Wail of a Tale

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Wail of a Tale
Description
Publisher	DC Comics
Date published	September 2003
Part of	Scooby-Doo #76
# of pages	12
Writer	Frank Strom
Penciler	Anthony Williams
Inker	Dan Davis
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	Tom Orzechowski
Editor	Joan Hilty
Chronology
Previous story	Lean, Mean Mystery Machine
Next story	Fashion Emergency

Wail of a Tale is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo #76, by DC Comics. It was followed by Fashion Emergency.

Premise

Scooby and the gang have to catch a hypnotic Siren who is trying to ruin a beauty contest.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Theo Skulkmeter ^{(only appearance)}
• Gloria Glamour ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Siren ^{(only appearance)(no lines)(Marty's disguise)}
• Marty ^{(only appearance)}

Other characters:

• Beauty contestants ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
  • Natalie ^{(only appearance)}
• Natalie's father ^{(only appearance)}
• Barge captain ^{(only appearance)}
• Announcer ^{(only appearance)}

Locations

• Atlantic City, New Jersey
  • Theater
    • "Miss Tri-State Beauty Pageant"

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• Barge

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Theo Skulkmeter	He could sell the theater for a tidy profit.
Gloria Glamour	She was determined to win the "Miss Tri-State Beauty Pageant".
Marty	He wanted to leave the "Miss Tri-State Beauty Pageant".

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Marty as the Siren	To drive off the other contestants, so Gloria Glamour would win.

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Reprints

• Scooby Doo Annual 2007 (UK)

Coloring mistakes

• None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• None known.

Reception

I was getting a little worried about the quality of storytelling in Scooby-Doo. This issue sends a wave of relief by giving fans two delicious Scooby Snacks by Frank Strom and Anthony Williams.

Both stories thread the same needle. The keyword is beauty, kiddies. In the first story, a very shockingly drawn and fascinating faux monster stalks a pageant for motives all its own.

The method of the "monster's" attack acknowledges myth and inventively proves to be a soggy impediment for Mystery Inc. who look quite fit under the pencils, inks and colors of Williams, Davis and Becton. The consequences of the attacks allow for the subversion of Scooby-Doo formula without uncharacteristic action, and I can easily see the ending actually happening.