Posted By Dan Greenfield on Sep 17, 2021 | 2 comments

Plus, the Shaggy Man! Here’s your FIRST LOOK at the solicitations for The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9 and #10…

You know what I miss? Riddler in a jumpsuit. That’s what I miss.

I mean, I like the suit-and-tie look and all but to me Classic Riddler is Leotard Riddler. So it made me mighty pleased when I got my first look at DC’s December solicitations for The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9 and #10.

Check this out:

THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #9
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by SCOTT JERALDS
$2.99 US | 32 pages | 9 of 12
ON SALE 12/14/21

G-g-ghosts? P-p-pirates? What’s a team of daring (and not-so-daring!) detectives to do when a buried treasure takes center stage in one of the Riddler’s latest schemes? Why, they’ll crack the case before he cracks the safe, or they’ll walk the plank, me hearties!

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THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #10
Written by IVAN COHEN
Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA
$2.99 US | 32 pages | 10 of 12
ON SALE 1/11/22

An unexpected guest star helps Batman and Mystery Inc. face one of the Justice League’s strangest foes! While the Shaggy Man menaces Scooby and friends (including Shaggy, man) at a seaside resort, only Renee Montoya, a.k.a. the Question, may have the answer to who sent the creature…and why!

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A few thoughts:

— I love that this series jumps all over the place with its Bat-character styles. Issue #9’s Batman looks like the Super Friends version — and so does the Riddler. Meanwhile, Issue #10 gives us the straightforward Silver/Bronze look, but with a cartoony flourish. (Sometimes, the characters look straight out of Batman: The Animated Series, too.)

— How is it that it took this long for Shaggy to come face to face with the Shaggy Man? Or has that happened before?

— I will be so sad when this series is over. But it’ll make a great collection to give to a kid who’s really jonesing for some Batman history mixed with Scooby-Doo tomfoolery.

— DC’s solicitations are being released Friday. But if you want an EARLY LOOK at Batman ’89 #5 and #6, click here. For Superman ’78, click here.

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MORE

— THE FIRST ROBIN RETURNS: Bruce Wayne the Boy Wonder Is Back. Click here.

— ZOINKS! BATMAN and SCOOBY-DOO Team Up For New Comics Maxi-Series. Click here.