Scooby-Doo #5 - Surf's Up!

([April] 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Scooby-Doo: Surf's Up! (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Title page.

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Revenge of the Mudman (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Rurik Tyler (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the lonely marshlands of the deep south, a ghostly figure walks.

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Nathan Cumberland (former millionaire); Edward (Nathan's nephew); Simmons (butler); Eberhard Cumberland (deceased Civil War era patriarch) mud monster; sheriff

Synopsis

A mud monster from the marshlands haunts a Southern gothic mansion belonging to a one-time millionaire.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #21 (April 1999)

Keywords

haunted mansion; monster; mud; mystery; Southern gothic; swamp

Revenge, Inc. (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Chris Duffy (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As you know, at one point in our criminal careers, each of us planned foolproof crimes that hinged on bizarre spooky costumes.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Revenge, Inc. (five unnamed villains)

Synopsis

Five villains from Mystery Inc.'s past subject the meddling kids to a mass-hypnosis, putting them into a world populated by their greatest fears.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #21 (April 1999)

Keywords

abounding oddities; mass-hypnosis; mystery; revenge; villain team-up

Indexer Notes

There is no need to "unmask" the villains of this tale, because they never don costumes.

A PowerPoint presentation at the meeting of Revenge, Inc. supposedly shows each of the five villains in attendance costumed as they were in their respective encounters with Mystery Inc. - however, one of those images is of "Charlie the Robot" from the Scooby-Doo Where Are You! episode "Foul Play in Funland" (1969). Charlie was not a disguised villain, but an actual robot whose programming was surreptitiously sabotaged.

Goop on the Loose (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Rurik Tyler (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hortense, you're so beautiful in this light...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Melvin (tunnel of love romantic hopeful); Hortense (not into Melvin); Mr. Tonklin (carnival boss); snack vendor; science genius kid; cotton candy monsters

Synopsis

Huge monsters made of cotton candy threaten the opening day celebration at a carnival.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #22 (May 1999)

Keywords

carnival; cotton candy; monsters; mystery; roller coaster; tunnel of love

Indexer Notes

GOOD BIT: Daphne notes the boundless energy of these monsters made of cotton candy:

DAPHNE: "Those monsters sure are energetic!"
SHAGGY: "Must be all that SUGAR!"

The Curse of Wrangler Field! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Joe Edkin (credited) (as "Pitcher")

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited) (as "First Base")

Inks

Andrew Pepoy (credited) (as "Third Base")

Colors

Paul Becton (credited) (as "Shortstop")

Letters

John Costanza (credited) (as "Center Field")

Editing

Harvey Richards (credited) (as "Mascot"); Dana Kurtin (credited) (as "Coach")

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The excitement builds here at Wrangler Stadium!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery; sports

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Mark McSosa; Midge Shaft (Chi-Town Sharks owner); George Delbert (owner of "The Boar and Whistle Tavern"); Eullabelle (George Delbert's pet boar); 1945 ticket booth clerk; The Ghost Boar; other team members of the Chi-Town Sharks

Synopsis

The Ghost Boar, a manifestation of a 1945 "curse", jeopardizes the Chi-Town Sharks first World Series since the placing of the curse in 1945.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #22 (May 1999)

Keywords

baseball; ghost; mystery; parody or tribute references; The Curse of the Billy Goat; World Series

Indexer Notes

"Chi-Town Sharks", "Wrangler Field", and "Mark McSosa" are homages to the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and ballplayers Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.

"Midge Shaft" is a parody/tribute to Marge Schott, noted and controversial owner of the Cincinnati Reds.

Also referenced is "The Curse of the Billy Goat" - Per Wikipedia: "The Curse of the Billy Goat was a sports curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. During game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field, Sianis's pet goat, named Murphy, was bothering other fans, and so the pair were asked to leave the stadium. Outraged, Sianis allegedly declared, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more," which had been interpreted to mean that the Cubs would never win another National League pennant, at least for the remainder of Sianis's life."

With its Sosa and McGwire homages, and beyond the boar, steroids may be the REAL "ghost" haunting this story from today's perspective. And even the "Pete Rose betting scandal" is touched upon.

The story's 1945 flashback scenes are suitably seen in black and white, with blue-gray tones.

Major League Baseball's "other" great curse, "The Curse of the Bambino”, was referenced in Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 Series #112 (November 2006) in the story "Eek-stra Innings". https://www.comics.org/issue/293983/#2774855

The Big Lake Fake (Table of Contents: 8)

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

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #23 (June 1999)

Keywords

contest; lake; monster; mystery; waterskiing

The Haunted Halibut (Table of Contents: 9)

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

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #23 (June 1999)

Keywords

exaggerating one’s importance; fish; lake; monster; mystery

Don't Believe What You See! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Paul S. Newman (credited)

Pencils

Don Perlin (credited)

Inks

Dan Davis (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sit here, children!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Mrs. Worthmore; The Illustrious Illusi (magician); Hocus (magician's assistant); Pocus (magician's assistant); cab driver; two harbor police officers

Synopsis

For his grand finale, a magician makes Mrs. Worthmore's diamond tiara disappear - and himself with it.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #24 (July 1999)

Keywords

illusions; magic; theft; tiara

Indexer Notes

GOOD BIT: With the Mystery Machine parked too far away for a quick pursuit, the gang is forced to commandeer a cab:
FRED: "Driver, follow that car!"
DRIVER: "I've been waiting to hear that my ENTIRE LIFE!"

No ghost, monster, or other supernatural type in this story, just a magician-thief. Fred still gets to unmask him, though.

Surf's Up, Monster's Down (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Paul S. Newman (credited)

Pencils

Don Perlin (credited)

Inks

Dan Davis (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm glad you could make it out here to Hawaii, Fred!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Walter; Hawaiian storyteller; Heewanu (evil spirit of the surf)

Synopsis

On a Hawaiian beach, the sudden appearance of Heewanu, the evil spirit of the surf, threatens to halt the plans of Fred's old family friend Walter to build a family hotel on his property.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #24 (July 1999)

Keywords

evil spirit; Hawaii; legend; mystery; sea or island setting; surfing

Indexer Notes

GOOD BIT: When Shaggy and Scooby refuse to search for clues in some "spooky, dark caves", Velma gets them to go by (typically) offering them each a Scooby Snack. After years of "taking the same bait", Shaggy momentarily ponders this repeating situation:

SHAGGY: "Scoob, ever notice how these Scooby Snacks always get us to do things we'd NEVER do on our OWN?"
SCOOBY: "Ruh-uh!" [Translation: "Uh-uh!"]
SHAGGY: "Me neither!"

The Phantom of the Mosh Pit (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Terrance Griep (credited)

Pencils

Vincent Deporter (credited)

Inks

Vincent Deporter (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

Vincent Deporter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like, groovy! A whole night without the "M" word!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; the Phantom; Sally Wood; Arnold Huff

Synopsis

The gang goes to the opening of a dance club run by a friend of Daphne's, but the night is ruined by a weird guy called the Phantom who wants to scare everyone off.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #25 (August 1999)

Keywords

dance club; mystery; phantom

Caves of Castle Finn (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Joe Edkin (credited)

Pencils

Don Perlin (credited)

Inks

Dan Davis (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

T-two ghosts? In one c-creepy castle?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery

Characters

Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Willis Finn; Gordie McMorna

Synopsis

Mystery, Inc. investigates two legendary ghosts at an Irish castle.

Reprints

• from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series) #25 (August 1999)

Keywords

castle; ghosts; Ireland; mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Yikes! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Scooby-Doo / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)