Hot Time in the Temple Tonight

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Hot Time in the Temple Tonight
Description
Publisher	DC Comics
Date published	June 2008
Part of	Scooby-Doo #133
# of pages	8
Writer	Frank Strom
Penciler	Roberto Barrios Angelelli
Inker	Horacio Ottolini
Colorer	Heroic Age
Letterer	Travis Lanham
Editor	Jeanine Schaefer
Chronology
Previous story	Velma's Monsters of the World: The Manticore
Next story	Secrets Unlimited

Hot Time in the Temple Tonight is the first of three stories in Scooby-Doo #133, by DC Comics. It was followed by Secrets Unlimited and Velma's Monsters of the World: The Calchona.

Premise

Fire Warriors are chasing people away from an ancient Central American temple.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Gordon P. Sanchez ^{(final appearance)}

Villains:

• Fire Warriors ^{(final appearance)(archaeologists' disguises)}
• Archaeologists ^{(final appearance)}

Other characters:

• Boys ^{(only appearance)}

Locations

• Central America
  • Ancient Temple of the Fire Warriors
  • Sanchez Industries
    • Gordon P. Sanchez's office

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• TBA

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Gordon P. Sanchez	To profit from the land the temple is on.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Archaeologists as the Fire Warriors	They found treasure in the temple and wanted to keep it for themselves.

Notes/trivia

• Hot Time in the Old Temple Tonight is the original version of this same story with different art.

Coloring mistakes

• None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• Shaggy says "Yoiks!" rather than "Zoinks!"

Reception

The first story by Frank Strom is pure Scooby-Doo. A mystery develops in an unusual location, this time an ancient temple astonishingly detailed by artists Barrios and Ottolini. The enigma is purportedly supernatural in nature. The Gang debunks the ghosts and solves the crime, which is designed as fairplay. Follow the clues and you can solve the puzzle before Mystery Inc.

What distinguishes this story is Strom's singular characterization of the detectives. He takes in account their experience and has one team -- Daphne and Fred -- home in on the natural suspect only to wind up with egg on their faces. It's Velma, Shaggy and Scooby who arrive at the correct conclusion.

Barrios and Ottolini put extra zing in their visual representation of the characters. The interaction between Fred and Daphne turn them into an engaging modernized Nick and Nora Charles. Fred's reaction to the solution of the case is perfect for his character. Free of pettiness, Freddie good-naturedly eats crow, and Scooby and Shaggy do not just generate the sight gags but also some daring do.

Reprints

• Welcome to the Jungle!