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| Super Mario Adventures | |
|---|---|
 Cover for the 2016 reprint | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | VIZ Media (English) |
| Publication date | January 1, 1992 – January 31, 1993 |
| No. of issues | 13 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Kentaro Takekuma |
| Artist(s) | Charlie Nozawa |
Super Mario Adventures[1] is an anthology of comics that ran in Nintendo Power throughout 1992, featuring the characters from Nintendo's Mario series and based loosely on Super Mario World. In 1993, the series was also serialized in CoroCoro Comic in Japanese, under the title Mario's Big Adventure (Japanese: マリオの大冒険, Hepburn: Mario no daibōken). Charlie Nozawa, the artist who created the comics,[2] is also known by the pen name Tamakichi Sakura.[3] Kentaro Takekuma was responsible for the story, which follows Mario and Luigi as they attempt to rescue Princess Toadstool after she is kidnapped by Bowser with intent to marry her.
It marks the second time the Mario universe is developed into a livable place, as the comic was made after Nintendo Comic Systems and before Super Mario RPG. The only other pre-story Mario is within the animated and live action series relating to Donkey Kong. It is notable for its use of the many gameplay devices in the Mario series as elements of everyday life. For example, Mario plays a psychologist and treats the social anxiety of a Boo (a ghost enemy in the video game series that covers its face whenever the player is facing it).
When the comic originally ran, it ran alongside a just-as-long serial based on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Both serials were later reprinted in separate trade paperbacks published at the time of the magazine's fiftieth issue.[4]
In 2016, Super Mario Adventures as well as the said adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past later got a reprint, handled by publisher VIZ Media.[5]
- ^ "Super Mario Adventures Official Nintendo Comic Book (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
- ^ "Super Mario Adventures Official Nintendo Comic Book (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
- ^ "たまに読むならこんなゲーム漫画～桜玉吉のスーマリ編～". Mandarake. Retrieved on November 19, 2008. - "小学館「SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES マリオの大冒険」漫画・チャーリー野沢（桜玉吉）"
- ^ Legend of Zelda Link to the Past (By Nintendo Power). ASIN 1421575418.
- ^ "Nintendo Powers "Super Mario Adventures" Comic To Be Reprinted By VIZ Media". Siliconera. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.