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[[File:Archie Mario comic - cover (color).jpg|thumb|150px|A cover art for the ''Mario'' pitch by Archie Comics.]]
[[File:Archie Mario comic - cover (color).jpg|thumb|150px|A cover art for the ''Mario'' pitch by Archie Comics.]]
The '''Archie ''Mario'' comic''' is a failed pitch by [[wikipedia:Archie Comics|Archie Comics]], a comic book publisher that has published other comics based on video game properties, including ''[[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Mega Man]]''. It was confirmed by writer [[wikipedia:Ian Flynn|Ian Flynn]] that Archie pitched a ''Super Mario'' comic book series to [[Nintendo]], but it was rejected.<ref>Lamoreux, Ben. (November 2, 2015) [http://www.gamnesia.com/news/archie-comics-pitched-a-super-mario-comic-but-nintendo-rejected-it Archie Comics Pitched a Super Mario Comic, But Nintendo Rejected It]. ''Gamenesia''. Retrieved April 15, 2016.</ref><ref>rawmeatcowboy. (November 2, 2015). [http://www.gonintendo.com/stories/245998-archie-pitched-nintendo-a-super-mario-comic-but-it-was-shot-down Archie pitched Nintendo a Super Mario comic, but it was shot down]. ''Go Nintendo''. Retrieved April 15, 2016.</ref> The concept art and pitch were drawn by [[wikipedia:Tracy Yardley|Tracy Yardley]], who has illustrated other comics. Other concepts for the ''Mario'' comic pitch, namely for covers, were done by Ben Bates, another artist who worked for Archie.
The '''Archie ''Mario'' comic''' is a failed pitch by [[wikipedia:Archie Comics|Archie Comics]], a comic book publisher that has published other comics based on famous video game properties, including ''[[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Mega Man]]''. It was confirmed by writer [[wikipedia:Ian Flynn|Ian Flynn]] that Archie pitched a ''Super Mario'' comic book series to [[Nintendo]], but it was rejected.<ref>Lamoreux, Ben. (November 2, 2015) [http://www.gamnesia.com/news/archie-comics-pitched-a-super-mario-comic-but-nintendo-rejected-it Archie Comics Pitched a Super Mario Comic, But Nintendo Rejected It]. ''Gamenesia''. Retrieved April 15, 2016.</ref><ref>rawmeatcowboy. (November 2, 2015). [http://www.gonintendo.com/stories/245998-archie-pitched-nintendo-a-super-mario-comic-but-it-was-shot-down Archie pitched Nintendo a Super Mario comic, but it was shot down]. ''Go Nintendo''. Retrieved April 15, 2016.</ref> The concept art and pitch were drawn by [[wikipedia:Tracy Yardley|Tracy Yardley]], who has illustrated other comics. Other concepts for the ''Mario'' comic pitch, namely for covers, were done by Ben Bates, another artist who worked for Archie.


Archie also pitched ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]''<ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=927480</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927478</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927477</ref> and ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''<ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927435</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927432</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927426</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927424</ref> comics, also illustrated by Yardley, but they were similarly rejected.
Archie also pitched ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]''<ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=927480</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927478</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927477</ref> and ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''<ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927435</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927432</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927426</ref><ref>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927424</ref> comics, also illustrated by Yardley, but they were similarly rejected.

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The title of this article is conjectural; an official name for the article's subject has not been found, so it has been given a fitting title by the editors. If an official name is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Prototype cover for an Archie Super Mario comic that was never greenlighted.
A cover art for the Mario pitch by Archie Comics.

The Archie Mario comic is a failed pitch by Archie Comics, a comic book publisher that has published other comics based on famous video game properties, including Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man. It was confirmed by writer Ian Flynn that Archie pitched a Super Mario comic book series to Nintendo, but it was rejected.[1][2] The concept art and pitch were drawn by Tracy Yardley, who has illustrated other comics. Other concepts for the Mario comic pitch, namely for covers, were done by Ben Bates, another artist who worked for Archie.

Archie also pitched Kirby[3][4][5] and Metroid[6][7][8][9] comics, also illustrated by Yardley, but they were similarly rejected.

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