Ghost of Redbeard (Go Away Ghost Ship)

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This article is about the Ghost of Redbeard from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode Go Away Ghost Ship​​. For other versions, see Ghost of Redbeard (disambiguation).

Ghost of Redbeard
Vital Statistics
Alias	Redbeard's Ghost
Species	Human/ghost
Gender	Male
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Black
Other Statistics
Identity	C.L. Magnus
Reason	To steal cargo from his own ships for insurance
Affiliation	His crew
Production Details
First appearance	SDWAY: Go Away Ghost Ship
Played by	John Stephenson

The Ghost of Redbeard was the disguise of C.L. Magnus, the owner of a failing steamship line.

Physical appearance

Redbeard's Ghost resembled a middle-aged man, with a red beard, hence the name. He wore a black pirate hat with a skull and crossbones and a pink bandana underneath. He also wore a red coat with a pink interior, pink pants, and brown boots.

Personality

He embraced the pirate role, including taking prisoners and chaining them up, threatening death, or forcing them to cook for him.

History

Early life

Redbeard was known as the terror of the Seven Seas, who was brought to justice by Mr. Magnus's ancestors. He swore his revenge.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Season one

Mr. Magnus unmasked.

Magnus's business was losing profit, so he stole his own cargo for the insurance, while disguised as the ghost of the legendary Redbeard, with two henchmen disguised as his crewmen. He was foiled by Mystery Inc..

Scooby-Doo (DC Comics)

He was one of the monsters running around Big City when the crooks escaped from The Big City Penitentiary. The gang went undercover in the prison to find out what was going on. And, he was busted along with all of the other monsters and sent back to prison for helping out with Warden Brown's evil plan; cause the selling of the prison's land.

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Season one

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Appearances

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  • 114. Go Away Ghost Ship
• Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)
  • #6(a). The Ghost of Redbeard
• Scooby-Doo (DC Comics)
  • #50. Big House Brouhaha
• DTV22. Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy ^{(flashback, no lines)}
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
  • 125. The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament! ^{(no lines)}

Apocryphal

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

C.L. Magnus was wearing his costume in prison when Shaggy and Scooby were arrested.

Notes/trivia

Ghost of Redbeard wanted poster in Velma

• The costume is seen along with those of other classic villains in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!
• He had a non-speaking cameo in the Duck Dodgers episode Surf the Stars.
• He appears with a group of monsters chasing Shaggy and Scooby in the opening to The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show along with Creeper, Witch, Wolfman (A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts), Frankenstein's Monster and two Phantoms.
  • His beard is mistakenly colored white.
• A wanted poster of the Ghost of Redbeard can be seen on the Crystal Cove Police Department in the Velma first episode.

Gallery

Concept art

Ghost of Redbeard in Shaggy Busted