Mark of the Scarab

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Mark of the Scarab
Description
Publisher	Gold Key Comics
Date published	April 1974
Part of	Scooby Doo... Mystery Comics #24
# of pages	13
Writer	Mark Evanier
Penciler	Dan Spiegle
Inker	Dan Spiegle
Editor	Chase Craig
Chronology
Previous story	The Phantom Funnyman
Next story	Monkey See, Scooby Doo

Mark of the Scarab is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo... Mystery Comics #24, by Gold Key Comics. It was followed by Monkey See, Scooby Doo.

Premise

Jerry Sloane, creator of the comic-book character Blue Scarab, is threatened by his own creation come to life.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Jerry Sloane ^{(only appearance)}
• Murray Clark ^{(only appearance)}
• Harvey Jones ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Blue Scarab ^{(only appearance)(Harry's disguise)}
• Harry ^{(only appearance)}

Other characters:

• Professor Finster ^{(only appearance)}
• Blue Scarab (comic character) ^{(only appearance)(picture)}
• Doctor ^{(only appearance)}
• Editor ^{(only appearance)}
• Waitress 1 ^{(only appearance)}
• Lynne ^{(only appearance)}
• Karen ^{(only appearance)}

Locations

• Professor Finster's lab
• Jerry Sloane's studio
  • Filing room
  • Jerry Sloane's bedroom
• Editor's office
• Drive-thru restaurant

Objects

• Telephones
• Milkshakes
• Burgers
• Trash cans
• Bucket
• Blue Scarab mask

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Harvey Jones	His spelling was mocked. He easily slipped into Jerry Sloane's bedroom.
Harry	He saw himself as a better writer than Jerry Sloane.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Harry as the Blue Scarab	He saw himself as a better writer compared to Sloane.

Notes/trivia

• Mark Evanier reused this story for the pilot episode of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series), The Scarab Lives!.
• Shaggy is a terrible speller

Miscellaneous

• Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
• "Zoinks" count: 0.
• "Jeepers" count: 0.
• "Jinkies" count: 0.

Cultural references

• When Shaggy appears in his Blue Scarab costume, Fred and Velma respond by saying, "Is it a bird?" and "Is it a plane?", respectively, referencing Superman.
• The Blue Scarab is most likely a reference to The Blue Beetle whose powers derived from an Egyptian scarab.

Coloring mistakes

• None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• On page 5, panel 5, Scooby says, "It time of crisis Shaggy is no help whatsover," when it should be "In time of crisis Shaggy is no help whatsover."

Quotes

Murray Clark: Why under "A"? Shaggy: Simple! For a log cabin! Scooby: (thought bubble) That boy's so dumb he gets a cut-rate from mind-readers.