Scooby-Doo...Where Are You! - Gold Key - Issue 11 - Comic

Scooby-Doo...Where Are You! - Gold Key - Issue 11

Released April 1972

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Stories

The Jinxed Jet

This is an original story. The gang is invited to a party on a plane by the mysterious JM. They find themselves on an island faced with a strange man tormenting them.

This was a fantastic story to read. I have been watching Scooby-Doo since I was a little and the mysteries don't require Sherlock Holmes so it feels like I've always known who's under the masks. This story had surprises and they weren't surprise chase sequences.

The gang is lured into a plane that takes off suddenly. The pilot jumps out and they're left to find a way to control the plane without entering the cockpit. Fred figures it out. Then they are landed by remote on an island where they meet their host. He asks for help recovering the hidden goods of a smuggler. They agree despite this guy making them think they were going to die. 

He leads them to a cave and traps them in with fire. Fred solves it by exploding the roof of the cave to let in water from a subterranean river. After each seeming attempt on their life, they find a backup safety system. 

They track their host to a castle. Scooby is trapped in a room with the ceiling lowering on him. They break into the castle to save Scooby. Scooby is saved when his tears (too sad) hit the outlet. I hate this guy. He made Scooby cry out of fear for his life.

Shaggy and Fred discover their tormenter is Jules Myrick, a comic strip artist. He was putting the gang into these situations to get ideas for his comic strip. Even in the golden age of comic strips, it's unbelievable that anyone would have had that kind of money. The story ends with little drama. The gang joyfully helps the artist with his strip.

Lolli's Pop

It's not Scooby. It didn't keep my attention.