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Worse Than A Curse is a story in Scooby-Doo! #130 by DC Comics.
Premise
Scooby and the gang solve the mystery of the curse of "Crybaby" Bodine, who haunts baseball's Wenfrey Field.
Synopsis
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Scooby-Doo |
| Shaggy Rogers |
| Fred Jones |
| Daphne Blake |
| Velma Dinkley |
| Beau Owen Buford |
| Joey Braggadocio |
| Jim Rocket |
| Mister Hazard |
| Fan |
| Crybaby Bodine's Ghost |
Villains
- Crybaby Bodine's Ghost
Suspects
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Beau Owen Buford | The gang found a briefcase in a locker with his initials on it and a coded message that said that he was making a secret wager against his own team, the Coolsville Blue Sox. |
| Joey Braggadocio | He wanted his team, the Empire City Emperors, to win the final game of the Universal series that night. |
| Jim Rocket | He wanted to be taken of the roster of the Coolsville Blue Sox that night because he thought the pressure there was too much. |
| Mister Hazard | He did put his life savings on the Empire City Emperors to win. |
Culprits
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Beau Owen Buford as Crybaby Bodine's Ghost | A coded betting form found by Velma in his monogrammed briefcase revealed that he had made a secret wager against his own team, the Coolsville Blue Sox. |
Locations
- Wenfrey Field
- Locker rooms
- Baseball field
Notes/trivia
Reception
Terrence Griep adds a little spice to "Worse than a Curse" through his dialogue for the Gang who look splendid in Karen Matchette's slightly askew style. The trouble is that the mystery is too easy to solve and the ghost isn't all that spectral.[1]
Quotes
References
- ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews