Cave Fear!

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Cave Fear!
Description
Publisher	Archie Comics
Date published	January 1997
Part of	Scooby-Doo #18
# of pages	10
Writer	Mike Kirschenbaum
Penciler	Phil Solow
Inker	Jorge Pacheco
Colorer	Ruth Leon
Chronology
Previous story	The Mystery Machine Mystery
Next story	The Electric Monster

Cave Fear! is the second and final story in Scooby-Doo #18, by Archie Comics. It was preceded by The Mystery Machine Mystery.

Premise

The gang try to help Bob Stalagmite keep Carlsgood Caverns when giant bats scare the tourists away.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

• Mystery Inc.
  • Daphne Blake
  • Fred Jones
  • Shaggy Rogers
  • Velma Dinkley
  • Scooby-Doo

Supporting characters:

• Bob Stalagmite ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Giant bats ^{(only appearance)(no lines)(redeemed)}
• Phil Phosphate ^{(only appearance)}
• Martha Phosphate ^{(only appearance)}
• Cave creatures ^{(only appearance)(disguises of the Phosphates)}

Other characters:

• Customers ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Elvis ^{(only appearance)}
• Mrs. Rogers ^(mentioned)

Locations

• Carlsgood Caverns

Objects

• Waste bin
• Fred's flashlight
• Bob Stalagmite's flashlight
• George Phosphate's lantern
• Cave creature costumes

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
George and Martha Phosphate	They excused themselves from going into the cavern by saying they had business in town.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
George and Maria Phosphate as the cave creatures	To get Carlsgood Cavern from Bob Stalagmite.

Notes/trivia

• Scrappy-Doo is absent.
• The character models of Bob Stalagmite and Phil & Martha Phosphate were recycled from Big Ben and Mr. Jenkins & Sarah Jenkins who appeared in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episodes, Mine Your Own Business and Foul Play in Funland.

Miscellaneous

• Disguises: Shaggy and Scooby as the cave creatures.
• Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
• "Zoinks" count: 0.
• "Jeepers" count: 0.
• "Jinkies" count: 0.

Cultural references

• The story title is a reference to the film, Camp Fear.
• Carlsgood Caverns is a parody of Carlsbad Caverns.

Coloring mistakes

• None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• Scooby gets unusually offended by Shaggy's joke on the first page.
• In the final panel, the way the inside of the Mystery Machine has been blackened, it makes it look like a regular car.

Quotes

George Phosphate: If it weren't for those darn kids and their dog, we'd have gotten away with it!