The Grappling Guardian

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The Grappling Guardian
Description
Part of	Scooby-Doo! #70
# of pages	10
Writer	John Rozum
Penciler	John Delaney
Inker	Mike DeCarlo
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	Tom Orzechowski
Editor	Joan Hilty
Chronology
Previous story	Petrified!
Next story	Doozy Ghoulespie

The Grappling Guardian is a story in Scooby-Doo! #70 by DC Comics.

Premise

The gang is called in to a museum to investigate a strange statue that has come to life and threatens the exhibit.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Leung Kar-Fai ^{(only appearance)}
• Mr. Elliot ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Guardian Spirit ^{(only appearance)(retired stuntman's disguise)}
• Hung Kam-Bo ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Lee Sau-Yin ^{(only appearance)}
• Retired stuntman ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Other characters:

• Mrs. Feigen ^{(only appearance)}
• Museum goers ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Cheung Man-Yuk ^{(final appearance)}
• U.S. customs agents ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• Museum
• Museum of Nanjing ^(mentioned)
• China ^(mentioned)
• Hong Kong ^(mentioned)

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Reason
Leung Kar-Fai	He was nervous and behaved oddly at the exhibit opening. Seemed obsessed with the statue.
Mr. Elliot	He interrupted the gang before Mr. Leung could tell them something about the statue.

Culprits

Culprit	Reason
Retired stuntman as the Guardian Spirit Hung Kam-Bo and Lee Sau-Yin	To smuggle items inside some of the exhibit pieces.

Notes/trivia

• Chinese police agent Cheung Man-Yuk from the "Dragon's Eye" saga returns in this story.

Reception

In the second story, Scooby enjoys a standout scene that reveals a characterization hinted at in the Scooby-Doo movie. Scooby, unlike the miserable reprobate Scrappy, is actually a well-mannered and well-behaved doggie. Here we see him quickly and effeciently save the museum pieces from becoming shards of history on marble tile. A dog with taste. It's a shame DC never had rights to Scooby-Doo during the pre-Crisis. I would have loved to have seen a team-up between Krypto and Scoob.

While Joe Staton would have been ideal for detailing the second mystery, artist John Delaney and reliable inker Mike DeCarlo make able substitutes. They make the story visually funny. The standout scene is of course the aforementioned agile saves by Scoob. The first mystery rendered by Anthony Williams generates some interesting character design while promoting several sightless gags courtesy of Shaggy and Scooby.