Scooby-Doo #23 [Direct Sales]
(June 1999)

DC, 1997 Series
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Price
1.99 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1999-04-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941211015 02311
Editing
Dana Kurtin (credited) (editor); Harvey Richards (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

[Speedboat Ski-Jumping] (Table of Contents)

Scooby-Doo / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Staton (credited, signed)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited, signed)
Colors
Paul Becton (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scoob, that's not what I meant by "hang on"!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; winged lake monster
Synopsis
Shaggy and Scooby take a waterski jump in an out-of-control speedboat, trying to escape a winged lake monster.
Keywords
lake; monster; panic; waterski jump

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Staton, DeCarlo, and Becton are all credited on the letters page. Staton and DeCarlo have also signed the cover.

The Big Lake Fake (Table of Contents: 1)

Scooby-Doo / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Rurik Tyler (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Paul Becton (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, we're so late! I bet Freddy and Velma are there already!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Mr. Talbot; various reporters; Jimmy (water skier); Jenny Talbot (water skier); Lizzy Talbot (Jenny's sister); Goon Laroosh (water skier); winged lake monster
Synopsis
The annual Talbot Lake Water Ski Jump Championship is imperiled by a winged lake monster.
Reprints
Keywords
contest; lake; monster; mystery; waterskiing

Scooby Fans Have Spoken! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Warner Home Video; Scooby-Doo / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Haunted Halibut (Table of Contents: 3)

Scooby-Doo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Rozum (credited)
Pencils
John Delaney (credited)
Inks
Dave Cooper (credited)
Colors
Paul Becton (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Got a bite yet, Scoob?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; lots of fishermen and boaters; The Man-Fish of Halibut Lake; lake ranger; Hannibal Tribe (mercenary monster hunter); Ed; winking fish
Synopsis
The Man-Fish of Halibut Lake, a scaly fish-like creature that walks like a man, has driven away all tourism from a popular fishing site. Enter brawny, showboating Hannibal Tribe, for-profit monster hunter, to save the day.
Reprints
Keywords
exaggerating one’s importance; fish; lake; monster; mystery

Scooby's Mystery Mail (Table of Contents: 4)

Scooby's Mystery Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Roman (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you love Scooby-Doo? Are you addicted to the adventures of Mystery, Inc.? Would you do anything for a Scooby snack?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Keywords
letters of comment; repurposed art

Indexer Notes

Repurposed "clip-art" of Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma are scattered around the edges and margins of the page, as well as Scooby art submitted by readers.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Speedboat Ski-Jumping]
    Scooby-Doo
  2. 1. The Big Lake Fake
    Scooby-Doo
  3. 2. Scooby Fans Have Spoken!
    Warner Home Video; Scooby-Doo
  4. 3. The Haunted Halibut
    Scooby-Doo
  5. 4. Scooby's Mystery Mail
    Scooby's Mystery Mail
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore