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Mystery Macabre is a story in Scooby-Doo #83, by DC Comics.
Premise
Scooby and the gang are backstage for the filming of the Mystery Macabre TV show. The show is being haunted by a ghost that is sabotaging the star of the show, Evil Ella.
Synopsis
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Characters
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Evil Ella (only appearance)
- Cousin Tedd (only appearance)
Villains:
- Miscellaneous monsters (only appearance)(no lines)(TV crew members' disguises)
- TV crew members (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)(redeemed)
- Boom operator (only appearance)(no lines)(redeemed)
- Mirror holder (only appearance)(no lines)(redeemed)
- Cue card holder (only appearance)(no lines)(redeemed)
- Maintenance man (only appearance)(no lines)(redeemed)
- Set designer (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Cameraman (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Director (only appearance)(redeemed)
Supporting characters:
- None
Locations
- Television studio
- Mystery Macabre set
- Backstage wings
- Evil Ella's trailer
- Cousin Tedd's office
- Costume warehouse
Objects
- TBA
Vehicles
- None
Suspects
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Set designer | He got a pay cut. |
| Cameraman | He lost his health plan. |
| Director | He was not assigned a parking space. |
| The rest of the TV crew | They all hated Ella, too. |
Culprits
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| The entire TV crew as the miscellaneous monsters | Revenge on Evil Ella for making their lives miserable. |
Notes/trivia
- TBA
Cultural references
- Evil Ella is a parody of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, played by Cassandra Peterson.
Reprints
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #26 (October 2012).
Coloring mistakes
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities
- None known.
Reception
The second story also deals with Hollywood, but it lacks the insiders eye evinced by John Rozum. Still it's a pleasant tale featuring an Elvira-like horror hostess that bedazzles the usually unflappable Shaggy. This scene incidentally does not contradict the scene in Rozum's mystery where Shaggy and Scoob express their distaste for romance movies.
The artwork by Batic while slightly off model is often interesting in through a choice of unusual camera angles. Batic for instance in one panel takes a bird's eye/slanted view of the Gang's investigation. He also creates some pretty gruesome masks for our "ghosts" to wear.
Rozum's mystery while a little obvious is still a perfect Scooby-Doo caper with classic characterization and nuances of character growth. Frank Strom provides admirable backup that probably could have been just a little more fairplay.[1]
Quotes
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References
- ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews