Super Mario Bros.

Based on the hit video game, this four-issue series from Acclaim/Valiant ran from 1991 to the present, bringing Mario and Luigi’s plumbing-and-princess-saving adventures to the comics page. Written by a team including Bill Vallely and Mark McClellan, with art by John Costanza and others, it expands the Mushroom Kingdom with original characters like Wooster. A charming, lighthearted take on the source material, it’s a key early example of a video-game comic that captured the playful spirit of its era.