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The Chocolatier Chortled! is a story in Scooby-Doo #39, by DC Comics.
Premise[]
The gang faces a ghost who allegedly drowned in a chocolate vat.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Jebediah Johannsen (only appearance)
Villains:
- Ezekiel's Ghost (only appearance)(president's disguise)
- President of Conglomco Candy (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Amish boy (only appearance)
- Horse (only appearance)(no lines)
- Ezekiel (mentioned)(deceased)
- Police officer (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Amish Country
- Conglomco Candy factory
- Jebediah Johannsen's place
- Chocolate-making barn
Objects[]
- TBA
Vehicles[]
- The Mystery Machine
- Cart
- Police car
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/reason |
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President of Conglomco Candy | His candy always taste foul, whereas Jebediah Johannsen made the most-scrumptious candy treats. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
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President of Conglomco Candy as Ezekiel's Ghost | To scare Jebediah Johannsen away, so he could steal the secret recipe for the very delicious chocolate. |
Notes/trivia[]
- TBA
Reprints[]
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #37 (September 2013).
Coloring mistakes[]
- On page three, panel five. The billboard with the Conglomco Candy president features him having brown hair and orange flowers on his shirt as apposed to him actually having gray hair and pink ones.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- The candy bar the president was holding in the billboard had a bite mark on it when it was first shown on page two, panel two. But it was missing on page three, panel five, making it look like it wasn't even bitten.
Reception[]
Bob Fingerman must have seen seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He must know what horror from a children's tale can achieve. Gene Wilder portrayed one of the most sinister figures in children's literature. Although a musical, the movie lost none of its threat. Think The Phantom of the Opera was the first to mix terror and music? Think again. So what do we Scooby fans get? A demonic, purple clad candyman? A scar-faced Erik? No! We are given a saccharine "faux" ghost who allegedly drowned in a chocolate vat! This is beyond weak, and quite frankly you would think portable stomachs like Shaggy and Scoob would overmatch this particular "spook," but for some reason the dynamic digestive tracts are afraid of a guy covered in chocolate.
The tantalizing odor of the sweet drawing Daphne and Velma toward the barrels of glop suggest they like the euphoric feelings induced by endorphins just like any other normal gal, but this subtext and the damn cute depiction of Daphne in the finale cannot save a very stupid story. Just out of curiosity is there any reason why the Amish needed to be here? Apart from providing the ridiculous clue, I think not![1]
Quotes[]
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References[]
- ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews