Clueless! is the first of two stories in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #22, by DC Comics. It was followed by the reprint, Mystery Date.
Premise[]
Velma is captured and has to uses her senses of smell and direction to determine her location.
Synopsis[]
Velma walks on the street with groceries, calling Shaggy and Scooby on her wireless earphone, but suddenly, an obscured figure kidnaps her, covers her with a sack to prevent her from seeing, and drives her away in the back of their van. Unbeknownst to her, her kidnappers were Fred and Daphne, and they only plan to temporarily keep her hostage to buy themselves time.
Velma makes note of the various clues she finds: she smells hotdogs from a nearby vendor, though Daphne tries to mask the scent with perfume. She then notes the bumpy cobblestone road as well as the three consecutive right turns the van makes, deducing the kidnappers are driving her in a circle around the block. She remains on call with Shaggy, giving him the clues, but Shaggy ignores her clues, baking a cake in the kitchen.
Eventually, Fred and Daphne stop at the clubhouse, escort her inside, and remove the veil, revealing a surprise birthday party for her. Shaggy and Scooby needed more time to bake the cake and prepare the clubhouse for the party, so Fred and Daphne kidnapped Velma and drove her around the block to buy them time. Starting the party, Velma blows out the candles and makes her birthday wish.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- None
Villains:
- None
Other characters:
- Jim Haugen (mentioned)
- Old woman (only appearance)(no lines)
- Hot dog vendor (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Coolsville
- Mystery Inc.'s clubhouse
- The Missing Links
- Old Cobblestone Way
Objects[]
- Velma's earphone
- Bananas
- Trash can
- "Vote Jim Haugen" poster
- Cork Dairy
- Cork City Ire poster
- Telephone
- Daphne's camera
- Birthday cake
Vehicles[]
Suspects[]
- None
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Mystery Inc. | To distract Velma whilst they set up a surprise birthday party for her. |
Notes/trivia[]

The Mystery Inc.'s clubhouse from the outside in this story.
- This comic is the first time in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic series where the Mystery Inc.'s clubhouse is shown from the outside.
The Mystery Inc.'s clubhouse in "There's a Mummy in My Mineral Water".
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Fred & Daphne as kidnappers.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- "Ruh-roh" count: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 0.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Jinkies" count: 1.
Coloring mistakes[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- When Velma was first kidnapped, Shaggy was just mixing the batter for the birthday cake. However, by the time Fred and Daphne had driven Velma just once around the block, Shaggy had a finished cake, which would be impossible in the given time.
Quotes[]
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