Subject Matter
Genres:
anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery
Character(s):
Scooby-Doo; Shaggy; Daphne; Fred; Velma; Eddie Fletcher (Sleuth Con International organizer); Sam (Sleuth Con International memorabilia vendor); Leila (Sam’s wife); James and Tommy (Sam’s sons); The Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe (unseen); various con attendees dressed as noted detectives Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson, Sam Spade, Batman, and Edgar Allan Poe ("inventor of the modern detective story"); various non-costumed con attendees; Laurie Hughes (TV mystery actress); Alison (Sleuth Con International Poe memorabilia vendor); Old Man Carruthers (one-time phony swamp monster)
First Line:
Wow! That line outside is huge!
Synopsis:
Special guests of Sleuth Con International, a convention devoted to detective mysteries and those who love them, the gang investigates claims that a vendor’s stock of rubber-masks that were used by villains in prior Scooby-Doo cases has been stolen by the Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. Among the many mystery fans, cosplayers, and vendors at the con, they also meet Old Man Carruthers, a reformed Scooby-Doo villain who once posed as a swamp monster – and who now makes a living speaking on the convention circuit.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
10
Job Number:
DCCO40109
Notes:
New story. This story is referred-to in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries (DC, 2021 Series) #11 (April 2022).