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| image= [[File:Nutcracker Not-So-Sweet.jpg]]
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| publishedby= [[DC Comics]]
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| releasedate= February 2001
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| partof= [[Scooby-Doo! issue 43 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #43]]
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| pages= 12
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| writer= [[Joe Edkin]]
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| pencils= [[Joe Staton]]
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| inks= [[Dave Hunt]]
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| colors= [[Paul Becton]]
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| letters= [[Ryan Cline]]
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| editing=
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| previous= ''[[Good Ghost Haunting]]''
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| next= ''[[Mascot Madness]]''
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'''Nutcracker Not-So-Sweet''' is a story in ''[[Scooby-Doo! issue 43 (DC Comics)|Scooby-Doo! #43]]'' by [[DC Comics]].
 
'''Nutcracker Not-So-Sweet''' is a story in ''[[Scooby-Doo! issue 43 (DC Comics)|Scooby-Doo! #43]]'' by [[DC Comics]].
   
 
==Premise==
 
==Premise==
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Winter chills with the gang as they investigate a Christmas ballet haunted by a Nutcracker Ghost!
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
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{| class="wikitable"
* [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
 
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! Character
* [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
 
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* [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
 
* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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* [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
 
 
| [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
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| [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
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| [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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| [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
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|-
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| [[Agnes DeMillions]]
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|-
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| [[Rudolfo Kaspenov]]
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| [[Elliot Field]]
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| [[Bob F. Gower]]
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|}
   
 
==Villains==
 
==Villains==
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*Nutcracker Ghost
   
 
==Suspects==
 
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| Rudolfo Kaspenov
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| Motive/reason
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| Bob F. Gower
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===Culprits===
 
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! Culprit
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| Culprit
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==Locations==
 
==Locations==
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*[[New York City]]
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**Radioworld Music Hall
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
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==Reception==
 
==Reception==
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Scooby-Doo's Christmas present to the reader is a brisk Nutcracker themed mystery sure to please those having a sweet tooth for detection. Joe Edkin deftly creates suspicion to raise the level of surprise when the meddling kids remove the mask.
 
Scooby-Doo's Christmas present to the reader is a brisk Nutcracker themed mystery sure to please those having a sweet tooth for detection. Joe Edkin deftly creates suspicion to raise the level of surprise when the meddling kids remove the mask.
<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/97711820670003.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
 
   
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...In the second mystery, the artwork is a lot of fun with sight gags galore and a delectable design for Daphne. The first mystery shows Joe Staton's mastery of faces, but the colors for Daphne's ballet costume are abominable, and Mr. Staton makes her as graceful as a swan wearing galoshes.<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/97711820670003.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
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==Quotes==
 
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==References==
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[[Category:DC Comics stories]]
 
[[Category:DC Comics stories]]

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Nutcracker Not-So-Sweet is a story in Scooby-Doo! #43 by DC Comics.

Premise

Winter chills with the gang as they investigate a Christmas ballet haunted by a Nutcracker Ghost!

Synopsis

Characters

Character
Scooby-Doo
Shaggy Rogers
Fred Jones
Daphne Blake
Velma Dinkley
Agnes DeMillions
Rudolfo Kaspenov
Elliot Field
Bob F. Gower

Villains

  • Nutcracker Ghost

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Rudolfo Kaspenov Motive/reason
Bob F. Gower Motive/reason

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Culprit Motive/reason

Locations

Notes/trivia

Reception

Plot: 'Tis the season when the thoughts of Scooby Snacks dance in one's head.

Scooby-Doo's Christmas present to the reader is a brisk Nutcracker themed mystery sure to please those having a sweet tooth for detection. Joe Edkin deftly creates suspicion to raise the level of surprise when the meddling kids remove the mask.

...In the second mystery, the artwork is a lot of fun with sight gags galore and a delectable design for Daphne. The first mystery shows Joe Staton's mastery of faces, but the colors for Daphne's ballet costume are abominable, and Mr. Staton makes her as graceful as a swan wearing galoshes.[1]

Quotes

References