With Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo! the franchise was getting away from the guy in a costume story and instead focused on non-costumed villains and even non-villain related stories. Comic Book Caper was one of the few to have a costumed bad guy and a who done it mystery and it does this quite well.
Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are hired to guard a rare comic book at a comic convention. However it is stolen by someone dressed as a character from the book.
Despite bringing back the mystery element, who done it is hardly the focus of this episode and there are no real clues. Instead this is mostly used as an excuse for an extended chase. The chase is quite well done and full of some good old fashioned slapstick gags. There are some good small references in the background (such as a woman dressed as Jeannie) and the ending gag is delightful especially for lovers of classic westerns (like myself).
Silly old fashioned cartoon fun.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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