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Scooby-Doo Comics, Your DC Comics Reading List

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Scooby-Doo is one of the most famous fictional dogs, the star of his own popular franchise launched in 1969 and still ongoing.

This journey began with the original Hanna-Barbera Productions series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. The Saturday morning cartoon series focused on four teenagers named Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy, as well as their talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo. They traveled in their Mystery Machine van to solve mysteries involving seemingly supernatural creatures, only to learn that the culprit was a disguised human looking to profit from a local tale or myth – or for personal gain.

Gold Key Comics released the first Scooby-Doo comic book only three months after the television premiered. The comics began with adaptations of episodes before transitioning to original storylines. It ran for 30 issues until being canceled in 1974.

This was merely the beginning of the Scooby Gang in comic book form, as additional titles would be released throughout the years. Charlton Comics took over in 1975, followed by Marvel Comics from 1977 to 1979.

In 1993-1994, Harvey Comics released various reprints and specials, while Archie Comics began publishing a monthly Scooby-Doo comic book in 1995. the series came to an end when Warner Bros.’ DC Comics acquired the rights to produce comics based on Hanna-Barbera characters in 1997. Since then, there has always been a Scooby-Doo comic book series in print.

This article is devoted to the Scooby-Doo comics published by DC Comics. Following is a reading list of what the publisher released since owning the rights.

Scooby-Doo Comics by DC: The Reading Order Guide

Throughout the years, DC Comics has released various Scooby-Doo titles. For the 50-year anniversary, the publisher reprints several stories from his catalog to give us the best of Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang. A collection that can also serve as a good introduction to the world of Scooby-Doo in comics: 

  • Scooby Doo’s Greatest Adventures
    Collects stories from the pages of Scooby-Doo #1, 10, 35, 68 and 72, Scooby-Doo Team-up #2, 5 7, 8, 9, 12, 18, 37 and 40, and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #48, 51, 54, 71, 78, 79, 83, 85! Includes appearances by Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Swamp Thing, the Flintstones, the Jetsons, and a whole menagerie of super pets!

Scooby-Doo (1997-2010)

The first Scooby-Doo series published by DC Comics ran from 1997-2010, for a total of 159. Only the 30 first issues have been collected at some point:

After that, you have to check out in digital to find more issues available, though not all of the series:

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (2010-Present)

Scooby-Doo was followed by Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, a title with more than 120 issues and still ongoing. Unfortunately, it is not well collected and only one collection edition have been released with the first six issues:

Starting with issue #40, all the issues are at least available on digital:

Scooby-Doo! Team-Up (2013-2019)

It’s time for some team-up! In 2013, the Mystery Inc. gang teamed up with Batman and Robin and it was only the beginning. This series featuring guest stars from DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera lasted 50 issues, and all have been collected!

Scooby Apocalypse (2016-2019)

For those who want to try something with a different flavor, Scooby Apocalypse, DC Comis reimagines Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy as survivors of a worldwide apocalypse where regular humans become monstrous creatures. It ran for 36 issues, all available in digital format and also physically:

Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries

After some Scooby-Doo team-up, the adventures of Batman and Scooby-Doo continue now in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries!

One-Shot Stories

Following are a few short stories that have never been collected anywhere and are difficult to find:

  • Puppy Power!
    Part of Cartoon Network Presents #24, this is Scrappy-Doo’s solo adventure.
  • Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom!
    A promotional tie-in for the video game of the same name Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom.
  • The Mystery Card Game Caper
    Promotional tie-in for the card game Scooby-Doo! Expandable Card Game.
  • Mummy Scares Best
    Printed in Kids’ WB! JPA: Jam-Packed Action
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