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| image= [[File:Gremlin_Marty.png]]
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|publishedby=[[DC Comics]]
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| publishedby= [[DC Comics]]
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|releasedate= January 1999
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| releasedate= January 1999
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|partof=[[Scooby-Doo issue 18 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo'' #18]]
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| partof= [[Scooby-Doo issue 18 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo'' #18]]
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|pages=10
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| pages= 10
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|writer=[[Chris Duffy]]
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| writer= [[Chris Duffy]]
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|pencils=[[Manny Galàn]]
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| pencils= [[Manny Galàn]]
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|inks=[[Mike DeCarlo]]
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| inks= [[Mike DeCarlo]]
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|colors=[[Paul Becton]]
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| colors= [[Paul Becton]]
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|letters=[[John Costanza]]
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| letters= [[John Costanza]]
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|editing=[[Dana Kurtin]]
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| editing= [[Dana Kurtin]]
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|previous=''[[The Ghost Of Christmas Presents]]''
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| previous= ''[[The Ghost of Christmas Presents]]''
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|next=''[[Sound Stage Spook]]''
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| next= ''[[Sound Stage Spook]]''
 
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'''Are We Scared Yet?''' is a story in ''[[Scooby-Doo issue 18 (DC Comics)|Scooby-Doo #18]]'' by [[DC Comics]].
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'''''Are We Scared Yet?''''' is the first of two stories in [[Scooby-Doo issue 18 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo'' #18]] by [[DC Comics]].
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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[[Shaggy Rogers]], [[Velma Dinkley]], and [[Scooby-Doo]] are driving to meet the others. While Velma naps, a frightening gremlin menaces Shaggy.
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[[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]], and [[Scooby-Doo]] are driving to meet the others. While Velma naps, [[Gremlin (Are We Scared Yet?)|a frightening gremlin]] menaces Shaggy.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
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''Insert details here.''
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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'''Main characters''':
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* [[Mystery Inc./biographical account of comic appearances|Mystery Inc.]]
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! Character
  
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** [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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** [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
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| [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
  
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| [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
  
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| [[Gremlin (Are We Scared Yet?)|Gremlin]]
  
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| Zeke
  
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| [[Marty]]
  
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| [[Officer Tollin]]
  
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'''Supporting characters''':
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==Villains==
  
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* [[Officer Tollin]] {{Only}}
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* [[Marty]]/[[Gremlin (Are We Scared Yet?)|Gremlin]]
  
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* [[Zeke (Are We Scared Yet?)|Zeke]] {{Only}}
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'''Villains''':
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* [[Gremlin (Are We Scared Yet?)|Gremlin]] {{Only}}{{Disguise}}/
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* [[Marty (Are We Scared Yet?)|Marty]] {{Only}}
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'''Other characters''':
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* None
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==Locations==
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* Route 1313
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** Officer Tollin's Toll Booth
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** Zeke's Quik Stop
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** Marty's Souveneir Shop
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* Terror Island Ferry
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==Objects==
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* TBA
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==Vehicles==
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* TBA
   
 
==Suspects==
  
==Suspects==
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| Officer Tollin
  
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| He did look a bit creepy to Shaggy when he was disguised as the Toll Booth Clerk
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| He did look a bit creepy to Shaggy when he was disguised as the Toll Booth Clerk.
 
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| Zeke
  
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| Marty
  
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| The red paint on his hands matched the warning on the Gremlin's sign and the magnet stuck on the Mystery Machine matched one of the magnets that were missing from his "America in Magnets" sign
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| The red paint on his hands matched the warning on the Gremlin's sign and the magnet stuck on the Mystery Machine matched one of the magnets that were missing from his "America in Magnets" sign.
 
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! Motive/reason
  
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| [[Marty (Are We Scared Yet?)|Marty]] as the [[Gremlin (Are We Scared Yet?)|Gremlin]]
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| He was sick of traffic on the road
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| He was sick of traffic on the road.
 
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==Locations==
  
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*Route 1313
  
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**Officer Tollin's Toll Booth
  
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**Zeke's Quik Stop
  
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**Marty's Souveneir Shop
  
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*Terror Island Ferry
  
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==Creators==
  
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* Script: Chris Duffy
  
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* Pencils: Manny Galan
  
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* Inks: Mike DeCarlo
  
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* Colors: Paul Becton
  
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* Letters: John Costanza
  
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
  
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* A gremlin clinging to the outside of a vehicle suggests the famous ''Twilight Zone'' episode, ''Nightmare at 20,000 Feet''.
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* The title sounds like ''Are We There Yet?''.
   
 
==Reception==
  
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Even for classic episodes of Scooby-doo, the first mystery by Chris Duffy is too obvious, and the running gag of sleeping Velma gets old really fast. The second mystery however prints with a red herring and an unexpected solution hinted at during the beginning. Joe Staton of course does a smashing storyboard.
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Even for classic episodes of Scooby-doo, the first mystery by [[Chris Duffy]] is too obvious, and the running gag of sleeping [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma]] gets old really fast. The second mystery however prints with a red herring and an unexpected solution hinted at during the beginning. [[Joe Staton]] of course does a smashing storyboard.<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/91509120060073.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
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<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/91509120060073.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
  
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==Quotes==
  
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[[Category:DC Comics stories]]

Revision as of 13:37, 30 August 2015

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Are We Scared Yet? is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo #18 by DC Comics.

Premise

Shaggy, Velma, and Scooby-Doo are driving to meet the others. While Velma naps, a frightening gremlin menaces Shaggy.

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • Gremlin (only appearance)(disguise)/
  • Marty (only appearance)

Other characters:

  • None

Locations

  • Route 1313
    • Officer Tollin's Toll Booth
    • Zeke's Quik Stop
    • Marty's Souveneir Shop
  • Terror Island Ferry

Objects

  • TBA

Vehicles

  • TBA

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Officer Tollin He did look a bit creepy to Shaggy when he was disguised as the Toll Booth Clerk.
Zeke He was one of the only two buisnessmen left in the town on the road.
Marty The red paint on his hands matched the warning on the Gremlin's sign and the magnet stuck on the Mystery Machine matched one of the magnets that were missing from his "America in Magnets" sign.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Marty as the Gremlin He was sick of traffic on the road.

Notes/trivia

  • A gremlin clinging to the outside of a vehicle suggests the famous Twilight Zone episode, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.
  • The title sounds like Are We There Yet?.

Reception

Even for classic episodes of Scooby-doo, the first mystery by Chris Duffy is too obvious, and the running gag of sleeping Velma gets old really fast. The second mystery however prints with a red herring and an unexpected solution hinted at during the beginning. Joe Staton of course does a smashing storyboard.[1]

Quotes


References

  1. ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews
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