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Family Monster is a story 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
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Scooby-Doo |
| Shaggy Rogers |
| Fred Jones |
| Daphne Blake |
| Velma Dinkley |
| Viveca Von Dinkley |
| Victor Von Dinkley |
| Frank |
| Fritz |
| Viveca's lawyer |
Villains
- The Frankenstien Monster of Castle 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 |
|---|---|
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
Locations
- Castle Von Dinkley
Notes/trivia
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
- ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews