Scooby-Doo #45

Jewelry shopping turns spooky in this April 2001 installment of DC's Scooby-Doo, where the cover — penciled by Rurik Tyler and Joe Staton, inked by Dave Hunt — finds Velma admiring a sparkling necklace while a menacing translucent ghost looms directly behind her, seemingly just as interested in the gems. Daphne looks alarmed in the background, with Shaggy and Scooby-Doo cowering nearby at a jewelry counter, setting up a wonderfully mischievous mystery vibe. With an interior story titled "Diamond Dog" and the creative team of writer Bob Fingerman and artist Joe Staton on board, this issue delivers exactly the lighthearted, ghost-chasing fun the whole family came to love from this Cartoon Network tie-in series.