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Nintendo Comics System Sneak Preview #[nn]

Acclaim / Valiant · 1990

First appearance: Captain NFirst appearance: Princess ZeldaFirst appearance: Princess Lana
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Series
Nintendo Comics System Sneak Preview (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
1990
Key date
1990
Indicia publisher
Valiant
Price
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Pages
8

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Captain N - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Princess Zelda - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Princess Lana - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ganon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Duke - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stanley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Mario
1Unprecedented Opportunity!foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Ann Eagan
2-illustration1Captain N First, Kevin Keene, Link, Mario
3The Fish That Should've Gotten Awaycomic story2script: Bill Vallely, Mark McClellan; pencils: Art Nichols; inks: P. Zorito; colors: Janet Jackson; letters: Ken LopezMario, Stanley First
4-cover reprint (on interior page)1letters: typesetMario
5All's Well That Ends Swellcomic story1script: Bryan Leys; pencils: Art Nichols; inks: John Cebollero; colors: Sean Grissom; letters: Ken LopezCaptain N First, Duke First, Kid Icarus, Kevin Keene, Princess Lana First
6-comic story1Ganon First, Link, Princess Zelda First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Nintendo Comics System #11990On eBay ›
The Best of the Super Mario Bros. #[nn]
ISBN 0-9626252-0-5		1990On eBay ›
The Best of the Nintendo Comics System #[nn]
ISBN 0-9626252-1-3		1990On eBay ›
Super Mario Bros. #31991On eBay ›
The Best of the Nintendo Comics System #[nn]
ISBN 0-7924-5529-0		1990On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q23767828 (Stanley), first-appearance property (CC0)

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