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The '''''Nintendo Comic''''' is an unreleased comic series created by [[Fleetway Publications]], known for creating the ''[[mh:sega:Sonic The Comic|Sonic The Comic]]'' series of comic books. | The '''''Nintendo Comic''''' is an unreleased comic series created by [[Fleetway Publications]], known for creating the ''[[mh:sega:Sonic The Comic|Sonic The Comic]]'' series of comic books. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Some time in the mid-1990s, [[Nintendo]], seeing the success of ''Sonic | Some time in the mid-1990s, [[Nintendo]], seeing the success of ''Sonic The Comic'', approached the company with an offer to make a similar title based on Nintendo characters. To this end, artist {{wp|Richard Elson}} and writer {{wp|Nigel Kitching}} produced a mock-up, featuring a cover and a short story of ''[[Mario]]'' characters. Their pitch shows [[Mario (character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arriving in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], fighting [[Koopaling]]s and [[Boo]]s, coming to face with a monstrous [[Donkey Kong Jr. (character)|Donkey Kong Jr.]], and finally escaping in a [[Warp Pipe]]. | ||
After taking several years to make a decision, Nintendo ultimately passed up on the idea.<ref name="UltimateFrieza">Sonic The Comic Reviews (September 25, 2015), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYkTu0bxyU Mario The Comic? The Official Nintendo Comic that nearly came to be]. ''YouTube''. Accessed August 25, 2022</ref> Reflecting on the comic, an unnamed source explained that Nintendo was more "regulated" and "hands-on" than [[Sega]] and awaiting approval for a regular publication, such as a comic, would have been a "nightmare."<ref name="UltimateFrieza"/> | After taking several years to make a decision, Nintendo ultimately passed up on the idea.<ref name="UltimateFrieza">Sonic The Comic Reviews (September 25, 2015), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYkTu0bxyU Mario The Comic? The Official Nintendo Comic that nearly came to be]. ''YouTube''. Accessed August 25, 2022</ref> Reflecting on the comic, an unnamed source explained that Nintendo was more "regulated" and "hands-on" than [[Sega]] and awaiting approval for a regular publication, such as a comic, would have been a "nightmare."<ref name="UltimateFrieza"/> | ||
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==Lists== | ==Lists== | ||
===Characters and species=== | ===Characters and species=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Mario]] | ||
*[[Luigi]] | *[[Luigi]] | ||
*[[Bowser]] | *[[Bowser]] | ||
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**[[Lemmy Koopa]] | **[[Lemmy Koopa]] | ||
**[[Roy Koopa]] | **[[Roy Koopa]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] | ||
*[[Bob-omb]]s | *[[Bob-omb]]s | ||
*[[Boo]]s | *[[Boo]]s | ||