The Fright Before Christmas!

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The Fright Before Christmas!
Description
Part of	Scooby-Doo! #67
# of pages	10
Writer	Frank Strom
Penciler	Joe Staton
Inker	Dave Hunt
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	Tom Orzechowski
Chronology
Previous story	Icy Reception
Next story	Creature Feature

The Fright Before Christmas! is a story in Scooby-Doo! #67 by DC Comics.

Premise

When Ebeneezer Scrooge is haunted by ghosts before Christmas, what does he do? Call in Mystery Inc., of course!

Synopsis

Scrooge has asked Cratchet to work late on the eve of Christmas Eve. That night, Scrooge is visited by ghost promising the visit of three more ghosts on Christmas Eve night. But Scrooge does not panic, he calls Mystery Inc. The gang set a trap for the ghost by swapping Scrooge for Shaggy and Scooby but their plan backfires when they get locked in the closet they are waiting in to surprise the ghost. All three ghosts show up and talk to Shaggy as if he were Scrooge as the gang finds a secret passage in Scrooge's closet that leads down to the office where they find the ghostly costumes. The only thing left is to unmask the ghost but everyone is wrong when they learn it's Tiny Tim behind the haunting. In the end, Scrooge throws a Christmas celebration for all.

Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Ebeneezer Scrooge ^{(only appearance)}
• Bob Cratchet ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Ghost ^{(only appearance)(Tiny Tim's disguise)}
• Ghost of Christmas Past ^{(only appearance)(Tiny Tim's disguise)}
• Ghost of Christmas Present ^{(only appearance)(Tiny Tim's disguise)}
• Ghost of Christmas Future ^{(only appearance)(Tiny Tim's disguise)}
• Tiny Tim ^{(only appearance)(redeemed)}

Other characters:

• Other Scrooge Inc. workers ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Mrs. Cratchet ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• Scrooge Inc.
• Bob Cratchet's home

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Bob Cratchet	Mr. Scrooge let him work overtime the night before Christmas.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Tiny Tim as the ghosts	To teach Mr. Scrooge a lesson because he treats good people like his father like dirt.

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Review

Mr. Strom finds a neat little twist to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carolin "Fright Before Christmas." A fun running joke is when the three ghosts actually persuade Shaggy and Scooby to turn over a new leaf even when they didn't do anything wrong. Joe Staton is on hand to give the story extra depth and portray the gang in vibrant brilliance.