Tatanga

Tatanga is a villainous alien conqueror from Nintendo's Super Mario Land, adapted into comics through Acclaim/Valiant's Game Boy series. This cosmic menace serves as the primary antagonist, threatening Princess Daisy and clashing with Mario across his comic-book appearances.

Tatanga burst onto the page in 1990 when Acclaim/Valiant's Game Boy #1 brought Nintendo's villainous space invader into full comic-book form, courtesy of creators George Caragonne, Gray Morrow, and Paul Creddick. A product of the early Modern Age, this cosmic menace shares his adventures with some of gaming's most beloved faces — Mario, Princess Daisy, and an eclectic cast including King Hippo and Pionpi — across titles like Game Boy, Nintendo Comics System, and Super Mario Bros. With only nine catalog appearances, Tatanga is a rare find, the kind of deep-cut character that makes a Nintendo comics collection feel genuinely complete.