Roc Around the Clock

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Roc Around the Clock
Description
Part of	Scooby-Doo! #40
# of pages	10
Writer	John Rozum
Penciler	John Delaney
Inker	Dave Cooper
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	Naghmeh Zand
Chronology
Previous story	The Chocolatier Chortled!
Next story	Ghost Tour

Roc Around the Clock is a story in Scooby-Doo! #40 by DC Comics.

Premise

The gang faces a giant mythical bird in a clock tower.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Old woman ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Thief ^{(only appearance)}
• Roc ^{(only appearance)(no lines)(accomplice's disguise)}
• Accomplice ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Other characters:

• Police officers ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• Town
  • Various antiques shops
  • Clock tower
  • Library

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Old woman	Strange manner. She told the gang about the giant bird who terrorizes the town.
Male victim	He had strange black stains on his hands.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
A thief poses as the male victim His accomplice as the Roc	To steal items from the antiques shops.

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Reprints

• Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? #53 (January 2015).

Reception

Plot: Scooby and the gang unmask atypical Mr. Haneys in two adventures.

Thank the cosmos! After last issue, I thought the world had stopped making sense. Scooby-Doo regains its bark and its bite.

In the first story, Scoob and the gang while searching for an anniversary gift for Daphne's parents find themselves between a Roc and a hard place. The presence of the mythical bird makes for a nice change from the usual faux spectral hauntings, and Mr. Rozum feathers this particular nest with extremely subtle writing.

Why a Roc, you may ask? The answer for the inspiration floats in Shag's and Scoob's exchange. Naturally, it's not a real Roc. The formula to Scooby-Doo has always been to provide a rational explanation for seemingly supernatural events. It's the element that distinguished Scoob's and the gang's adventures from every other cartoon. No accident that the only super-heroes who guest-starred on the canonical shows were Batman and Robin the only heroes who would work in the real world. The motive and the method of the Roc satisfies and regarding the bird's construction ingenious. Not a hologram, folks.

John Delaney, Dave Cooper and Paul Becton provide the plumage, and though the delectable Daphne is shamefully neglected, the chase is exciting, and the bird is Hanna-Barbera styled serious. The dramatic shading and shadows emphasize the elements of the mystery and give the book a foundation in reality.