Return of the King

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

Return of the King
Description
Publisher	DC Comics
Date published	March 2000
Part of	Scooby-Doo #34
# of pages	10
Writer	Joe Edkin
Penciler	Chris Jordan
Inker	Dan Davis
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	John Costanza
Chronology
Previous story	The Hound of the Basket Cases
Next story	Phast Phood Phantom

Return of the King is the second of two stories in Scooby-Doo #34, by DC Comics. It was preceded by The Hound of the Basket Cases.

Premise

The gang goes to Las Vegas, hoping to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Alvin Parsley, the rock 'n roll "King." Among a host of impersonators, a man suddenly appears claiming to be the one true King. Is he?

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Jesse ^{(only appearance)}
• Dario Badalamente ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Prissy Parsley ^{(only appearance)}
• King ^{(only appearance)(Prissy Parsley's disguise)}

Other characters:

• Alvin Parsley ^{(only appearance)(photograph)}
• Casino guests ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Alvin Parsley impersonators ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Police officers ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• Las Vegas
  • Gold Coin Casino

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Dario Badalamente	Having the King appear at his hotel would be great publicity.
Prissy Parsley	Disgusted how the hotel makes money off the memory of her uncle.
Jesse	He was booed off stage.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Prissy Parsley as the King	To monopolize the rights to market her famous uncle's image.

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Cultural references

• The title is almost a direct match with the famous Tolkien novel The Return of the King. It is also an allusion to the nickname of Elvis Presley, who is also parodied with Alvin Parsley.
• Prissy Parsley also sounds like Priscilla Presley, Elvis's wife.

Reception

In his Line of Fire Review for Comics Bulletin, Ray Tate thought writer Joe Edkin "plugs in some imaginative lyrics to the Elvis tunes that accompany the exploration into the disappearance of Alvin Parsely", while believing the literal red-herring to be "ingenious". He also thought Chris Jordan's "ultra-hip artwork...brings the essence of the gang to Las Vegas."