Scooby-Doo #86

A menacing, wild-eyed villain in a purple suit has lifted the lid off a gleaming silver serving platter — and Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are the unwilling main course, huddled together on the dish while Shaggy quips, "Like — now I know how a Scooby Snack feels!" Stern painted portraits loom on the wall behind the scene, giving the whole moment a deliciously creepy manor-house atmosphere. Joe Staton's cover art for this September 2004 issue perfectly sets the table — so to speak — for the story inside, "Dread and Breakfast.