Ape Misbehavin'

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Ape Misbehavin'
Description
Publisher	DC Comics
Date published	May 2007
Part of	Scooby-Doo #120
# of pages	8
Writer	Robbie Busch
Penciler	Scott Jeralds
Inker	Jeff Albrecht
Colorer	Heroic Age
Letterer	Mike Sellers
Editor	Jeanine Schaefer
Chronology
Previous story	The Texas Tooth-Step
Next story	Home Run Haunting

Ape Misbehavin' is the first of three stories in Scooby-Doo #120, by DC Comics. It was followed by Home Run Haunting and Ice Creaming Mimi.

Premise

A ghostly gorilla kidnaps an actress.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Mervin ^{(only appearance)}
• Vivian Lamoon ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Ghostly Gorilla ^{(only appearance)(no lines)(Rod Spellman's disguise)}
• Rod Spellman ^{(only appearance)(redeemed)}

Other characters:

• Makeup girl ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Actors ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Mr. Welds ^{(only appearance)}
• Milton ^{(only appearance)}

Locations

• Film studio

Objects

• Ramp

Vehicles

• TBA

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Rod Spellman	He had an argument with Vivian Lamoon.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Rod Spellman as the Ghostly Gorilla	He wanted Vivian back. (The whole case was just a movie.)

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Reprints

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #103 (February 2020).

Coloring mistakes

• None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• None known.

Reception

"Ape Misbehavin" starts out as a really engrossing mystery that's bolstered by comedy bits from Shaggy and Scooby. A red herring provides a plausible obstacle for the gang. The "ghost" is imaginative and well illustrated, and the motive stays hidden. Busch however really disappoints with this heretofore perfectly executed Scooby-Doo short. He crafts an ending that makes what you read completely innocuous and perfunctory. Certainly non Scooby-Doo readers consider these attributes to be part and parcel for every tale in the series, but for a Scooby-Doo fan, the bad twist comes at the expense of his or her enjoyment.