The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Spicy Mystery Stories [v10 #2, March 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · Welcome to Hell · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 18 · Lobster Girl · Lew Merrill · ss 30 · Swamp Angel · Larry Dunn · ss 42 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · Fugitives from the Future · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 70 · Solar Speedway · Willard Spring · nv 82 · Into the Fires · Arthur Cutler · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1936, as “Fire Lady” by Charles A. Baker, Jr. 90 · The Mourners’ Bench · Clement Lake · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v10 #3, April 1941] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) 6 · A Hero Comes Home · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 18 · Ghosts of Time · Lew Merrill · ss 30 · Scourge of Women · Hugh Speer · ss 42 · Resurrected Atoms · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 54 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 58 · Valley of the Walking Dead · William B. Rainey · ss 70 · Silver Bullet · Clinton Eaton · ss Spicy Mystery Stories September 1937, as “Dance of Damballa” by Rex Norman 80 · Last Loser · Daniel Brent · ss 90 · Overdose · Carl Marsh · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v10 #4, May 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Parkhurst) 6 · The Monster Fringe · Justin Case · ss 18 · The Breath of Life · Ken Cooper · ss 30 · Not Enough Blood… · Stan Warner · ss 42 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · Death by the Calendar · Parks Suydam · ss 58 · Murder for a Soul · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Mystery Stories November 1937, as “The Glass Coffin” by Robert A. Garron 70 · Death Lure · Paul Hanna · ss 76 · Silent Jury · Lane Forbes · nv Spicy Mystery Stories September 1937, as “Death’s Four Faces” by King Saxon 84 · Through a Glass · Curtis Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1935, as “The Magic of Zamber” by Colby Quinn

Spicy Mystery Stories [v10 #5, July 1941] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · Scrambled Destiny · Clive Trent · ss 18 · Lights Out · Howard Marsh · ss 28 · Pay for a Butcher · Max Neilson · ss 38 · Spell of the Serpent · Lew Merrill · ss 54 · Fruits of Betrayal · John Phillips · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1936, as “Return of the Beast” by Lew Merrill 64 · A Mind to Kill · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories April 1938, as “Slide Back the Skull” by Colby Quinn 76 · Corpse Clue · Paul Hanna · ss 84 · Mind Over Murder · Henry Kuttner · ss · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v10 #6, September 1941] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · The God from Beyond · Lew Merrill · ss 18 · Spawn of Pit Thirteen · A. J. Borden · ss 30 · Dancing-Girl Orchid · Clive Trent · ss 42 · Malice Aforethought · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1935, as “Mansion of Madness” by Cary Moran 54 · Layout for Murder · Charles Lynch · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1937, as “There’s a Full Moon Tonight” by Cary Moran 64 · Mad Dog · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1935, as “Satan’s Mistress” by Arthur Wallace 74 · One Hell Too Many · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1936, as “Web of Death” by Carl Moore 86 · Known and Unknown · John Phillips · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1937, as “The Voice of Gaea” by Rex Norman · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v11 #1, October 1941] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · Melody of Vengeance · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 18 · Farrell’s Double · Lew Merrill · nv 30 · Viking’s Daughter · Hugh Speer · nv 46 · Casanova Killer · Frank Decker · ss Spicy Mystery Stories August 1937, as “Red—for Murder” by Cary Moran 54 · Permanently Dead · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1936, as “For Murderers Only” by Robert A. Garron 66 · The Smell of Blood · Otis Carter · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1937, as “I’ll Grind His Bones” by Curtis Blount 74 · A Ghost Collects · Harley L. Court · ss 82 · A Screw Turning · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories November 1937, as “The Third Man” by Colby Quinn · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v11 #2, November 1941] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · Arc of Death · Lew Merrill · nv 18 · The Sign of the Song · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · The Captain’s Hook · Hugh Speer · nv 46 · The Invisible Clue · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1937, as “Witch of Hell’s Kitchen” by C. A. M. Donne 56 · Blood for Sale · John Phillips · ss Spicy Mystery Stories July 1937, as “Blood of Youth” by Arthur Wallace 66 · Inside a Skull · Frank Decker · nv Spicy Mystery Stories August 1937, as “House of the Living Dead” by Stewart Gates 74 · No One to Kill · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1937, as “The Dark Veil” by Colby Quinn 82 · Boon of Death · C. A. M. Donne · nv · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v11 #3, December 1941] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) 6 · Death’s Convoy · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 18 · Future in Reverse · Lew Merrill · ss 30 · In a Corner · John Wayne · nv Spicy Mystery Stories September 1937, as “Whose Body?” by Colby Quinn 46 · Coin of Courage · James L. Gordon · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1936, as “Scarlet Stigma” by Curtis Blount 56 · Phantom Fears · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1937, as “The One Way Out” by Jo Henry 68 · Payment in Kind · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1937, as “Ghost in Marble” by C. A. M. Donne 78 · Killer’s Glory · Bob Leeson (by Frank Gruber) · ss Spicy Mystery Stories November 1936, as “Hands of Death” by William B. Rainey 88 · Soft Solution · William Pastor Huntley · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1936, as “Lost Magic” by Dennis Craig · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v11 #4, January 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · Girl from the Nebula · Lew Merrill · nv 18 · An Artist at Murder · William B. Rainey · ss 26 · Scrambled Justice · Paul Hanna · nv Spicy Mystery Stories September 1935, as “Master of Death” by Robert Leslie Bellem 38 · Death, Advanced Stage · Walter Cook · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1936, as “Death’s Chrysalis” by Ellery Watson Calder 50 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 54 · Head of the Table · John Ford · ss Spicy Mystery Stories July 1936, as “Cross of Blood” by Ken Cooper 66 · Lost Blood · Frank Decker · nv Spicy Mystery Stories July 1936, as “Tailor Made Dummy” by E. Hoffmann Price 78 · No Sword, No Fire— · John Phillips · ss Spicy Mystery Stories July 1936, as “The Devil’s Mistress” by Charles A. Baker, Jr.

Spicy Mystery Stories [v11 #5, February 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Thing from the Swamp · Justin Case · ss 18 · When It Grew Cold · Lew Merrill · ss 30 · Man Without Memory · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 42 · Dog of Death · L. N. Snyder · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1935, as “Death Orchids” by Ellery Watson Calder 54 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 58 · Brother in Blood · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1937, as “There Will Be Madness” by Ken Cooper 66 · Message from the Grave · Harley L. Court · ss 78 · Soft Steel · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1935, as “When the Dead Walk” by Ken Cooper 86 · A Time for Hate · L. K. Bolton · ss Spicy Mystery Stories January 1936, as “Design for Death” by Colby Quinn 92 · Forbidden Poison · John Doyle · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1936, as “The Crowded Coffin” by Dennis Craig

Spicy Mystery Stories [v11 #6, March 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · Exiles of Hyper-Space · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 18 · Purr of a Cat · Justin Case · ss 30 · Jinx · Lew Merrill · nv 46 · Murder Moon · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1936, as “The Green Death Walks” by Ward James 58 · A Corpse Comes Home · Henry Phelps · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1935, as “Death’s Rocking Chair” by Wyatt Blassingame 66 · Not Counting Death · George Willis · nv Spicy Mystery Stories September 1935, as “Exit Willy Carney” by H. W. Guernsey 78 · Blood for Sale · John Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1935, as “Fangs of the Bat” by Robert Leslie Bellem · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v12 #1, April 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · The Whisperers · Justin Case · ss 18 · Forever Vengeance · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 34 · Give a Brute Brains · Laurence Donovan · ss 50 · Dead and Gone · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Mystery Stories July 1937, as “Prophecy to Kill” by Colby Quinn 58 · Let Him Go Hang · John Wayne · ss Spicy Detective Stories February 1938, as “Hangman’s Return” by Colby Quinn 66 · Written in Blood · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Mystery Stories July 1937, as “Rain in Dahomey” by Carl Moore 78 · Eyes of the Cat · R. L. Morris · ss Spicy Mystery Stories August 1935, as “Cats of Cassandra” by Ellery Watson Calder 86 · With Intent to Kill · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Mystery Stories July 1935, as “Hands of the Dead” by Arthur Humbolt · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v12 #2, May 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Parkhurst) 6 · Maiden of Moonlight · William B. Rainey · nv 18 · Prayer to Satan · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 30 · The Caverns of Time · Justin Case · nv 46 · Payment in Blood · Rex Daly · nv Spicy Mystery Stories June 1939, as “Portals of Peril” by Robert Leslie Bellem 58 · Haiti Magic · John Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories August 1939, as “Corpse Parade” by E. Hoffmann Price 70 · Venom Cure · John Ford · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1939, as “Serenade to Death” by C. A. M. Donne 78 · Will o’ the Wisp · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Mystery Stories August 1939, as “Red Thirst” by Jerome Severs Perry · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Spicy Mystery Stories [v12 #3, July 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · The Whistler · Robert A. Garron · ss 18 · Marsh Murder · Clive Trent · ss 30 · Vampire · Lew Merrill · ss 42 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · Idiot’s Vengeance · James L. Gordon · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1939, as “All Things Die” by Arthur Wallace 58 · After Death · R. T. Maynard · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1939, as “The Sealed Eye” by Curtis Blount 66 · Cancers of Hate · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1935, as “Bowels of Darkness” by Philippe di Mario 74 · A Girl and the Devil · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Mystery Stories April 1936, as “Pit of Madness” by E. Hoffmann Price 82 · Killer in Red · John Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories December 1935, as “The Crimson Crone” by Robert Leslie Bellem

Spicy Mystery Stories [v12 #4, September 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) 6 · Satan’s Slough · Justin Case · ss 18 · The Sin-Eater · Lew Merrill · ss 30 · The Killing Hour · Paul Stevens · nv Spicy Mystery Stories December 1935, as “Tomb Dweller” by E. Hoffmann Price 42 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · Riddled in Red · John Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1939, as “Bat Out of Hell” by Colby Quinn 54 · The Last Secret · William Decatur · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1938, as “To Murder with Love” by Colby Quinn 62 · Bloody Business · T. V. Faulkner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1938, as “The Grain That Needed Blood” by William B. Rainey 70 · Marked by a Master · Harold Lee Grace · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1938, as “The Ring of Fate” by Rex Norman 78 · More Precious than Rubies · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1937, as “I’ll Buy Your Appetites” by Lew Merrill

Spicy Mystery Stories [v12 #5, October 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Last Round · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 18 · Dwindling Death · Lew Merrill · nv 30 · Half-Way House · Hugh Speer · ss 42 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · Inside the Shell · Walter Cook · ss Spicy Mystery Stories November 1936, as “Zombie” by Carl Moore 54 · Unfinished Business · T. V. Faulkner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories April 1938, as “Mirror Magic” by Robert Leslie Bellem 62 · Other Hands · John Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories April 1936, as “Symphony of Terror” by K. Y. Landes 70 · In a Crystal · William Decatur · nv Spicy Mystery Stories December 1935, as “Tomb Dweller” by E. Hoffmann Price 82 · Dark Blood · Bob Leeson · nv Spicy Mystery Stories May 1936, as “Blood of a Dog” by Clint Morgan

Spicy Mystery Stories [v12 #6, November 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) Given as v12 #5 in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Twisted Time · Lew Merrill · nv 18 · Years That Are Not · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · The Lost Shadow · Clive Trent · nv 42 · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · The Voice of Death · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Mystery Stories November 1936, as “Tree Devil” by Roy Hunt 54 · The Black Horror · Ray Coleman · ss Spicy Mystery Stories November 1936, as “Death’s Dancing Partner” by Hugh Speer 62 · Long Sleep · John Wayne · nv Spicy Mystery Stories February 1936, as “Shadows Pass” by Robert Leslie Bellem 74 · Dead Center · William Decatur · nv Spicy Mystery Stories July 1935, as “The Garden of Evil” by E. Hoffmann Price 86 · Corpse Curse · Harold Lee Grace · ss Spicy Mystery Stories May 1938, as “Shadow from Eleusis” by Robert Leslie Bellem

Spicy Mystery Stories [v13 #1, December 1942] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) 6 · Calavan · Justin Case · nv 22 · Web of Wizardry · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 38 · Miracle Man · Frank Decker · ss Spicy Mystery Stories June 1937, as “Ghoul’s Trap” by Robert Leslie Bellem 52 · Danger Girl · Alvin F. Hunter · ss Spicy Mystery Stories August 1935, as “Hell Hole of Horror” by Don King 60 · False Face · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Mystery Stories April 1938, as “Hell’s Archangel” by Henry Kuttner 68 · Fork the in Road · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Mystery Stories September 1935, as “The Blood Drinkers” by Jerome Severs Perry 76 · Voodoo Madness · John Wayne · ss Spicy Mystery Stories October 1936, as “Cult of the Corpse” by Justin Case 126 · A Note on Werewolves · [uncredited] · ms · Vera Ray [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs

Speed Mystery Title changed from Spicy Mystery Stories. Publishers: Trojan Publishing Corp.; 29 Worthington Street, Springfield, MA: Speed Mystery, Jan 1943 – Mar 1946. Editors: Kenneth Hutchinson - Editor: Speed Mystery.

Speed Mystery [v1 #1, January 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Paul Berglund from Table of Contents. 6 · Ghost-Wife · Clive Trent · ss 18 · Dark Miracle · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · Return of Terror · William Decatur · ss Spicy Mystery Stories September 1935, as “Passion Before Death” by Arthur Wallace 41 · Can Science Explain Werewolves? · [uncredited] · ms 42 · Tincture of Venom [Vera Ray] · Watt Dell · cs 46 · Canyon of Fear · Max Neilson · nv Spicy Mystery Stories June 1936, as “Mistress of Vengeance” by Justin Case 58 · Dead Enough · Walter Cook · nv Spicy Mystery Stories August 1935, as “The Isle of the Restless Dead” by Atwater Culpepper 70 · The Road Down · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Mystery Stories August 1935, as “Bride of the Serpent” by Charles A. Baker, Jr. 78 · The Hidden One · John Wayne · nv Spicy Mystery Stories April 1936, as “Return of the Killer” by Arthur Wallace 90 · Is Witchcraft a Religion? · [uncredited] · ms 92 · Sealed in Death · George Freeman Tracy · nv Spicy-Adventure Stories August 1937, as “Bride of the Sun” by Lew Merrill 120 · Pearls—The Malignant · [uncredited] · ms 123 · Cannibalism—Civilized & Savage · [uncredited] · ms