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Issue: Scooby-Doo #22
Publication Date: May 1999
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Issues: #22 of 159 Issues (314 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 03/10/1999
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194121101502211
Price: $3.25 CAD
$1.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Daphne Don't Cotton to These Candy Monsters

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Daphne; cotton candy monsters
First Line: Eeek! I think those cotton candy monsters are sweet on me!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Tyler, Staton, Pepoy, and Becton are all credited on the letters page. Staton and Pepoy have also signed the cover.
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Goop on the Loose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Melvin (tunnel of love romantic hopeful); Hortense (not into Melvin); Mr. Tonklin (carnival boss); snack vendor; science genius kid; cotton candy monsters
First Line: Hortense, you're so beautiful in this light...
Synopsis: Huge monsters made of cotton candy threaten the opening day celebration at a carnival.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: GOOD BIT: Daphne notes the boundless energy of these monsters made of cotton candy:

DAPHNE: "Those monsters sure are energetic!"
SHAGGY: "Must be all that SUGAR!"
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The Curse of Wrangler Field!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery, sports
Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Mark McSosa; Midge Shaft (Chi-Town Sharks owner); George Delbert (owner of "The Boar and Whistle Tavern"); Eullabelle (George Delbert's pet boar); 1945 ticket booth clerk; The Ghost Boar; other team members of the Chi-Town Sharks
First Line: The excitement builds here at Wrangler Stadium!
Synopsis: The Ghost Boar, a manifestation of a 1945 "curse", jeopardizes the Chi-Town Sharks first World Series since the placing of the curse in 1945.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Chi-Town Sharks", "Wrangler Field", and "Mark McSosa" are homages to the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and ballplayers Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.

"Midge Shaft" is a parody/tribute to Marge Schott, noted and controversial owner of the Cincinnati Reds.

Also referenced is "The Curse of the Billy Goat" - Per Wikipedia: "The Curse of the Billy Goat was a sports curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. During game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field, Sianis's pet goat, named Murphy, was bothering other fans, and so the pair were asked to leave the stadium. Outraged, Sianis allegedly declared, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more," which had been interpreted to mean that the Cubs would never win another National League pennant, at least for the remainder of Sianis's life."

With its Sosa and McGwire homages, and beyond the boar, steroids may be the REAL "ghost" haunting this story from today's perspective. And even the "Pete Rose betting scandal" is touched upon.

The story's 1945 flashback scenes are suitably seen in black and white, with blue-gray tones.

Major League Baseball's "other" great curse, "The Curse of the Bambino”, was referenced in Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 Series #112 (November 2006) in the story "Eek-stra Innings". https://www.comics.org/issue/293983/#2774855
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Scooby's Mystery Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma
First Line: Let's face it, Scooby's just the best-- and your letters prove it!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters and drawings from Eugene "Scooby" Weatherform, Kevin Tromp, Sonny Thomas and Matty Dewese.

Repurposed "clip-art" of Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma are scattered around the edges and margins of the page, as well as Scooby art submitted by readers.

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