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Locked Room Misery is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #5, by DC Comics. It was followed by the reprint, Sound Stage Spook.
Premise[]
The gang investigate money thefts at Uncle Ned's circus.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Uncle Ned (only appearance)
Villains:
- Ringmaster Rick (only appearance)
- Ringmaster Rick's trained fleas (only appearance)(no lines)
Other characters:
- Circus performers (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Big Bartholomew (mentioned)
- Tiny Tina (mentioned)
- Police officers (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
Locations[]
- Freaky Deaky!
- Uncle Ned's office
- Fort Knox (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Hot dogs
- Popcorn
- Cotton candy
- Daphne's nail file
- Scooby Snacks (mentioned)
- Velma's fingerprint print
- Flea circus
- Flea jar
- Bathtubs
Vehicles[]
- None
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/reason |
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Ringmaster Rick | He was spying on the gang. His constant scratching also made the other acts keep away from him. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
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Ringmaster Rick using trained fleas | To steal the box office receipts. |
Full credits[]
- Scott Beatty--writer
- Scott Neely--artist
- David Rodriguez--colorist
- Travis Lanham--letterer
- Chynna Clugston Flores--ass. editor
- Scott Peterson--editor
Notes/trivia[]
- Ned is called "Uncle Ned" by everyone.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises:
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0 (although Scooby & Shaggy are given incentive with boxes if they were to catch the crook while guarding the office).
Cultural references[]
- The title puns off the phrase "locked room mystery," a kind of detective story in which a crime is committed in a locked room and there seems to be no way the criminal could have gotten in or out.
Coloring mistakes[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- In the second panel of page 1, Fred asks, "Do you boys smell a mystery?", but Shaggy answers Velma.
Quotes[]
Ringmaster Rick: And I would have gotten away with it if I had just taken a flea and tick dip. |
Velma: ...I spy with my little eye some hard-bitten fleas on the way to the big house. |