| Issue |
Summary
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| July / August 1988 |
 The first issue of Nintendo
Power introduces our two friends in a one-page
comic. |
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| September / October 1988 |
 Nester valiantly shows off to a
group of kids until Howard appears with an issue
of NP and spoils his fun. |
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| November / December 1988 |
 Game: Castlevania II:
Simon's Quest
Aside from moving to two-page comics, Howard
& Nester also started to use the settings of
the featured games in the magazine starting with
this issue. Here, Nester (in full Belmont regalia)
leads a couple kids trying to get through the
game's Bodeley Mansion, and wouldn't you know it,
Howard pops in. |
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| January / February 1989 |
 Game: Track and Field II
Nester has dreams of competing in the Track and
Field II Olympics. His dreams are quickly shot
down once he discovers his coach is none other
than Howard. |
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| March / April 1989 |
 Game: Zelda II: The
Adventure of Link
Nester happens upon a book in the library that
tells the story of Link. Nester becomes too
wrapped up in the story, and Howard invades his
daydreams. |
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| May / June 1989 |
 Game: Ninja Gaiden
Nester visits the set of the Ninja Gaiden movie.
After witnessing the (somehow familiar) main hero
blindly miss a 1-Up, Nester takes over as
director. |
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| July / August 1989 |
 Game: Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
Nester is
lost on the streets, but a young woman named
April invites him to her apartment and introduces
her four green friends, who happen to need help
getting through their own game. |
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(The
cut-off logo on page 1 is the magazine's fault,
not mine.) |
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| September / October 1989 |
 Game: Mega Man 2
The story of robotic hero Nester in an MM2 trivia
competition against Dr. Wily's latest evil,
bowtie-wearing creation. And...Nester wins?! |
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| November / December 1989 |
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| January / February 1990 |
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| March / April 1990 |
 Game: Super Spike V'Ball
Howard and Nester engage in a game of volleyball
against a couple of beefcakes, and Nester
frequently becomes one with the ball. |
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| May / June 1990 |
 Game: Super Mario Bros.
3
Howard and Nester are dispatched to eradicate
bugs in Super Mario 3. Immediately they don
raccoon ears and tails and are beamed into the
game as Nester tries valiantly to obtain the
first hidden whistle. |
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| July / August 1990 |
 Game: Super C
Howard and Nester meet up with "the guys
from Super C" and try to help them cross the
dangerous boulder-ridden mountain. |
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| Volume 16 |
 Game: Golgo 13: The
Mafat Conspiracy
Nester is in pursuit of Armad Kahn, a Mafat
informant. After some failed sleuthing, Howard
finally points Kahn out, and Nester is quick to
defeat him. |
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| Volume 18 |
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| Volume 20 |
 Game: Solar Jetman
As an official Solar Jetman, Nester is sent to
explore a mysterious planet, whose inhabitants
worship...?!? |
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Volume 21
|
 Game: Mega Man 3
Howard, Nester and Rush traverse Dr. Wily's
castle. After being attacked by a couple of
lethal robots, Nester introduces his three "brothers,"
who are more like evil, evil clones. |
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| Volume 22 |
 Game: Startropics
Howard and Nester are stranded in the tropics,
trying to get Sub-C to submerge. Howard asks
around for help while Nester tries to fix the sub
the old-fashioned way. |
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| Volume 23 |
 Game: Déjà Vu
The role of the amnesia-stricken detective falls
upon Nester, and Howard tries to help him regain
his memory, in some odd way. |
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| Volume 24 |
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| Volume 25 |
 Game: The Lone Ranger
The Lone Nester tries to recover his prized
horses by apprehending an entire gang of outlaws.
Once that's said and done, Howard decides it's
time to go seperate ways. |
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| Bonus Comics |
Howard and
Nester (well, mostly Nester) have appeared in the pages
of Nintendo Power other than in their own comic. Here's a
selection of some other escapades they've engaged in.
 Volume 26 - Nester's
Adventures
Game: The Hunt for Red
October
After
Howard left the magazine, Nester began starring
in his own comic. This is the first episode of
many more, where Nester (here a camp counselor)
tells the story of his mission to recover the
submarine Red October. |
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 Sept / Oct '89 - Game Boy
These three short comics ran along
the bottom of a Nintendo Power feature about
Nintendo's then-upcoming Game Boy system. In the
first, Nester jeopardizes a crucial game of
Tetris. Next, Nester's mom (!) becomes a slave to
the world of Game Boy, and finally Howard
challenges Nester to a Game Link battle. |
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Wow,
my scanner really hates blues and purples. |
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Game: Duck Tales
Game: Dragon Warrior
Game: Maniac
Mansion
Game: Monopoly
Jan / Feb '90 - An Adventure
In Tetris World
