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18January 1999
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Scooby-Doo #18

DC · January 1999 · on sale 1998-11-18

First appearance: BlossomFirst appearance: ButtercupFirst appearance: Bubbles1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Scooby-Doo (DC, 1997 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
January 1999
Key date
1999-01-00
On-sale date
1998-11-18
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.99; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194121101501811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blossom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Buttercup - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bubbles - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Car Pool Ghoul Is Never Cool!cover1pencils: Manny Galan; inks: Mike DeCarlo; letters: Todd KleinVelma Dinkley, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers
1Are We Scared Yet?comic story10script: Chris Duffy; pencils: Manny Galan; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Paul Becton; letters: John CostanzaScooby-Doo; Shaggy; Velma; Gremlin; creepy toll collector; Zeke (gas station proprietor); Marty (souvenir shop proprietor); Fred (Cameo); Daphne (Cameo)
2Sound Stage Spookcomic story12script: John Rozum; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Andrew Pepoy; colors: Paul Becton; letters: John CostanzaScooby-Doo; Shaggy; Fred; Daphne; Velma; Grampa Teddy Jones (actor, Fred's grandfather); The Ghost of Clayton Lonney; Tom Burden (movie producer/director) Lucas Spiegel (Tom Burden's rival at a competing studio); Tom Sevine (horror makeup artist); Nick (actor); actor playing Zandor (of The Herculoid
4Scooby's Mystery Mailletters page1script: Dave Roman
5Decade to Decade... Father to Son...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSuperman; Batman

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930947001

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Big Squeeze
ISBN 1-4012-0514-3		2005On eBay ›
Scooby-Doo Spooky Spectacular 2000 #12000On eBay ›
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #32011On eBay ›
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #52011On eBay ›
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3358-7		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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