The Best of the Super Mario Bros.

From 1990 onward, Acclaim and Valiant brought the Super Mario Bros. to comics in a single issue, written by John Walker and illustrated by Nate Butler. This one-shot collects a handful of classic Mario adventures, offering a concise, colorful snapshot of the video game icon's early comic-book life. It matters as a neat, self-contained piece of '90s licensed fun, capturing the whimsical spirit of the Mushroom Kingdom for a new generation of readers.