Mystery at Malibu

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Mystery at Malibu
Description
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Date published	February 1979
Part of	Scooby-Doo #9
# of pages	17
Writer	Mark Evanier
Penciler	Dan Spiegle
Inker	Dan Spiegle
Colorer	Carl Gafford
Letterer	Mordecai Ingelfeld
Editor	Chase Craig
Chronology
Previous story	The Phantom of Youth

Mystery at Malibu is the single story in Scooby-Doo #9, by Marvel Comics. It is also the last story of the series, as Marvel had ended its run of Scooby-Doo.

Premise

The gang get some sun and scares in Malibu, while investigating the Surfer Ghost. During the case, they run into the Teen Angels and Captain Caveman.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Teen Angels
  • Dee Dee Skyes
  • Taffy Dare
  • Brenda Chance
• Captain Caveman

Villains:

• Surfer Ghost ^{(only appearance)(Hodad's disguise)}
• Hodad ^{(only appearance)}
• Cosgrove ^{(only appearance)}
• Worker 2 ^{(only appearance)}
• W.W. Shmidlap ^{(only appearance)}

Other characters:

• Old man ^{(only appearance)}
• Rowby Goren ^{(only appearance)}
• Lorne Frohman ^{(only appearance)}
• George Greeber ^{(only appearance)}
• Harrasser ^{(only appearance)}
• Higgins ^{(only time mentioned)}
• Police officer ^{(only appearance)}

Locations

• Malibu, California
  • Beach
  • The Sunshine Surf Club
  • Breakwater Cave
  • Restaurant
  • Drive-in ^(mentioned)
  • Motel ^(mentioned)
  • Drilling platform
  • Lorne Frohman's home
  • George Greeber's apartment
  • Police station

Objects

• Beach umbrella
• Surfboards
• Telephone
• Projector
• Captain Caveman's club
• Life raft
• Paddles
• Glow in the dark paint

Vehicles

• Speed boat

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Old man	He warned the gang from the ghost and to stay out of the water.
Rowby Goren	He is one of the three best surfers in Malibu.
Lorne Frohman	He is one of the three best surfers in Malibu.
George Greeber	He is one of the three best surfers in Malibu. The ghost costume was found in his room.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Hodad as the Surfer Ghost W.W. Shmidlap	To drill oil in the sea.

Full credits

The following credits try to match how they are displayed in the comic as much as possible:

• Written By Mark Evanier
• Illustrated By Dan Spiegle
• Lettered By: Mordecai Ingelfeld
• Colored By Carl Gafford

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Cultural references

• Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels guest-star, who starred in Hanna-Barbera's Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels TV series, as well appearing in Scooby's Scooby Doobies team for the Laff-a-Lympics TV series and comic book companion.

Coloring mistakes

• On page 8, panel 1, Daphne is missing her headband.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• None known.