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Monster of a Time is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo #1, by Archie Comics. It was followed by Birddog of Alcatraz.
Premise[]
Shaggy treats the gang to the cheapest amusement park in the country, only to be stalked by a swamp monster.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
- Mystery Inc.
- Scooby-Doo
- Shaggy Rogers
- Fred Jones
- Daphne Blake
- Velma Dinkley
- Scrappy-Doo (first comic appearance)
Supporting characters:
- Roger Poorman (only appearance)
Villains:
- Swamp monster (only appearance)(no lines)(Jim Morris's disguise)
- Jim Morris (only appearance)(redeemed)
Other characters:
- Hot dog vendor (only appearance)
- Middle-aged wife (only appearance)
- Middle-aged husband (only appearance)
- Volleyball girls (only appearance)(no lines)
- Guppy (only appearance)(no lines)
- Cameraman (only appearance)(no lines)
- Elizabeth Blake (mentioned)
- Snake (only appearance)(no lines)
- Alligator (only appearance)(no lines)
- Emperor Caeser (mentioned)
- Queen Cleopatra (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Florida
- Poormanland
- Ferris wheel
- Circus tent
- Hot dog stand
- Shark Park
- Swamp ride
- Pony ride
- Poormanland
- Philadelphia (mentioned)
- Cleveland (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Hot dog
- Hot dog bun
- Giant magnifying glass
- Grapes
Vehicles[]
- The Mystery Machine
- Middle-aged couple's car
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/reason |
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Middle-aged couple | They were the only other visitors in the park. They were very unfriendly and pushed forward every time. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
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Jim Morris as the swamp monster | Revenge for not being hired to do makeup for Roger Poorman's movies. |
Notes/trivia[]
- This story has questionable appropriateness, as Daphne slaps Shaggy while he just knocked his head a few minutes before, and Scrappy almost drowns.
- Harvey Comics previewed the first two pages in Hanna-Barbera Presents All-New Comics (along with two page previews of other comics) in October 1993, but went bankrupt and passed the license to Archie Comics who continued where the former left off.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: None.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 0.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Jinkies" count: 0.
Cultural references[]
- Shark Park is a parody of the films Jaws and Jurassic Park, which Roger Poorman doesn't hesitate to say he ripped them off.
Coloring mistakes[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- Scooby randomly talks without his speech impediment, as if he's talking like a normal human being. He also gets a new impediment on the last panel of page 9.
- Shaggy wears (green) socks.
- Fred must've heard about Jim Morris in the news for him to automatically know why the latter dressed up as the sea monster.
- Velma's glasses frames are colored white instead of black in a number of places, such as the second panel of page 2 and on page 3, panels 1 and 4. The faces are also noticeably off-model throughout.
Quotes[]
Fred: Shaggy's unconscious! |