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|image=[[File:Frank_(Family_Monster).png]]
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| image= [[File:Frank_(Family_Monster).png]]
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|publishedby=[[DC Comics]]
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| publishedby= [[DC Comics]]
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|releasedate= February 2008
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| releasedate= February 2008
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|partof=[[Scooby-Doo! issue 127 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #127]]
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| partof= [[Scooby-Doo! issue 127 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #127]]
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|pages=8
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|writer=[[Greg Thompson]]
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| writer= [[Greg Thompson]]
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|pencils=[[Jaime Garcia Corral]]
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| pencils= [[Jaime Garcia Corral]]
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|inks=[[Conchita Mas Fuentes]]
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| inks= [[Conchita Mas Fuentes]]
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|colors=[[Heroic Age]]
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| colors= [[Heroic Age]]
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|letters=[[Randy Gentile]]
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| letters= [[Randy Gentile]]
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|editing=[[Jeanine Schaefer]]
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| editing= [[Jeanine Schaefer]]
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|previous=''[[The Phantom Of The Rock Club]]''
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| previous= ''[[The Phantom of the Rock Club]]''
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|next=''[[The Football Fiend]]''
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| next= ''[[The Football Fiend]]''
 
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'''Family Monster''' is a story in [[Scooby-Doo! issue 127 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #127]] by [[DC Comics]].
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'''''Family Monster''''' is the first of three stories in [[Scooby-Doo! issue 127 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #127]] by [[DC Comics]].
   
 
==Premise==
  
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==Synopsis==
  
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''Insert details here.''
   
 
==Characters==
  
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| [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
  
| [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
 
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| [[Viveca Von Dinkley]]
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| [[Fritz (Family Monster)|Fritz]]
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| [[Viveka Von Dinkley]] <sup>(picture only)</sup>
 
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| [[Victor Von Dinkley]]
  
| [[Victor Von Dinkley]]
 
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| [[Viveka Von Dinkley's lawyer|Viveka's lawyer]]
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| [[Frank (Family Monster)|Frank]]
  
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| Fritz
  
 
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| [[Frank (Family Monster)|Frank]]/[[Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley]]
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| unnamed lawyer
  
 
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==Villains==
  
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* Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley/Frank
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*The Frankenstien Monster
  
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* Victor Von Dinkley
   
 
==Suspects==
  
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! Motive/reason
  
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| Fritz
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| In most mysteries, the butler does it 50% of the time.
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| Victor Von Dinkley
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| He was the only relative left at Castle Von Dinkley.
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| The gang have seen lawyers do such odd things to keep thier clients fourtunes.
 
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! Motive/reason
  
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| [[Frank (Family Monster)|Frank]], a monstrous-looking individual who may have been brought to life by the old Victor Von Dinkley, acting as the [[Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley]] without a mask.
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| Culprit
  
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| He was convinced by Victor Von Dinkley that he would be driven from his home unless he scared the other heirs away.
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| [[Victor Von Dinkley]] as the Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley's master
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| He was using Frank to scare everyone away, so that he could inherit Viveka Von Dinkley's fortune alone.
 
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==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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* [[Castle Von Dinkley]]
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==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
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* TBA
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==Reception==
  
==Reception==
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No mistake. One Bullet. The art in the second story by Scott Neeley and Dan Davis in addition to a particularly interesting supporting character are the only good things I can list for this issue of '''Scooby-Doo'''.
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No mistake. One Bullet. The art in the second story by [[Scott Neeley]] and [[Dan Davis]] in addition to a particularly interesting supporting character are the only good things I can list for this issue of '''Scooby-Doo'''.
   
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In the first tale "Family Monster," Greg Thompson comes up with a decent premise then takes it nowhere. Velma may be due for an inheritance, but the creature haunting the hallways of the Germanic castle gutturally objects to that.
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In the first tale "Family Monster," [[Greg Thompson]] comes up with a decent premise then takes it nowhere. Velma may be due for an inheritance, but the creature haunting the hallways of the Germanic castle gutturally objects to that.
   
 
The creature resembles the Frankenstein Monster, but he turns out not to be a man in a mask, just an unfortunate homely individual. The trouble is we have no idea how anybody figures this out. Velma finds a sheaf of papers in the laboratory, and she has a eureka moment. I guess because of the ebullition, she forgets to divulge what she learned.
  
The creature resembles the Frankenstein Monster, but he turns out not to be a man in a mask, just an unfortunate homely individual. The trouble is we have no idea how anybody figures this out. Velma finds a sheaf of papers in the laboratory, and she has a eureka moment. I guess because of the ebullition, she forgets to divulge what she learned.
   
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Nobody, not the writer or the artist, shares the crucial information with the reader, and in an eye-blink, the Gang magically solve the mystery. '''Scooby-Doo''' is supposed to be a fairplay. Clues are shown to the audience. Suspects are given. The procedure of detection is witnessed. That's part of the fun. The art in this story is just off-model enough to be distracting. Freddie looks especially weird.
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Nobody, not the writer or the artist, shares the crucial information with the reader, and in an eye-blink, the Gang magically solve the mystery. '''Scooby-Doo''' is supposed to be a fairplay. Clues are shown to the audience. Suspects are given. The procedure of detection is witnessed. That's part of the fun. The art in this story is just off-model enough to be distracting. Freddie looks especially weird.<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119830418167614.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
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<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119830418167614.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
  
   
 
==Quotes==
  
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==References==
  
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Revision as of 20:36, 4 April 2015

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Family Monster is the first of three stories in Scooby-Doo! #127 by DC Comics.

Premise

Velma's great-aunt in Germany has died and Velma might inherit the castle, but it comes with a prowling Frankenstein's monster.

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Character
Scooby-Doo
Shaggy Rogers
Fred Jones
Daphne Blake
Velma Dinkley
Fritz
Viveka Von Dinkley (picture only)
Victor Von Dinkley
Viveka's lawyer
Frank/Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley

Villains

  • Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley/Frank
  • Victor Von Dinkley

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Fritz In most mysteries, the butler does it 50% of the time.
Victor Von Dinkley He was the only relative left at Castle Von Dinkley.
Viveca's lawyer The gang have seen lawyers do such odd things to keep thier clients fourtunes.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Frank, a monstrous-looking individual who may have been brought to life by the old Victor Von Dinkley, acting as the Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley without a mask. He was convinced by Victor Von Dinkley that he would be driven from his home unless he scared the other heirs away.
Victor Von Dinkley as the Frankenstein Monster of Castle Von Dinkley's master He was using Frank to scare everyone away, so that he could inherit Viveka Von Dinkley's fortune alone.

Locations

Notes/trivia

  • TBA

Reception

No mistake. One Bullet. The art in the second story by Scott Neeley and Dan Davis in addition to a particularly interesting supporting character are the only good things I can list for this issue of Scooby-Doo.

In the first tale "Family Monster," Greg Thompson comes up with a decent premise then takes it nowhere. Velma may be due for an inheritance, but the creature haunting the hallways of the Germanic castle gutturally objects to that.

The creature resembles the Frankenstein Monster, but he turns out not to be a man in a mask, just an unfortunate homely individual. The trouble is we have no idea how anybody figures this out. Velma finds a sheaf of papers in the laboratory, and she has a eureka moment. I guess because of the ebullition, she forgets to divulge what she learned.

Nobody, not the writer or the artist, shares the crucial information with the reader, and in an eye-blink, the Gang magically solve the mystery. Scooby-Doo is supposed to be a fairplay. Clues are shown to the audience. Suspects are given. The procedure of detection is witnessed. That's part of the fun. The art in this story is just off-model enough to be distracting. Freddie looks especially weird.[1]

Quotes

References

  1. ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews
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