One of my biggest memories of being a kid was that of Nintendo Power. Every month, a new issue would come in the mail full of information about games I loved, games I wanted, but mostly games I'd never even play. It didn't really matter - I would devour the thing, pour over ever page and remember the best tips and cheats for anything that interested me.
Early in the magazine's run, since game graphics weren't all that impressive blown up, most of the pictures were drawings done in-house, including great comics on specific games. Howard and Nester was a regular feature in the magazine, starring Howard Phillips, the president of the Nintendo Fun Club, and Nester, a sort-of mascot for the magazine.
I'd completely forgotten about these until I came upon the Howard and Nester Comics Archive. Sadly, the comics pretty much ended when Howard quit working at Nintendo, and Nester has pretty much been forgotten since then.
Anyway, a great little nugget of forgotten childhood. I have a feeling I'm going to be busy for awhile.
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