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| image= [[File:Let_spy.jpg]]
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| publishedby= [[DC Comics]]
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| releasedate= May 2006
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| partof= [[Scooby-Doo! issue 106 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #106]]
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| pages= 10
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| writer= [[Alex Simmons]]
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| pencils= [[Robert W. Pope]]
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| inks= [[Scott McRae]]
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| colors= [[Heroic Age]]
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| letters= [[Travis Lanham]]
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| editing= [[Michael Siglain]]
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| previous= ''[[Hot Time in the Old Temple Tonight]]''
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| next= ''[[The Ghostly Fruit Stand]]''
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'''''Dead & Let Spy''''' is a story in [[Scooby-Doo! issue 106 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #106]].
  
'''''Dead & Let Spy''''' is a story in [[Scooby-Doo! issue 106 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #106]].
   
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==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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* [[Scooby-Doo - biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
  
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! Character
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* [[Shaggy Rogers - biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
  
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* [[Fred Jones - biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
  
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* [[Daphne Blake - biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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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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* [[J.Z. Bang]]
  
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|-
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* [[Professor Bits]]
  
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| [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
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| [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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| [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
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| [[J.Z. Bang]]
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| [[Director G]] (J.Z.'s uncle)
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|-
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| [[Professor Bits]]
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| [[Cadaver]]
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| [[Doctor Ooh]]
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|-
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| Assorted Monsters
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| The Shag (a.k.a. Astro Turf)
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|}
   
 
==Villains==
  
==Villains==
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* Assorted monsters
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* Assorted Monsters
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* The Shag (a.k.a. Astro Turf)
   
 
==Suspects==
  
==Suspects==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Suspect
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! Motive/reason
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| Director G (J.Z.'s uncle)
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| Knew his nephew was afraid of ghosts and ghouls, but he thought he was over it.
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|-
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| Cadaver
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| Director G thought the ghosts and ghouls his nephew kept running into were all hired by him.
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| Professor Bits
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| Angry at how J.Z. Bang kept destroying his equipment.
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|-
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| Doctor Ooh
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| Needed J.Z. Bang to retrieve the parts of his secret device, but he didn't say why.
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===Culprits===
  
===Culprits===
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*[[Professor Bits]], angry at how the agent keeps destroying his equipment.
  
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! Culprit
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! Motive/reason
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| [[Professor Bits]] as The Shag (a.k.a. Astro-Turf)
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| Angry at how the agent kept destroying his equipment.
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|}
   
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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*Arctic
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**Snowy mountain
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*Brittish Spy Service headquarters
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*Train
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**Dining car
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**Baggage car
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*Old Barn
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*Japan
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*Place where demon can-can dancers attacked
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*Bottom of the sea
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*Place where a rouge werewolf attacked
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*Old abandoned riverboat
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**Roy and Al's Casino
   
 
==Notes/Trivia==
  
==Notes/Trivia==
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==Inconsistencies/Continuity Errors and/or Oddities==
  
==Inconsistencies/Continuity Errors and/or Oddities==
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==Reception==
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I'm sure the score to '''Scooby-Doo''' will come as a shock to everybody familiar with my reviews. It well comes as a shock to me. Breaking formula can often lead to an effervescent surprise. The two '''Scooby-Doo''' movies broke with the formula of fake monsters. The threats Scoob and the Gang faced were very real and very supernatural. This issue of '''Scooby-Doo''' breaks formula and leaves behind a smelly mess.
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The first story by the usually reliable Alex Simmons "Dead & Let Spy" almost seems like a back door pilot for James Bond Jr.--a real show, I kid you not, that was completely and utterly vile. The Gang's detective skills are unnecessary since already the agency knows that the spook in question is merely a charlatan interested in world domination. The resourceful spy in the story is just too good, and he steals the spotlight from Mystery Inc. At least Robert Pope throws in a gag about the Yeti that refers back to the original series ''Scooby-Doo Where Are You''.<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/114273726344134.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
   
 
==Quotes==
  
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==References==
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[[Category:DC Comics stories]]
  
[[Category:DC Comics stories]]

Revision as of 16:07, 30 January 2015

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Dead & Let Spy is a story in Scooby-Doo! #106.

Premise

Young British spy J.Z. Bang is being stalked by monsters everywhere he goes on his missions. He needs the help of MI-5, the five members of Mystery Inc., that is.

Synopsis

Characters

Character
Scooby-Doo
Shaggy Rogers
Fred Jones
Daphne Blake
Velma Dinkley
J.Z. Bang
Director G (J.Z.'s uncle)
Professor Bits
Cadaver
Doctor Ooh
Assorted Monsters
The Shag (a.k.a. Astro Turf)

Villains

  • Assorted Monsters
  • The Shag (a.k.a. Astro Turf)

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Director G (J.Z.'s uncle) Knew his nephew was afraid of ghosts and ghouls, but he thought he was over it.
Cadaver Director G thought the ghosts and ghouls his nephew kept running into were all hired by him.
Professor Bits Angry at how J.Z. Bang kept destroying his equipment.
Doctor Ooh Needed J.Z. Bang to retrieve the parts of his secret device, but he didn't say why.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Professor Bits as The Shag (a.k.a. Astro-Turf) Angry at how the agent kept destroying his equipment.

Locations

  • Arctic
    • Snowy mountain
  • Brittish Spy Service headquarters
  • Train
    • Dining car
    • Baggage car
  • Old Barn
  • Japan
  • Place where demon can-can dancers attacked
  • Bottom of the sea
  • Place where a rouge werewolf attacked
  • Old abandoned riverboat
    • Roy and Al's Casino

Notes/Trivia

  • J.Z. Bang is a clear reference to James Bond.
  • Professor Bits is like Q, his gadget-maker.
  • In the end, Bang's superior says that Bits will be sent to a village for a rest. This references the British TV show The Prisoner.

Coloring Mistakes

Inconsistencies/Continuity Errors and/or Oddities

Reception

I'm sure the score to Scooby-Doo will come as a shock to everybody familiar with my reviews. It well comes as a shock to me. Breaking formula can often lead to an effervescent surprise. The two Scooby-Doo movies broke with the formula of fake monsters. The threats Scoob and the Gang faced were very real and very supernatural. This issue of Scooby-Doo breaks formula and leaves behind a smelly mess.

The first story by the usually reliable Alex Simmons "Dead & Let Spy" almost seems like a back door pilot for James Bond Jr.--a real show, I kid you not, that was completely and utterly vile. The Gang's detective skills are unnecessary since already the agency knows that the spook in question is merely a charlatan interested in world domination. The resourceful spy in the story is just too good, and he steals the spotlight from Mystery Inc. At least Robert Pope throws in a gag about the Yeti that refers back to the original series Scooby-Doo Where Are You.[1]

Quotes

References

  1. ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews
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