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The Ghostly Governor is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo #2, by Marvel Comics. It was followed by The Haunted Maze.
Premise[]
Abraham Lincoln is running for governor.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- None
Villains:
- Ghost of Abraham Lincoln (final appearance)(hired fan's disguise)
- Abraham Lincoln fan (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Mr. Murphy (final appearance)
- Knuckles Slye (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Judge Chesterman (no lines)(flashback only)
- Election board member (only appearance)(flashback only)
- Bronstein (only time mentioned)
- Hutchinson (only time mentioned)
- Harman (only time mentioned)
- Old woman voter (only appearance)
- Abraham Lincoln (first comic appearance)(no lines)(ghost)(cameo)
- Miscellaneous police officers (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Fake Lincoln's party headquarters
- Library
- Hotel suite
- Murphy Manor
- Police station
Objects[]
- State Election Code
- Television
- Newspaper
- The Real Lincoln
Vehicles[]
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Walter Slye | A gangster hired by Mr. Murphy. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Unnamed Abraham Lincoln fan disguised as his ghost Mr. Murphy Knuckles Slye |
Murphy and Slye wanted to secretly control the state. |
Notes/trivia[]
- A prelude to this was featured as back-up story in Dynomutt #1, called Close Call.
Notes/trivia[]
- This bears similarities to the later The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries episode, A Night Louse at the White House, however, unlike the Three Phantoms Too Many story, it is not an adaptation, as the characters are different, as is the plot (and the other Lincoln plot was made by different people several years after this story).
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Fred as a garbage man; Daphne as woman with shopping; and Velma as a baseball player.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 0.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Jinkies" count: 0.
Quotes[]
Shaggy: Now this is the kind of assignment I like...sleeping! |