(1990)
Acclaim / Valiant,
1990 Series
Issue Notes
This issue includes a loose 9 cm x 15 cm subscription card featuring artwork of Mario jumping on a Goomba.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Captain N; The Legend of Zelda; Super Mario Bros. / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction; sword and sorcery; superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Captain N [Kevin Keene]; Link; Mario
- Reprints
Start
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comics for Nintendo players!
The Legend
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Inks
- P. Zorito (credited)
- Colors
- Janet Jackson (credited)
- Letters
- Jade Moede (credited as Jade)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bowser; Luigi; Mario; Mushroom King; Toad; Princess Toadstool
- Reprints
Just Deserts
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- John Walker (credited)
- Pencils
- John Costanza (credited)
- Inks
- P. Zorito (credited)
- Colors
- Kingman Huie (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bowser; Luigi; Mario; Mushroom King
- Reprints
Welcome to Videoland
Captain N / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Layton (credited)
- Inks
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Colors
- John Cebollero (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Samus Aran; Captain N [Kevin Keene]; Duke; Eggplant Wizard; King Hippo; Kid Icarus; Donkey Kong; Little Mac; Mother Brain; Princess Lana
- Synopsis
- An introduction to characters appearing in Captain N stories.
- Reprints
-
in Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #2 (1990) - in Captain N: The Game Master (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 (1990)
- in The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) (1990)
- in The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (Mallard Press, 1990 series) (1990)
- in Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #1 (February 1991)
-
All's Well That Ends Swell
Captain N / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bryan Leys (credited as Brian Leys)
- Pencils
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Inks
- John Cebollero (credited)
- Colors
- Sean Grissom (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Captain N [Kevin Keene]; Duke; Kid Icarus; Mother Brain; Princess Lana
- Synopsis
- Captain N and friends explore the Well of Despair in search of a powerful weapon to combat Mother Brain.
- Reprints
- in Nintendo Comics System Sneak Preview (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) (1990)
- in The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) (1990)
- in The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (Mallard Press, 1990 series) (1990)
- in Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #7 (August 1991)
-
The First Fight
Punch-Out!! / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Hudson (credited as Donald Hudson)
- Inks
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Doc Lewis; Little Mac
- Synopsis
- Little Mac, a losing boxer, meets Doc Lewis, a former heavyweight contender.
- Reprints
- in Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #2 (1990)
- in The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) (1990)
- in The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (Mallard Press, 1990 series) (1990)
- in Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #5 (June 1991)
-
- Keywords
- boxing
Indexer Notes
One name from the credits ("Diane Dua") appears to be cut off by a strip of yellow spanning the top of the page.
Outsiders
Punch-Out!! / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Hudson (credited as Donald Hudson)
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr. (credited as Jose Marzan)
- Colors
- John Cebollero (credited); Sean Grissom (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Monday Night in the World Video Boxing Association arena in Tokyo, Japan...
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Piston Honda; Doc Lewis; Little Mac
- Synopsis
- Little Mac fights Piston Honda, but is conflicted because he learns Honda intends to use the prize money to build a school in a poor village.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- boxing; Tokyo
The Fish That Should've Gotten Away
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Mark McClellan (credited); Bill Vallely (credited)
- Pencils
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Inks
- P. Zorito (credited)
- Colors
- Janet Jackson (credited as J. Jackson)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mario; Stanley
- Synopsis
- The talking fish Stanley keeps pestering Mario.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The page previous to this story states that the story was created on stage in front of news and TV cameras at a press conference that announced Nintendo Comics System. It says that "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away" was the first story created for the series.
Public Service Announcement
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Mark McClellan (credited); Bill Vallely (credited)
- Pencils
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Inks
- Jan Harpes (credited)
- Colors
- Janet Jackson (credited as J. Jackson)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Luigi; Mario; Toad; Princess Toadstool
- Reprints
The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Walker (credited)
- Pencils
- Nate Butler (credited)
- Inks
- P. Zorito (credited)
- Colors
- Deirdre Leber (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
[untitled]
The Legend of Zelda / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Rodney Ramos (credited)
- Inks
- Art Nichols (credited)
- Colors
- Janet Jackson (credited as J. Jackson)
- Letters
- Jade Moede (credited as Jade)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; adventure
- Characters
- Ganon; Impa; Link; Princess Zelda
- Synopsis
- The legend of the three triforces of Hyrule.
- Reprints
- from Link: The Legend of Zelda (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 ([May] 1990)
-
Assault
The Legend of Zelda / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Rodney Ramos (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited as Joe Rubenstein)
- Colors
- The Graduations (credited as The Gradations)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; adventure
- Characters
- Ganon; Link; Miff; Princess Zelda; Molblin; Vire
- Synopsis
- Link adventures through a dungeon to rescue Zelda, who has been captured by Ganon.
- Reprints
- in Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #7 (August 1991), #7 (August 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued in "Choices" on the next page.
Choices
The Legend of Zelda / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- George Caragonne (credited)
- Pencils
- Rodney Ramos (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Panosian (credited)
- Colors
- The Graduations (credited as The Gradations)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yield, Princess Zelda!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; adventure
- Characters
- Ganon; Impa (flashback); Link; Miff; Princess Zelda; Darknut
- Synopsis
- Believing that Link is dead, Zelda escapes and travels through the dungeon to slay Ganon.
- Reprints
- in Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #7 (August 1991), #7 (August 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued from the previous story, "Assault."
The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Mark McClellan (credited); Bill Vallely (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Danglo (credited)
- Inks
- P. Zorito (credited)
- Colors
- The Graduations (credited as The Gradations)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Luigi; Mario; Princess Toadstool
- Reprints
You Again?
Super Mario Bros. / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Mark McClellan (credited); Bill Vallely (credited)
- Pencils
- John Costanza (credited)
- Inks
- P. Zorito (credited)
- Colors
- Kingman Huie (credited)
- Letters
- Karen Merbaum (credited)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mario; Toad; Princess Toadstool
- Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Captain N; The Legend of Zelda; Super Mario Bros. -
1.
Start
-
2.
The Legend
Super Mario Bros. -
3.
Just Deserts
Super Mario Bros. -
4.
[untitled]
The Legend of Zelda -
5.
Welcome to Videoland
Captain N -
6.
All's Well That Ends Swell
Captain N -
7.
The First Fight
Punch-Out!! -
8.
Outsiders
Punch-Out!! -
9.
The Fish That Should've Gotten Away
Super Mario Bros. -
10.
Public Service Announcement
Super Mario Bros. -
11.
The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache
Super Mario Bros. -
12.
[untitled]
The Legend of Zelda -
13.
Assault
The Legend of Zelda -
14.
Choices
The Legend of Zelda -
15.
The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head
Super Mario Bros. -
16.
You Again?
Super Mario Bros. -
17.
[no title indexed]
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