The Chocolatier Chortled!

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The Chocolatier Chortled!
Description
Part of	Scooby-Doo! #39
# of pages	10
Writer	Bob Fingerman
Penciler	Eric Doescher
Inker	Mike DeCarlo
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	Ryan Cline
Chronology
Previous story	Two Heads Are Better Than None
Next story	Roc Around the Clock

The Chocolatier Chortled! is a story in Scooby-Doo! #39 by DC Comics.

Premise

The gang faces a ghost who allegedly drowned in a chocolate vat.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Jebediah Johannsen ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Ezekiel's Ghost ^{(only appearance)(disguise)}/
• President of Conglomco Candy ^{(only appearance)}

Other characters:

• Cart driver ^{(only appearance)}
• Ezekiel ^{(only appearance)(flashback only)(deceased)}

Locations

• Amish Country
  • Conglomco Candy factory
  • Jebediah Johannsen's place
    • Chocolate-making barn

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• Cart

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
President of Conglomco Candy	His candy always tasted so foul, whereas Jebediah Johannsen made the most-scrumptious candy treats.
Ezekiel	It was believed his ghost had come back from the dead to haunt his old partner's farm and ruin his buisness, because Jebediah Johannsen said Ezekiel's soul was restless.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
President of Conglomco Candy as Ezekiel's Ghost	He wanted to scare Jebediah Johannsen and his family away, so that he could steal the secret recipe for the very delicious chocolate made by Jebediah Johannsen.

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Reprints

• Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? #37 (September 2013).

Reception

Bob Fingerman must have seen seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He must know what horror from a children's tale can achieve. Gene Wilder portrayed one of the most sinister figures in children's literature. Although a musical, the movie lost none of its threat. Think The Phantom of the Opera was the first to mix terror and music? Think again. So what do we Scooby fans get? A demonic, purple clad candyman? A scar-faced Erik? No! We are given a saccharine "faux" ghost who allegedly drowned in a chocolate vat! This is beyond weak, and quite frankly you would think portable stomachs like Shaggy and Scoob would overmatch this particular "spook," but for some reason the dynamic digestive tracts are afraid of a guy covered in chocolate.

The tantalizing odor of the sweet drawing Daphne and Velma toward the barrels of glop suggest they like the euphoric feelings induced by endorphins just like any other normal gal, but this subtext and the damn cute depiction of Daphne in the finale cannot save a very stupid story. Just out of curiosity is there any reason why the Amish needed to be here? Apart from providing the ridiculous clue, I think not!