The issues seen are partial reprints of US saucy pulps such as Vice Squad Detective and Spicy Detective Stories, so it is quite likely that this is actually a UK magazine (as the only known issues are in the UK) and that the listed publisher and price are a smokescreen. |
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Issue not indexed. |
Issue partially indexed. |
This is a partial reprint of the single issue of Vice Squad Detective from the same publisher. The cover is taken from the January 1937 issue of Spicy Stories. Details taken from Table of Contents. |
Title changed from Pep Tec. |
The title is given as Pep “Tec” Tales on the cover, which is an edited version of that for the April 1937 issue of Saucy Movie Tales. This is a partial reprint of the July 1934 issue of Spicy Detective Stories, plus two stories from the April 1937 issue of Saucy Movie Tales and two stories from elsewhere. |
Title changed from Pep Tec Stories. |
The title is given as Pep “Tec” Tales on the cover, which is an edited version of that for the April 1937 issue of Saucy Detective. This is a partial reprint of the July 1934 issue of Spicy Detective Stories, plus a single story from the April 1937 issue of Saucy Detective and a single story from the November 1933 issue of Streets of Paris. Details taken from Table of Contents. |
The title is given as Pep “Tec” Tales on the cover, which is an edited version of that for the June 1935 issue of Spicy-Adventure Stories. This is a partial reprint of the June 1935 issue of Spicy-Adventure Stories, plus two stories from the April 1937 issue of Saucy Movie Tales. |
The Phantom Detective was Standard Magazine’s response to the launch of The Shadow Magazine by Street & Smith. Although it ran for far fewer issues (170 instead of 325) its less frequent schedule meant it held the record for the longest-running single-character pulp, lasting for over 20 years. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
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Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |
Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer from Table of Contents. |