 6[edit]
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Aug No. 7[edit]
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Sep No. 8[edit]
Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. Oct No. 9[edit]

Nintendo Comics System Featuring...[edit]

Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros. Jul No. 6[edit]
Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros. Sep No. 8[edit]
Nintendo Comics System featuring Super Mario Bros. Oct. No. 9[edit]

Hardcover collections[edit]

The Best of the Nintendo Comics System[edit]

The Best of Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Valiant Illustrated Action Books[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Meet the Koopa Kids[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Battle Against Bowser[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. in: "Mario's Special Powers"[edit]
Super Mario in: "Tatanga Invades Earth"[edit]

Gallery[edit]

External links[edit]

[Edit]
Nintendo Comics System
Comics Short stories "The Legend" • "Dear Princess Toadstool" • "Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips" • "Koopa's Believe It or Else!" • "Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing" • "Koopa's High School Yearbook" • "Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!" • "Family Album 'The Early Years'" • "Koopa-Kola" • "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions" • "Get Kooped Up With the Nicest People" • "Koopatone" • "Family Album 'Summer Camp'" • "Kitchen Kraziness" • "Public Service Announcement" • "The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache" • "Throne Out" • "Weight Up"
Full stories "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away" • "Mutiny on the Fungi" • "A Mouser in the Houser" • "Just Deserts" • "The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head" • "You Again?" • "Piranha-Round Sue" • "Cloud Nine" • "Magic Carpet Madness" • "The Kingdom Enquirer" • "Bedtime for Drain-Head" • "Love Flounders" • "Betrayal Most Proper" • "Beauty and the Beach" • "Fins and Roses" • "Duh Stoopid Bomb!" • "Cloud Burst" • "The Buddy System" • "It's Always Fair Weather" • "Elect Mario for Man of the Year" • "The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!" • "Minor Defects" • "The Doctor Is In... Over His Head" • "Bowser Knows Best" • "Tanooki Suits Me"
Foreign-exclusive "A casa do Toad" • "Der sprechende Abfluss" • "Die Mario-Brüder und der Super-Sauger" • "Die unglaubiche Erfindung"
Characters Benny (It's Always Fair Weather) • Benny (Just Deserts) • Bertha • Chef Spore • Clarence • Dirk Drain-Head • Dr. Waldo Bloom • Elliot • Fluffy • Flurry Mushroomland • Gary • Iggy • Jason • King Koopa • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Luigi • Mama Mario • Mario • Moonfungie • Morton • Mouser • Mushroom King • Mushroom People • Papa Mario • Piranha Sue • Pookie • Princess Toadstool • Roy • Shrubs • Smookers • Stanley the Talking Fish • Stopwatch • Tanooki • Toad • Truffle Toes • Wart • Wendy • Wooster
Enemies Baby Cheep • Beezo • Birdo • Boomerang Brother • Bob-Omb • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Gunion • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Jelectro • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu • Ninji • Nipper Plant • Ostro • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Shyguy • Snifit • Spark • Sparky • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stretch • Trouter • Tweeter • Virus
Locations Burger World • Fryguy High • Fryguy Kindergarten • Kaboomka Fireworks Factory • Koopa Kingdom • Koopamart • Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing • Mario Bros. Plumbing • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Kingdom General Hospital • Pipe Land • Princess Toadstool's Castle • Royal Art Gallery • Snooze World • Subcon • Water Land • World 1-1 • World 1-3 • World 5-1
Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. ♩ Block • Airship • Bomb • Bowser Suit • C. Mentum's Famous Sticky Juice • Cheese • Chuckberry • Cloud Nine Mattress • Coin • Green Gecko Gem • Koopa-Kola • Magic wand • Mask Gate • Plumber's Log • Reporters Hand Book • Sacred Cylinder of Cheese • Smart Bomb • Standard Military Issue Double-Charge Bomb • Stupid Bomb • Super Leaf • Tanooki Suit • The Mona Mushroom • Vitamin • Warp Pipe
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Game Boy comics
Issues Issue 1: In the Palm of Your Hand... • Issue 2: It's a Small World After All • Issue 3: Team Play • Issue 4: Pipes is Pipes
Characters Attila • Eliana • Greg Campbell • Herman's mother • Herman Smirch • Jonathan • Jose • Josh Campbell • Mario • Melody Ann-Evers • Michael Hallis • Mr. Levison • Mr. Petrov • Nanette Hallis • Pionpi • Princess Daisy • Rebecca Rhodes • Rick • Rodney McCorlde • Sheila Pontoons • Tannis Rhodes • Tatanga
Enemies Batadon • Biokinton • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chicken • Chikako • Dragonzamasu • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Goombo • Gunion • Hiyoihoi • Mekabon • Nyololin • Nokobon • Piranha Plant • Roketon • Suu • Tamao • Tokotoko
Locations Cape Canaveral • Clam Creek Nuclear Reactor • Disney World • Fortress Tatanga • Jerky's Burger Bar • Lev's Lectronics • New York City • Piscataway • Newark Airport • Samson's Electronics • Sarasaland • Seaside Heights • Shell • USS Nimitz • Wonder World Mall • Windows on the World • World Trade Center
Miscellaneous ? Block • America's Most Wanted • Brick Block • Game Boy • Gem of Aicheizi • International Enquisitor • Pagosu • Sky Pop • Star • Warp Corridor • Warp Zone
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Publications
Magazines Famitsu (1986–present) • Nintendo Power (1988–2012) • Club Nintendo (German) (1989–2002) • Club Nintendo (French) (1989-1998) • Club Nintendo Classic (1990) • Nintendo DREAM (1996–present) • Nintendo Power Advance (2001)
Chapter books Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit (1989) • Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool (1990) • Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge (1990) • Zur Fernseh-Serie Super Mario Bros. - Spiele und Geschichten (1991) • Nintendo Adventure Books (1991) • Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle (1995) • Donkey Kong Country: Rescue on Crocodile Isle (1997) • Game Boy Advance (2001) • Mario and the Incredible Rescue (2006) • Super Mario Little Golden Book (2021)
Activity books Donkey Kong (1982–1983) • Super Mario Bros. (1989–1993) • Super Mario Bros. Paint 'n' Marker Book (1989/1993) • Super Mario Ehon (1994–1999) • My Very First Nintendo Game Boy (Donkey Kong Country · Super Mario's Adventures) (1997) • Play Nintendo Activity Book (2015) • Nintendo Holiday Activity & Gift Guide (2022)
Guidebooks How to win at Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Hisshō Technique Kan Peki-ban (1986) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World (1991) • Mario Mania (1991) • Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten (1994) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book (1996) • How to Draw Donkey Kong & Friends (1997) • How to Draw Nintendo Heroes and Villains (2004) • How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains (2007) • Super Mario History 1985-2010 (2010) • Super Mario Memorial Book (2015) • Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (2015) • Super Mario Odyssey: Kingdom Adventures (2017) • The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (2018)
Comics and manga Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Famicom Manga (1986) • Famicom How-To Manga (1986) • Super Mario Game Land (1986) • Ganbare Mario (1986–2000) • Super Mario-kun (Shogaku Ninensei) (1986–1987) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1986–1988) • Miracle Peach (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988–1989) • Super Mario (1988–1998) • Nintendo Comics System (1990–1991) • Super Mario-kun (1990–present) • Tobidase! Mario (1991–2006) • Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater (1991–1997) • 4koma Manga Ōkoku (1991–2002) • Yoyoino Yoshi-kun (1991–1997) • Super Mario Adventures (1992) • Otenba Peach-hime (1992–1994) • Doki Doki Dai Action Yomimono Super Mario Monogatari (1992–1993) • Super Mario: Makai Teikoku no Megami (1993) • Mario vs. Wario (1993) • Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash (1994) • Uho'uho Donkey-kun (1995–1997) • Super Mario Gaiden: Hige to Boin to Hige (1995) • Super Donkey Kong (1995) • Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special (1995) • 4koma Gag Battle (1995–2004) • Mario & Donkey Daibōken (1995–1998) • GOGO! Mario World (1997-1999) • Mario no Bōken Land (1999) • Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald (2000) • Donkey Kong in When the Banana Splits (2000) • Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong (2000–2001) • Hichako no Game Taiken-ki (2002) • Dr. Mario-kun (2003-2007) • "Wario to Saikyō Tag da Fii!" (Densetsu no Starfy) (2003) • Mario Dàmàoxiǎn (2004) • Super Mario-kun (Pikkapika Comics) (2004–2006) • Himemaru no Game Tenkomori! (2005–2006) • Made in Wario (2005) • Stuck? Mizumario's Got Answers! (2005) • Go!! Go!! Mario Kart (2006) • Peach no Daibōken!? (2006–2007) • Waiwai! Wario (2006) • Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! (2007–2012) • GO Ketsu Wario (2008–2011) • Oshiete! Kinopio (2008) • Skylanders: Unexpected Allies (2015) • Super Mario Manga Mania (2017) • Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) • Super Mario (comic) (canceled)
Miscellaneous Nathaniel's Fun Factory (1999) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos (2010)
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