Super Mario Bros.
#21873 - Tatanga Invades Earth
(1991)
Acclaim / Valiant,
1991 Series
- Price
- [none]
- Pages
- 52 ?
- On-sale Date
- 1991
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Valiant
- Brand
- Valiant Illustrated Action Books
- ISBN
- 0-307-21873-2; 0-307-21873-6
- Barcode
- 033500755002
- Editing
- Laura Hitchcock (editor)
Issue Notes
In the indicia, this book uses the name "SUPER MARIO" while others in the series use "SUPER MARIO BROS." ISBN 0-307-21873-2 is printed on the front and rear covers. ISBN 0-307-21873-6 is printed in the indicia, which may be an error.
In the Palm of Your Hand...
Game Boy / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Gray Morrow (credited); Jim Shooter (credited as Paul Creddick); Haedrich Todd (credited)
- Inks
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Colors
- The Graduations (credited as The Gradations)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Mario; Princess Daisy; Herman Smirch; Tatanga (antagonist)
- Synopsis
- Tatanga, the villain from Super Mario Land, escapes from a Game Boy and takes over a mall.
- Reprints
-
from Game Boy (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 (1990)
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Indexer Notes
Creators listed as "By George Caragonne, Todd Haedrich, Art Nichols, Gray Morrow, Paul Creddick, Ken Lopez, The Gradations".
In the Palm of Your Hand... Part II
Game Boy / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne
- Pencils
- Gray Morrow; Jim Shooter; Haedrich Todd
- Inks
- Art Nichols ?
- Colors
- The Graduations
- Letters
- Ken Lopez
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Mario; Princess Daisy; Herman Smirch; Tatanga (antagonist)
- Synopsis
- Mario follows Tatanga out of the Game Boy and forces him to retreat.
- Reprints
- from Game Boy (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 (1990)
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Indexer Notes
Continued from Part I earlier in the issue. No credits are listed on this specific story. Credits recorded here are based on those attached to Part I.
It's a Small World After All
Game Boy / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Mark McClellan (credited); Bill Vallely (credited)
- Pencils
- Dennis Francis (credited)
- Inks
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Colors
- The Graduations (credited as The Gradations)
- Letters
- Jade Moede (credited as Jade)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tannis, this is Eliana.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Princess Daisy; Herman Smirch; Tatanga
- Synopsis
- Tatanga, the villain from Super Mario Land, escapes from a Game Boy again. This time he hijacks a plane and space shuttle.
- Reprints
- from Game Boy (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #2 (1990)
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It's a Small World After All Part II
Game Boy / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Mark McClellan; Bill Vallely
- Pencils
- Dennis Francis
- Inks
- Art Nichols
- Colors
- The Graduations
- Letters
- Jade Moede
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tatanga, conqueror-king of Sarasaland, has come from the Super Mario Land game to Earth--!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Mario; Pionpi; Princess Daisy; Herman Smirch; Tatanga (antagonist)
- Reprints
- from Game Boy (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #2 (1990)
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Indexer Notes
Continued from Part I earlier in the issue. No credits are listed on this specific story. Credits recorded here are based on the previous story.
International Enquistor - July 20, 1990
Game Boy / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- A simulated newspaper page. One of the articles is based on the events of the story "It's a Small World After All."
- Reprints
- from Game Boy (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #2 (1990)
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Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
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1.
In the Palm of Your Hand...
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2.
In the Palm of Your Hand... Part II
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3.
It's a Small World After All
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4.
It's a Small World After All Part II
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5.
International Enquistor - July 20, 1990
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