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''Super Mario Adventures'' is a serialized comic which ran in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine from January to December of 1992. The story (written by Kentaro Takekuma) features most of the enemies and characters of ''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]'', but quickly spirals into an original, quite whimsical storyline. The comic itself was illustrated by Charlie Nozawa. Despite the involvement of [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japanese]] talent, it was produced for a North American audience, and is not considered to be a [[Manga]].
It is widely considered the best ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' comic or manga ever created, and unlike in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' or ''[[The Super Mario Bros Super Show]]'', the art is mostly [[Off
When the comic originally ran, it ran alongside another Manga-esue serial based on ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]''. Both serials were later reprinted in [[Graphic Novel]] format to celebrate the magazine's fiftieth issue. The ''Super Mario Adventures'' trade paperback was also bundled with the first ''Mario Vs Wario'' comic that ''Nintendo Power'' had published back in '93.
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* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: In the desert, the Toad leader tries to tell the princess that this search is ridiculous, that they're out of water, and that there's not a cloud in the sky -- prompting a cloud to miraculously appear. The Toads rejoice by performing a [[Rain Dance]], but the clouds are soon revealed to be Lakitus.
{{quote| "'''We must have done the wrong dance!'''" }}
* [[Berserk Button]]: The Koopa kids try to console Bowser over losing his bride. "She would've been a lousy mom anyway, pop." Whoops. "'''''[[Big "Shut Up!"|SILENCE!!!]]'''''" roars Bowser, blowing his top. His anger is so great, it creates [[Earthquakes Cause Fissures|fissures]] throughout the room.
* [[Big No]]: Mario's butt accidentally squashing Luigi's lunchbox. You'd think Luigi had just lost his first born child.
{{quote| "I've been '''having dreams''' about that cannelloni!"}}
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** Bowser screams this when his clown car propeller gets snagged, sending him crashing into his own wedding cake.
* [[Big Red Button]]: Release the cheese!
* [[Big "What?"]]: Bowser learning that his kids let his fiancée fall out a window.
* [[Blow Gun]]: Luigi kicks a goomba into a [[Improbable Weapon|piece of green pipe]] Mario's holding, and Mario blows through the other end to fire the goomba as a projectile into a crowd of enemies, KO-ing at least ten of them at once.
* [[Boastful Rap]]: Bowser's "[[Totally Radical|K-Man Koopa]]" rap.
* [[Bond One
** After {{spoiler|Bowser is crushed beneath his wedding cake}}: "He got ''his'' just desserts!"
* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Wendy O. Koopa, of course.
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* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Mario, and later a cross-dressing Luigi.
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: Bowser wears a comically-oversized polka dot bowtie for his wedding. The Princess' courtiers also wear these.
* [[Buffy
* [[Bullfight Boss]]: Roy Koopa's baseline strategy, always ending with him careening into a wall. Peach lampshades this by grabbing a yellow cape and impersonating a matador.
** [[It Runs in The Family]]: Bowser charges at Mario in a blind rage, but misses and goes KER-SPLT into cake icing.
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* [[Cartoon Bomb]]: Ironically, Floyd's bombs are more similar to the ones from ''Zelda'' than the [[The Legend of Zelda a Link To The Past (Comic Book)|previous comic's]].
* [[The Cavalry]]: The Yoshis.
* [[Cavalry Betrayal]]: Shortly after Toad flies back up the sky pipe, a rope ladder falls from on high, and Toads paratroop down! (Hmmm.. They seem to have [[Paper
* [[Ceiling Cling]]: Lemmy proclaiming that Peach is "[[Tempting Fate|safely behind bars]]" -- Or ''is'' she? When Lemmy peeps in, she's gone. They all pile in, wondering how she could possibly pulled it off. Meanwhile, dangling overhead...
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Peach is first seen in the first chapter playing ''[[Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros]]'' ("You're a real [[Nintendo Power|power player]], Princess!")
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* [[Chekhov's Boomerang]]: The Princess' cape. Toad uses it to mount a solo mission back to the Mushroom Kingdom, promising he'll send back a rescue party.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The cake.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]] / [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: After the Koopas kidnap him during Chapter 8, Toad is suddenly forgotten about.
* [[Clothing Switch]]: Luigi switches clothes with Peach (while she is unconscious!) and poses as Peach to rescue Mario from the Koopalings. Luigi in Peach's outfit wears a gag to mask his mustache, while Peach in Luigi's outfit is...just plain hilarious.
* [[Cool Shades]]: This version of Toad wears army fatigues and aviator sunglasses.
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* [[He Also Did]]: Leslie Swan was a senior editor for ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and did a great deal of the writing for this comic. Aside from her current career in Nintendo game localization, she went on to voice Peach herself in ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]''.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: "Doctor" Mario treating the social anxiety of a Big Boo.
* [[Honest
* [[Hypnotize the Princess]]: Bowser has a Magikoopa do this.
* [["I Am" Song]]: The Mario Bros. sing one at the very start. Also, Bowser's [[Villain Song]] has a bit of this.
* [[I Have Your Wife]]: While Luigi, Toad and Yoshi try to revive the Princess, two Mechakoopas sidle up in a canoe. They announce that Mario is being held a prisoner, and that if they fail to put the Princess into their boat, Luigi's brother will pay. The Mechakoopas give them all a demonstration by symbolically burning a Mario effigy with the flamethrowers in their mouths.
* [[I Know Karate]]: The Minister of Massage learned his art at "the ancient Mount Fuji Karate School."
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* [[Implausible Deniability]]: Bowser notices that the "Princess's" voice sounds funny, and wonders why she's wearing a surgical mask. Luigi claims to have a cold., but this just makes Bowser want to give "kiss [her] better."
* [[It Has Been an Honor]]: Luigi opines, "You've been a good brother, Mario," after the pair are concerned by Yoshi and a Wiggler.
* [[Laser
* [[Least Common Pizza Topping]]: The Koopalings' competing requests for pizzas toppings.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Mario, you have your moments; particularly when it comes to [[I Will Protect Her|saving the Princess]].
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* [[Medium Awareness]]: When Bowser zaps the Toads, their [[Speech Bubbles]] gets turned to stone, too; The letters "WAAA!" lie scattered on the lawn.
** As the Princess tumbles from the tower, Mario and Luigi peek out from beneath the "[[Find Out Next Time|Tune in next month]]" bubble to comment that she's stealing the spotlight.
* [[Merchandise
* [[Missed Him By That Much]]: On his bullet ride to Wendy's castle, Mario passes the Princess shooting toward the ground with the cape. D'oh.
* [[Missing Episode]]: The bonus chapter adapting ''[[Super Mario Land 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Land 2]]'' was included in the graphic novel version, but not the one concerning Peach's birthday, as that one was published after the graphic novel.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: A shout-out to ''[[Dr. Mario (Video Game)|Dr. Mario]]''.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: The fire-spitting Reznors accidentally ignite the Princess' bomb.
* [[Nightmare Sequence]]: Peach dreams that the Koopas crash her and Mario's wedding at the beginning of Chapter 6.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: One of the toad courtiers has spiral glasses, as does Bowser's head Magikoopa.
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** "Break a leg, Princess!"
** Charge! Let's '''CRASH''' this wedding!"
** [[Schiff One
* [[Off
* [[Oh Crap]]: "The fuse!"
** The heroes realizing they're stuck in the Koopa Kingdom.
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* [[Trojan Horse]]: Yoshi's pizza wagon opens to reveals Peach and Floyd, standing among a mountain of bombs.
* [[Trojan Prisoner]]: Luigi in Peach's gown.
* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue]]:
{{quote| '''Bowser:''' Mark my words! They're tired, hungry, [[Rule of Three|and best of all, lost]]! This cozy little bungalow is just too tempting for a snoopy pair like the Mario Bros. And it's unlocked, which makes it irresistible!<br />
'''Mario''': Wait, Luigi. We may be tired, lost, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and worst of all, hungry]], but we must keep our wits about us. There's something strange about this place... My [[Gut Feeling]] is that it's a trap! }}
* [[Verb This]]: '''"Eat cake, shell scum!'''
* [[Villain Ball]]
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** And Toadstool actually manages to look very good in Luigi's outfit. Also, when she plays [[Big Damn Heroes]] to save [[James Bondage|Mario]] [[Action Girl]] style, everything she does reeks of [[Crazy Awesome]]. Wendy Koopa even lampshades it.
** Also Luigi mentions after it's all over he was starting to like wearing Toadstool's dress. He also ends up in a nurse outfit later.
* [[Wig, Dress, Accent]]: Toad's afro.
* [[Xenafication]]: Peach
* [[You
* [[You Have to Believe Me]]: The Toad courtiers are dubious about Toadster's claims of pipes surrounding the castle, but he shrieks that it's worse than they think -- the pipes have even [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|ruined the flower garden]].
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: After the Koopalings' tower is (accidentally) blown up, the heroes celebrate their victory and they [[Riding Into the Sunset|head off into the sunset]]... and it's only two pages into Chapter 8 of 12. Suddenly, the credits freeze ([[Credits Gag|they are fake]]), the [[Empathic Environment|sunset clears]], and everyone realizes that they're still stuck in the Koopa Kingdom. As Mario soon points out, the return trip won't be simple.
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