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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dead & Let Spy''}}
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{{Story Infobox
  
{{Story Infobox
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|image=[[File:Let_spy.jpg]]
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| mainimage= Let_spy.jpg
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| titlecard= Dead & Let Spy title card.png
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|publishedby=[[DC Comics]]
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| publisher= [[DC Comics]]
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|releasedate=May 2006
  
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| published= March 2006
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|partof=[[Scooby-Doo! issue 106 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #106]]
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| partof= [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics) issue 106|''Scooby-Doo'' #106]]
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|pages=10
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| pages= 10
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|writer=[[Alex Simmons]]
  
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|pencils=[[Robert W. Pope]]
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| writer= [[Alex Simmons]]
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|inks=[[Scott McRae]]
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| pencils= [[Robert W. Pope]]
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|colors=[[Heroic Age]]
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| inks= [[Scott McRae]]
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|letters=[[Travis Lanham]]
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| colors= [[Heroic Age]]
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|editing=[[Michael Siglain]]
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| letters= [[Travis Lanham]]
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| editing= [[Michael Siglain]]
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|previous=''[[Hot Time In The Old Temple Tonight]]''
  
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|next=''[[The Ghostly Fruit Stand]]''
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| previous= ''[[Hot Time in the Old Temple Tonight]]''
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| next= ''[[The Ghostly Fruit Stand]]''
 
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'''''Dead & Let Spy''''' is a story in [[Scooby-Doo! issue 106 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #106]].
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'''''Dead & Let Spy''''' is a story in [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics) issue 106|''Scooby-Doo'' #106]].
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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Young British spy J.Z. Bang is being stalked by monsters everywhere he goes on his missions. He needs the help of MI-5, the five members of [[Mystery Inc.]], that is.
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Young British spy J.Z. Bang is being stalked by monsters everywhere he goes on his missions. He needs the help of MI-5, the five members of {{MIincomics}}, that is.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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''Insert details here.''
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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'''Main characters:'''
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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* {{MIincomics}}
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! Character
  
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** [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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** [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
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** [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
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| [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
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** [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
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| [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
  
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| [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
  
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| [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
  
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| [[J.Z. Bang]]
  
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| [[Professor Bits]]
  
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'''Supporting characters:'''
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==Villains==
  
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* [[J.Z. Bang]] {{Only}}
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* Assorted monsters
  
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* [[Director G]] {{Only}}
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'''Villains:'''
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* [[Professor Bits]] {{Only}}
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* Yetis {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|disguises}}
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* Zombies {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|disguises}}
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* Ninjas {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|disguises}}
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* Demon can-can dancers {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|disguises}}
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* Shark man {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Disguise}}
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* Werewolf {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Disguise}}
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* Shag/Astro Turf {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|Professor Bits' disguise}}
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'''Other characters:'''
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* Helicopter pilot {{Only}}
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* [[Cadaver]] {{Only}}{{Photograph}}
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* [[Dr. Ooh]] {{Only}}{{Photograph}}
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* J.Z. Bang's parents {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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==Locations==
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* Arctic
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** Snowy mountain
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* Brittish Spy Service headquarters
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* Train
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** Dining car
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** Baggage car
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* Barn
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* Japan
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* Bottom of the sea
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* Old abandoned riverboat
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** Roy and Al's Casino
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==Objects==
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* TBA
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==Vehicles==
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* Helicopter
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* Train
   
 
==Suspects==
  
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! Motive/reason
  
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| Knew his nephew was afraid of ghosts and ghouls.
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| Director G thought the ghosts and ghouls his nephew kept running into were all hired by him.
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| Angry at how J.Z. Bang kept destroying his equipment.
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| Needed J.Z. Bang to retrieve the parts of his secret device, but he didn't say why.
 
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| [[Professor Bits]] as the Shag/Astro-Turf
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| Angry at how the agent keeps destroying his equipment.
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| Angry at how J.Z. Bang kept destroying his equipment.
 
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==Locations==
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==Notes/trivia==
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* TBA
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===Cultural references===
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==Notes/Trivia==
  
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* J.Z. Bang is a clear reference to James Bond.
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* J.Z. Bang is a nod to James Bond. Professor Bits is like Q, his gadget-maker.
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* Professor Bits is like Q, his gadget-maker.
  
 
* In the end, Bang's superior says that Bits will be sent to a village for a rest. This references the British TV show ''The Prisoner''.
  
* In the end, Bang's superior says that Bits will be sent to a village for a rest. This references the British TV show ''The Prisoner''.
   
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===Reprints===
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==Coloring Mistakes==
  
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* [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (DC Comics) issue 29|''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'' #29]] (January 2013).
   
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===Coloring mistakes===
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==Inconsistencies/Continuity Errors and/or Oddities==
  
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* None known.
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===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
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==Reception==
  
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==Quotes==
  
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==References==
  
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[[Category:DC Comics stories]]
  
[[Category:DC Comics stories]]

Revision as of 15:01, 24 March 2019

Expansion This needs a stretch. (Feel free to remove when satisfied of completion.)
Needed: Synopsis.

Dead & Let Spy is a story in Scooby-Doo #106.

Premise

Young British spy J.Z. Bang is being stalked by monsters everywhere he goes on his missions. He needs the help of MI-5, the five members of Mystery Inc., that is.

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • Professor Bits (only appearance)
  • Yetis (only appearance)(no lines)(disguises)
  • Zombies (only appearance)(no lines)(disguises)
  • Ninjas (only appearance)(no lines)(disguises)
  • Demon can-can dancers (only appearance)(no lines)(disguises)
  • Shark man (only appearance)(no lines)(disguise)
  • Werewolf (only appearance)(no lines)(disguise)
  • Shag/Astro Turf (only appearance)(no lines)(Professor Bits' disguise)

Other characters:

  • Helicopter pilot (only appearance)
  • Cadaver (only appearance)(photograph)
  • Dr. Ooh (only appearance)(photograph)
  • J.Z. Bang's parents (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)

Locations

  • Arctic
    • Snowy mountain
  • Brittish Spy Service headquarters
  • Train
    • Dining car
    • Baggage car
  • Barn
  • Japan
  • Bottom of the sea
  • Old abandoned riverboat
    • Roy and Al's Casino

Objects

  • TBA

Vehicles

  • Helicopter
  • Train

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Director G Knew his nephew was afraid of ghosts and ghouls.
Cadaver Director G thought the ghosts and ghouls his nephew kept running into were all hired by him.
Professor Bits Angry at how J.Z. Bang kept destroying his equipment.
Dr. Ooh Needed J.Z. Bang to retrieve the parts of his secret device, but he didn't say why.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Professor Bits as the Shag/Astro-Turf Angry at how J.Z. Bang kept destroying his equipment.

Notes/trivia

  • TBA

Cultural references

  • J.Z. Bang is a nod to James Bond. Professor Bits is like Q, his gadget-maker.
  • In the end, Bang's superior says that Bits will be sent to a village for a rest. This references the British TV show The Prisoner.

Reprints

Coloring mistakes

  • None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • None known.

Reception

I'm sure the score to Scooby-Doo will come as a shock to everybody familiar with my reviews. It well comes as a shock to me. Breaking formula can often lead to an effervescent surprise. The two Scooby-Doo movies broke with the formula of fake monsters. The threats Scoob and the Gang faced were very real and very supernatural. This issue of Scooby-Doo breaks formula and leaves behind a smelly mess.

The first story by the usually reliable Alex Simmons "Dead & Let Spy" almost seems like a back door pilot for James Bond Jr.--a real show, I kid you not, that was completely and utterly vile. The Gang's detective skills are unnecessary since already the agency knows that the spook in question is merely a charlatan interested in world domination. The resourceful spy in the story is just too good, and he steals the spotlight from Mystery Inc. At least Robert Pope throws in a gag about the Yeti that refers back to the original series Scooby-Doo Where Are You.[1]

Quotes


References

  1. ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews
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