Since 1969, Scooby-Doo has been an iconic part of American pop culture, and paved the way for an entire era of Saturday-morning cartoons. Like all the biggest franchises of its era, the mystery show quickly made its way to the comic book industry, where the gang's adventures were translated into pencils and ink. Here, readers were given a whole new set of cases, monsters and settings for the gang to explore. While some of these stories stay true to form for the gang, others offer shocking changes to the gang's origins and their adventures.

Scooby-Doo has been in near-consistent print since the 1990s, and has been taken on by some of the biggest publishers in the business, including both Marvel and DC. These comic book runs are must-have collections for die-hard fans of Mystery Incorporated, expanding their adventures well beyond their TV appearances. From formulaic, monster-of-the-week stories to gritty reinventions, these series have helped make Scooby and the gang as entertaining in print as on screen.

8 Gold Key's Scooby-Doo (1970-1975)

Alpine Harper, Phil De Lara, Cecil Beard, Jack Manning and Dan Spiegle

As the first comic book publisher to acquire the Scooby-Doo license, Gold Key (later Western Publishing) holds a special place in the history of the gang's printed adventures. The series serves as a direct continuation of the original show, capturing its dark, kid-friendly horror tone that made it such a success in the first place. Here, the gang take on everything from pirates and masked crooks to witches and clowns.

Gold Key's Scooby-Doo series remains one of the gang's most valuable runs, and the fact that it went into print immediately after the first season of the show ended delivered '70s kids some much-needed fan service. For people who want to enjoy the gang's adventures as the original series intended, this series acts as a fine piece of supplemental material to the original show.

7 Charlton's Scooby-Doo (1975-1976)

Joe Gill and Alfred Owen Williams

Scooby-Doo has been handled by a variety of publishers, but one of the stranger fits was Charlton Comics, a publisher that struggled to find direction during the 1970s and '80s. Despite some great characters, such as Blue Beetle and Question, it turned to licensed franchises, like Hanna-Barbera, to try and stay afloat. Scooby and the gang were written into their own anthology comics which, while delivering some great ideas, was ultimately reliant on short-form stories lacking much depth.

Charlton Comics' Scooby-Doo series actually came along just as the publisher was beginning to decline, ensuring the company's handling of the Hanna-Barbera license would be short-lived. While the series boasted some great villain designs and mastered a cartoon tone, its publisher's woes ensured it wouldn't last long -- thought fortunately, it ed to a comic book powerhouse immediately afterwards.

6 Marvel's Scooby-Doo (1977-1979)

Bill Zeigler, Dan Spiegle and Mark Evanier

Scooby-Doo holds the rare distinction of being one of the few comic book properties that has been published under both Marvel and DC, the latter of which now owns the franchise. Under Marvel, the gang went up against classic, Universal Monster-inspired foes, ranging from Egyptian mummies to witches and phantoms. The series kicked off with a return to an iconic episode, revisiting the gang's battle with the Technicolor Phantoms -- incidentally, delivering the gang their most striking cover art by Dan Spiegle.

Marvel's handling of Scooby-Doo was a combination of rehashed stories from the TV series and fresh mysteries, offering an ideal style for the series' younger readers. Not only is this series treasured by fans of the franchise, it also features some of the gang's most stunning comic book covers, including everything from Greek gods to Universal Monsters.

5 DC's Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (1997-Present)

Terrance Griep Jr, Ernie Colon, Matt Wayne, Joe Staton, Andrew Pepoy, Chris Duffy, Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela and More

While many of the best Scooby-Doo comics switch things up by adding new characters or darker tones, readers can always enjoy a standard series styled after the show. Since 1997, DC Comics has regularly published a bi-monthly series, which follows the gang in a never-ending slew of mysteries. With most issues penned by Scooby mainstay writer Sholly Fisch, the series is incredibly consistent in quality, never running out of fresh ideas for the gang.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? has delivered readers a combination of spooky stories, movie homages and slice-of-life tales. Great examples include the gang going up against sea monsters, ghosts of historical figures and reimaginings of ghouls from the original series. With around three-hundred issues to get through, readers are spoiled by this iconic series.

4 Archie's Scooby-Doo (1995-1997)

Michael Kirschenbaum, Lee Weeks, Alfredo Alcala and Gordon Morrison

When it comes to finding the perfect match between character and publisher, there have been few licensed pairings as brilliant as Scooby-Doo's migration to Archie Comics. Known for their publication of kid-friendly slice-of-life stories, namely those set in the picturesque town of Riverdale, the company's handling of Mystery Incorporated proved somewhat perfect. In fact, outside of DC, no company handled the gang as well as Archie.

Archie's Scooby-Doo blends the company's signature teen comedy formula with the gang's mystery-oriented adventures. As they try and enjoy vacations, from amusement parks to ski resorts, the monsters from their older series catch up to them, delivering everything from ghostly horsemen to mossy sea creatures. While it wasn't the first comic book run of the gang, it remains one of the most coveted and, Scooby Apocalypse aside, is the best-illustrated series of the gang under their original formula.

3 Scooby Apocalypse (2016-2019)

Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, Jim Lee, Dale Eaglesham, Howard Porter, Ron Wagner, Tom Derenick and Rick Leonardi

DC is no stranger to extreme character reinventions and parody, both of which went into the creation of Scooby Apocalypse. Here, the gang's origin story is reimagined as a response to the breakout of a hellish apocalypse, brought on by scientific experiments gone awry. With the world now brimming with monsters, the gang arm up and travel through the wastelands in the Mystery Machine, searching for a way to put things right. From a monstrous Scrappy to zombie hordes, the series never stopped delivering.

Scooby Apocalypse takes a beloved children's cartoon and transforms it into one of the best mainstream horror comics of the 2000s. The series succeeded where Max's Velma failed, delivering fans a complete change of pace for the characters aimed at older readers, while also respecting the core of what makes the franchise great. The series even features a shockingly stacked creative team, with DC veterans like Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, Howard Porter and Jim Lee collaborating on the book.

2 Batman and Scooby-Doo Adventures (2021-Present)

Ivan Cohen, Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela, Randy Elliott, Scott Jeralds, Matthew Cody, Erich Owns, Amanda Deibert and Puste

Batman and Mystery Incorporated's shared history goes all the way back to the 1970s, when the detectives first met during The New Scooby-Doo Movies TV series. Their past has been honored by DC many times since, ranging from animated movies and video games to comics. The best of their team-ups can be found in The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries, which follows the gang in Gotham City. There, they work alongside the Caped Crusader to solve a series of mysteries, typically involving his most iconic villains, from Joker to Ra's al Ghul.

The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries combines the action of Batman: the Animated Series with the creative hijinks of Mystery Incorporated. The series makes for a perfect entry point for younger readers into the world of Batman comics, delivering a non-stop slew of cases that use the formulas of the respective franchises incredibly well.

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

Sholly Fisch and Dario Brizuela

Scooby-Doo Team-Up follows Mystery Incorporated on a series of adventures with the entire stable of kid-friendly characters owned by Warner Brothers. This ranges from cartoon versions of DC heroes, like Batman, Atom and Jonah Hex, to Saturday-morning icons, such as Space Ghost and Hong Kong Phooey. In each issue, the gang meet a new friend and are tasked with solving a fresh mystery, typically ones that incorporate various super villains into the story.

Scooby-Doo Team-Up is handily the best comic book series the gang has been given since making it to print, thanks to issue-length stories and whimsical mysteries. The series offers the same appeal to readers as titles like The Brave and the Bold, keeping them guessing as to who the next guest star will be -- and the nature of their latest case.