Return of the King

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Return of the King
Description
Part of	Scooby-Doo! #34
# of pages	10
Writer	Joe Edkin
Penciler	Chris Jordan
Inker	Dan Davis
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	John Costanza
Chronology
Previous story	The Hound of the Basket Cases
Next story	Phast Phood Phantom

Return of the King is the second story in Scooby-Doo! #34 by DC Comics.

Premise

The gang goes to Las Vegas, hoping to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Alvin Parsley, the rock 'n roll "King." Among a host of impersonators, a man suddenly appears claiming to be the one true King. Is he?

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Dario Badalamente ^{(only appearance)}
• Jesse ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Prissy Parsley ^{(only appearance)}
• King ^{(only appearance)(Prissy Parsley's disguise)}

Other characters:

• Alvin Parsley ^{(only appearance)(photograph)}
• Casino guests ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Alvin Parsley impersonators ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Police officers ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• Las Vegas
  • Gold Coin Casino

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Dario Badalamente	Having the King appear at his hotel would be great publicity.
Jesse	Disappointed that he was booed off the stage.
Prissy Parsley	The King said only she should have the right to market his image.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Prissy Parsley as the King	She wanted to monopolize the rights to market her famous uncle's image.

Notes/trivia

• The title is almost a direct match with the famous Tolkien novel The Return of the King.

Reception

I don't think Chris Jordan is even trying to copy, in the second puzzler, that which flitted through the airwaves, but that's quite all right. His "ultra-hip" artwork--something you may find in the cartoons of non-gritty small press books--brings the essence of the gang to Las Vegas.

Writer Joe Edkin plugs in some imaginative lyrics to the Elvis tunes that accompany the exploration into the disappearance of Alvin Parsely--ouch, but perhaps most ingenious is how he fools you with a literal red-herring. I don't know I might have been sleepy : ). He may not trick you, but you'll still enjoy the ride.