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Nintendo In Comics

Featuring first appearance of original Nintendo characters

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Blip #1

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Blip #1
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Super Mario in a comic book story

1st appearance of Donkey Kong in a comic book story

Nintendo Comics System Sneak Preview

Valiant ⋅ 1990

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Nintendo Comics System Sneak Preview
 
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$75
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$280
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$750

Key Facts

8-page sneak preview of publications featuring Nintendo characters

Included in Comic Buyers Guide #849 dated February 9th 1990

Preview of Captain N

1st appearance of Link from Zelda

In this preview there is a page that appears to be intended for the story 'Trust Me' from The Legend of Zelda #1 (1990) but the page was never included in the premiere issue, therefore this is a standalone story sequence, printed only in this promotional piece

Nintendo Comics System #1

TPB ⋅ Acclaim Valiant ⋅ 1990

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Nintendo Comics System #1
 
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$60

Key Facts

96-page trade paperback anthology of stories featuring Nintendo characters

1st appearance of Captain N

1st appearance of Mac from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

Stories later reprinted in standard comic issues

Issue included an unattached 3.5 in. x 6 in. subscription card

Version with and without a price in upper right corner - copies with price appear to be the scarcer item

Captain N: The Game Master #1

Valiant ⋅ 1990

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Captain N: The Game Master #1
 
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$90

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1st appearance of Metroid, Samus, in a standard comic book

Comic book series inspired by the 1989-1991 cartoon series

Mega Man #1

Dreamwave ⋅ 2003

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Mega Man #1
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Mega Man in a standard comic book

[SDCC 2020 - screenwriter Mattson Tomlin (upcoming Batman movie) has joined the Mega Man live-action film currently in production]

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The

Penny Arcade ⋅ 2012

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Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The
 
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$35

Key Facts

4-page promotional comic distributed at WonderCon 2012

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