CATALOG RECORD

Nintendo Comics System #1

Acclaim / Valiant · Series began 1990 · 1990

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Dates

Cover date: 1990
Pages: 100

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition

Barcode 716892020018 · shared with another edition
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Unpriced Cover

Barcode 716892020018 · shared with another edition
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Creators

script: George Caragonne, John Walker, Bryan Leys, Mark McClellan, Bill Vallelypencils: Art Nichols, John Costanza, Bob Layton, Don Hudson, Nate Butler, Rodney Ramos, Dan Dangloinks: P. Zorito, Art Nichols, John Cebollero, José Marzán Jr., Jan Harpes, Joe Rubinstein, Dan Panosiancolors: JayJay Jackson, Kingman Huie, John Cebollero, Sean Grissom, Deirdre Leber, The Graduationsletters: Jade Moede, Ken Lopez, Karen Merbaum

Stories

The Legend · 2 pages
Just Deserts · 10 pages
Welcome to Videoland · 2 pages
An introduction to characters appearing in Captain N stories.
All's Well That Ends Swell · 10 pages
Captain N and friends explore the Well of Despair in search of a powerful weapon to combat Mother Brain.
The First Fight · 2 pages
Little Mac, a losing boxer, meets Doc Lewis, a former heavyweight contender.
Outsiders · 10 pages
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.
The Fish That Should've Gotten Away · 4 pages
The talking fish Stanley keeps pestering Mario.
Public Service Announcement · 1 pages
The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache · 1 pages
Luigi demonstrates various moustache styles using Mario.
untitled · 2 pages
The legend of the three triforces of Hyrule.
Assault · 10 pages
Link adventures through a dungeon to rescue Zelda, who has been captured by Ganon.
Choices · 10 pages
Believing that Link is dead, Zelda escapes and travels through the dungeon to slay Ganon.
The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head · 10 pages
You Again? · 10 pages

Characters

MarioLuigiLinkPrincess Peach ToadstoolBowserKevin KeeneCaptain NPrincess ZeldaToadMother BrainPrincess LanaKid IcarusMushroom KingGanonSamus AranDukeEggplant WizardKing HippoLittle MacImpaDoc LewisDonkey KongMiffStanleyPiston Honda

Reprinted in

Nintendo Comics System (1991), The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (1990), The Best of the Nintendo Comics System (1990), The Best of the Super Mario Bros. (1990), Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. (1991), Nintendo Comics System Sneak Preview (1990), Captain N: The Game Master (1990)