Short-lived risque companion to Snappy/Sizzling Romances and similar names. |
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Details supplied by John Eggeling. |
Details taken from Table of Contents. |
Title Changed from Snappy Detective Mysteries. |
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Details supplied by Steve Miller. |
Details supplied by Steve Miller. |
Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the “Spicy” adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories. Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of “Snappy” titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, possibly in response to the launch of Snappy Detective Mysteries by a rival publisher, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935. |
This issue was an “ashcan” edition produced solely for the purposes of securing copyright. The issue was never distributed to the public. Details taken from Table of Contents. |
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Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the “Spicy” adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories. Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of “Snappy” titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, possibly in response to the launch of Snappy Detective Mysteries by a rival publisher, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935. |
This issue was an “ashcan” edition produced solely for the purposes of securing copyright. The issue was never distributed to the public. |
Issue not indexed. |
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Details supplied by John Eggeling. |
Illustrated Love Fiction. Details supplied by John Eggeling. |
Title changed from Snappy Romances. |
Tantalizing Tales. Details supplied by John Eggeling. |
Subtitled “Tantalizing Tales”. Details supplied by Richard Newsome from online listing. |
Issue not indexed. |
Title changed from Sizzling Romances. |
Issue not indexed. |
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents. |
Details taken from Table of Contents. |