The Postal Ghost

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The Postal Ghost
Description
Publisher	DC Comics
Date published	March 2002
Part of	Scooby-Doo #58
# of pages	10
Writer	Alex Simmons
Penciler	Vincent Deporter
Inker	Vincent Deporter
Colorer	Paul Becton
Letterer	Sergio Garcia
Editor	Joan Hilty
Chronology
Previous story	The Devil and the Deep Boo Sea
Next story	Creature from the Blue Lagoon

The Postal Ghost is a story in Scooby-Doo #58, by DC Comics.

Premise

A ghost from the days of the Pony Express is robbing the mail from carriers.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Mr. Silvers ^{(only appearance)}
• Fred X. Deal ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Postal Ghost ^{(only appearance)(Ms. Whyte's disguise)}
• Postal Ghost's horse ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Ms. Whyte ^{(only appearance)}

Other characters:

• Mail carrier 1 ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Mail carrier 2 ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Lead Belly Jack ^{(only appearance)(picture)(deceased)}
• Mail carrier 3 ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Mr. Silvers' horse ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• Unnamed town
  • Post office
  • Ship Shape Express ^(mentioned)
  • Baubles and Bangles ^(mentioned)

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• Mystery Machine
• Mail Van

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Fred X. Deal	He has to take away some of the post office's customers, or he can't stay in business.
Ms. Whyte	Her merchandise is to expensive for the town.
Mr. Silvers	He owns and rides horses.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Ms. Whyte as the Postal Ghost	To steal a ring, sell it someplace else, and run off with the money.

Notes/trivia

• TBA

Reprints

• Scooby-Doo Annual 2006 (UK)

Coloring mistakes

• None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• None known.

Reception

While the usual suspects have been abducted by either fatigue or vacation, the substitute sleuths do an excellent job of keeping you guessing and keeping Mystery Inc. in character.

Alex Simmons evokes a ghost from the Pony Express for the gang to lasso in a fairplay caper that features a classic-styled Scooby/Shaggy dodge. The writer shows flair for his subject when turning about the scheme of ghostly impersonation.

While lets face it, nobody draws the gang better than Joe Staton and Dave Hunt, the sharper, angular style of Mr. DePorter quite detailed when necessary still aesthetically pleases while keeping the gang on-model.