Time Machine Trauma is the third and final story in Scooby Doo... Where Are You! #8, by Charlton Comics. It was preceeded by The Ghost of Grizzly Gulch! and The Wienie Roast Ghost.
Premise
A newly-invented time machine sends Shaggy and Scooby-Doo into the past, and brings back a barbarian in exchange.
Synopsis
Professor Kumquat invited the gang over to see his new time machine. While Shaggy and Scooby are inside, Daphne accidentally hits a lever, and Shaggy and Scooby get exchanged with a pre-historic barbarian named Bonax. Bonax announces he does not like sorcerers, and runs out. Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby are screwing around in the past, and get captured by a hungry cyclops. Bonax attacks a bus sign, gets hurt, and announces he wants to go home.
They bring him back, and the machine exchanges him with Shaggy and Scooby. After they return, the time machine collapses.
Characters
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Professor B.O. Kumquat (only appearance)
Villains:
- Bonax the Barbarian (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Cyclops (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Driver (only appearance)
- Prehistoric elephant (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations
- Present day
- New York
- Professor Kumquat's laboratory
- New York
- Distant past
- Forest
- Cyclops's cave
Objects
- Kumquat Time Machine
- Bonax's sword
- Fire hydrant
- Bus stop pole
- Driver's umbrella
Vehicles
- The Mystery Machine
- Female driver's car (destroyed)
Suspects
- None
Culprits
- None
Notes/trivia
- TBA
Miscellaneous
- Disguises: None.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 0.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Jinkies" count: 0.
Cultural references
- Bonax the barbarian seems to be a parody of Conan the Barbarian.
Quotes
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