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A Car Pool Ghoul Is Never Cool!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens, humorous, mystery

Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Velma; Gremlin

First Line: Wake up, Velma -- I'm having a nightmare!

Synopsis: A gremlin bound for "Terror Island" grabs a ride with Scooby, Shaggy, and Velma.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Are We Scared Yet?

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Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens, humorous, mystery

Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Velma; Gremlin; creepy toll collector; Zeke (gas station proprietor); Marty (souvenir shop proprietor); Fred (Cameo); Daphne (Cameo)

First Line: We're not going to make it --!

Synopsis: On the way to pick up Fred and Daphne at the "Terror Island Ferry", Scooby, Shaggy, and Velma are waylaid by a Gremlin on spooky Route 1313.

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Pages: 10

Sound Stage Spook

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Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens, humorous, mystery

Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Grampa Teddy Jones (actor, Fred's grandfather); The Ghost of Clayton Lonney; Tom Burden (movie producer/director) Lucas Spiegel (Tom Burden's rival at a competing studio); Tom Sevine (horror makeup artist); Nick (actor); actor playing Zandor (of The Herculoids - cameo); actor playing Igoo the Rock Ape (of The Herculoids - with head exposed from costume - cameo); young actress playing Jan (from Space Ghost - cameo); actor playing Ranger Smith (from Yogi Bear - cameo)

First Line: Like, gee, thanks a lot!

Synopsis: The production of "BISQUE, Horror from the Deep", a monster movie starring Fred's Grampa Teddy, is haunted by the ghost of silent film star and horror legend Clayton Lonney.

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Notes: Grampa Teddy Jones (film star and grandfather to Fred) is an "older version of Fred", but with silver hair and a continental, "Caesar Romero-like" moustache. Like Fred, he wears the Jones-trademark ascot but keeps it tucked in his shirt. Grampa Teddy Jones previously appeared in "Legend of the Silver Scream", the lead story from Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 Series) #5 (December, 1997).

Hollywood parody-tribute references abound: "Clayton Lonney" = Lon Chaney, Sr., "Lucas Spiegel" = an amalgam of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Tom Sevine = noted horror makeup artist Tom Savini. If anyone knows who "Tom Burden" might be, please add it here.

The creature prop used for the film "BISQUE, Horror from the Deep" owes much to it's real-life counterpart seen in "Attack of the Crab Monsters" (1957) directed by the legendary Roger Corman.

Dueling Movie Monster Madness: Exchange between Tom Burden and Shaggy on competing creature flicks:

BURDEN: "...My latest masterpiece -- the giant crustacean-at-the-races movie 'BISQUE, Horror from the Deep'!"

SHAGGY: "Like, isn't the giant crustacean-at-the-speedway movie called 'CLAWS'?"

BURDEN (insulted): "Bite your tongue! That's the movie Lucas Spiegel is directing for a rival movie studio! Mine is about a scary giant CRAB! His is about a scary giant LOBSTER! There's NO comparison!"

"CLAWS", of course, is a parody reference to the film "JAWS" (1975) directed by - NOT Lucas Spiegel, but - Steven Spielberg.

Saving the world before bedtime.

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): Cartoon Network; The Powerpuff Girls

Character(s): Blossom; Bubbles; Buttercup

First Line: Wednesday Nights 8PM (ET/PT)

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Notes: Ad for the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls. Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story.

Scooby's Mystery Mail

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery

First Line: Greetings, Scooby fans!!

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Decade to Decade... Father to Son...

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): DC Comics; Superman & Batman Generations

Character(s): Superman; Batman

First Line: The Quest for Justice Never Ends!

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Notes: DC Comics house ad for the four-issue prestige miniseries "Superman & Batman Generations". On final interior page of the comic.

Blast Off!

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): New Line Cinema; Lost in Space

Character(s): Professor John Robinson (photo of William Hurt); Dr. Maureen Robinson (photo of Mimi Rogers); Judy Robinson (photo of Heather Graham); Penny Robinson (photo of Lacey Chabert); Will Robinson (photo of Jack Johnson); Major Don West (photo of Matt LeBlanc); Doctor Zachary Smith (photo of Gary Oldman) as they appear on the DVD and VHS tape boxes for the movie.

First Line: Bring Home the Adventure on Video

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Notes: Ad for the feature film "Lost in Space" (1998, New Line Cinema), now available on DVD as well as VHS tape. This was the film that first dethroned "Titanic" as #1 at the box office after 15 weeks - albeit only briefly, before Titanic "rose" again to reclaim the top spot. Color ad on inside back cover.