Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Contents Lists

Spicy Detective Stories [v11 #3, July 1939] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · In Walked Death · James A. Lawson · ss 18 · Dog Eat Dog [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · Before You Shoot · Robert A. Garron · nv 46 · Dead Lips Can’t Talk [John Allison] · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 58 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 60 · Bait for a Death Trap · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 68 · Death Picks a Posey · Barton Roswell · ss 80 · No Fool Like an Old Fuel · Peter Grommet · ss 88 · Yawning Chasms · A. J. Borden · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v11 #4, August 1939] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Strictly Sociable · James A. Lawson · ss 18 · Kiss-Proof Murder · N. Wooten Poge · ss 30 · Genie of the Lamp · Wallace Kayton · ss 42 · Photograph Finish [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 54 · Murder in Focus [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 56 · Bullet Pay-Off · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 68 · The Greyhound Murders · Larry Dunn · ss 80 · Diamond Cut Diamond · Harley L. Court · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v11 #5, September 1939] (25¢, pulp) Skin Game · Dale Boyd · ss Rifle Mike [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Murder Comes Easy · Ken Cooper · ss The Torso Murders [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Gambler’s Chance · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Tattle Tales Apr 1935, as by Robert Leslie Bellem Nymph in the Nude · Henri St. Maur · ss Doctor of Love · John Phillips · ss Ringside Seat for Murder · Ellery Watson Calder · ss The Murder Lug · Horton Jacques · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v11 #6, October 1939] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Muscle Man · Dale Boyd · nv 30 · The Next Murderer · Robert A. Garron · ss 42 · Serpent’s Tooth [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 54 · Cook to Order · John Ryan · ss 66 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 68 · I Am Waiting, Wally · George Shute · ss 80 · Murder from the Grave · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 92 · Backfire · Harley L. Court · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v12 #1, November 1939] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Fist of Menchaca · Luke Terry · nv 26 · Copper’s Kid · Ken Cooper · ss 38 · A Winning Ticket on Murder · William B. Rainey · ss 50 · Bund Blockade [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 62 · Human Contraband [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 64 · Killers Running Wild · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 76 · Party Girl · George Shute, as told to · ts 88 · Hell on Crooks · Harley L. Court · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v12 #2, December 1939] (25¢, pulp) This Is Personal · Wallace Kayton · ss Marked for Murder · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Death in Flight · Arthur Wallace · ss Contract to Kill [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Stand-In [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Whambo! · Dale Boyd · ss Runaway Murder · Clark Nelson · ss A Matter of Timing · Harley L. Court · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v12 #3, January 1940] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Murder Begets Murder [Val Vernon] · Arthur Wallace · ss 18 · Angels Don’t Kill · Ken Cooper · ss 26 · Skyrocket’s Husband [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 38 · Lady Killer · Henri St. Maur · ss 50 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 52 · Rat Poison [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 64 · Homicide Sweepstakes · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 76 · Out for Coin · Clark Nelson · ss 84 · 50 G’s in the Shade · Harley L. Court · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v12 #4, February 1940] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. Given as February 1939 in the Table of Contents. 6 · Uncommon Clay · James A. Lawson · ss 18 · Blood Money · Arthur Wallace · ss 30 · Badger Bump [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 42 · The Feeding Hand · Luke Terry · nv 58 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 60 · Farmer’s Daughter · George Shute, as told to · ts 72 · Murder at the Melting Point · Colby Quinn · ss 82 · Killer’s Souvenir · Harley L. Court · ss 90 · Death Takes the Trick · Clark Nelson · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v12 #5, March 1940] (25¢, pulp) In the Bag · Robert A. Garron · ss The Thirteenth Corpse · C. A. M. Donne · ss The Corpse and the Cobwebs · Wallace Kayton · ss Riddle Me Murder · Tom B. Stone · ss Locked Room Mystery [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Monster’s Menace [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Before they Kill · Clark Nelson · ss Private Detective Stories Aug 1937, as “Prelude to Death” by Carl Moore Killer’s Record · Harley L. Court · ss Reefer Man · Arthur Wallace · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v12 #6, April 1940] (25¢, pulp) High Finance · Dale Boyd · ss Photo Finish · James A. Lawson · ss Murder Claws [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss A Little Private Hell · Luke Terry · ss Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Bury Your Dead · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Framed in Spades · George Shute · ss The Glenarvon Emeralds · John Phillips · ss Watcher in the Night · Clark Nelson · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v13 #1, May 1940] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Blow-Up · Luke Terry · ss 18 · Murder Montage [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · Murder Between Editions · George Shute · ss 42 · I Loved That Man · Wallace Kayton · ss 54 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 56 · Purely Personal · Ken Cooper · ss 68 · Dead on Arrival · Ross Corley · ss 78 · Blood on the Heights · Paul Stanton · ss 84 · Snatched Alibi · Jerome Severs Perry · ss; given as by Robert Leslie Bellem on the cover.

Spicy Detective Stories [v13 #2, June 1940] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Hey! Hay! [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv 22 · Seven Slugs for Caesar · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 34 · Thug’s Threshold [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 46 · A Shot in the Dark · Dale Boyd · nv 62 · Perfume of Danger [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 64 · No Holiday for Death [Val Vernon] · Ken Cooper · ss 76 · Sucker Scheme · Arthur Finch · ss 82 · Diamond Fingerprints · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 90 · Brat from Hell’s Kitchen · George Shute · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v13 #3, July 1940] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Lady from Hell · Wallace Kayton · ss 22 · Death Dubbed In [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 34 · Murder Fragment · John Hilton · ss 46 · The Biacomo Bunch · George Shute · ss 58 · Doll in Danger [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 60 · I Was Hostess in Hell · Larry Dunn · ss 72 · Money Talks · Frederick Barnard · ss 82 · Paid in Full · Clark Nelson · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v13 #4, August 1940] (25¢, pulp) Study in Copper · Ellery Watson Calder · ss Eel’s Errand [The Eel] · Justin Case · ss Hell’s Bells · A. E. Ullman · ss Crimson Ritual [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spider Web [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs The Man Who Carried Death · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Midnight Mouth · Harley L. Court · ss Murder Magic · Alvin Waite · ss Bullets Write the Ticket · Peter Slocum · ss Fake Frame · Max Neilson · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v13 #5, September 1940] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. Given as v13 #6, October 1940 in the Table of Contents. 6 · Dog Trouble · Wallace Kayton · nv 22 · For No Ransom · Robert A. Garron · ss 34 · Death’s Blue Discs [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 46 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 48 · Murder Tees Off · Laurence Donovan · ss 60 · Murder on the Campus · George Shute · ss 72 · A Finger on Himself · Clement Lake · ss 80 · Runaway Murder · Erim Trimm · ss 88 · Too Smart · Harcourt Weems · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v13 #6, October 1940] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · G-Man, Junior · Dale Boyd · ss 22 · Man Being Murdered · Robert A. Garron · ss 34 · The Widow Wears Scarlet [The Eel] · Justin Case · ss 46 · Diamond Bait · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 58 · A Dangerous Mission [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 62 · Murder’s Escorts [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 74 · Cool and Collected · Arthur Cutler · ss 80 · Too Much Trouble · George Shute · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v14 #1, November 1940] (25¢, pulp) Premiere in Purgatory [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Maneater · Henri St. Maur · ss Murder for the Asking · Robert A. Garron · ss The Crime Makers · C. A. M. Donne · ss The Fifth Column Case [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Two Ways of Cooking · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Murderer’s Mark · Randolph Barr · ss Wrong Door · Arthur Cutler · ss Inside Straight · Walton Grey · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v14 #2, December 1940] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Angel in Hell · Ellery Watson Calder · ss; given as by Jerome Severs Perry on the cover. 18 · Murder in Season · C. A. M. Donne · ss 30 · Death’s Passport [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 42 · Murder Mistake · George Shute · ss 54 · Peril in Panama [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 58 · Sabotage Salvage · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 68 · The Last Laugh [The Eel] · Justin Case · ss 78 · Killer up a Tree · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jul 1937, as “Blonde Menace” by Hector Blake 86 · Born to Die · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jul 1937, as “Hell for Hunches” by Cary Moran

Spicy Detective Stories [v14 #3, January 1941] (25¢, pulp) Kizil Jilga · Alan Anderson · ss Death Is Eyeless · C. A. M. Donne · ss Mad Money · Robert A. Garron · ss Cheesecake · Henri St. Maur · ss Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Murder’s Middleman [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; possibly “Murderer’s Middleman”. Murder—The Hard Way · John Ryan · ss Three of a Kind · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Detective Stories Mar 1935, as “The House of Three Horrors” by Arthur Humbolt Trap for a Killer · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories Mar 1935, as “Double Death” by Alan Anderson

Spicy Detective Stories [v14 #4, February 1941] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Little Miss Fortune · John Ryan · ss 18 · Death Comes to the Embassy · George Shute · ss 30 · Murder in the Backwoods · Sam Drake · ss 42 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 46 · Cat Act [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · na 74 · Dissolved · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 86 · Finger Lady · Carl Lennox · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v14 #5, March 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Victor Berch. 6 · All Right, Murder · Robert A. Garron · ss 22 · The Killer Is a Carcass · Alan Anderson · ss 34 · Reckoning in Red [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 46 · House of Horror [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 50 · Annie Any More [The Eel] · Justin Case · ss 62 · A Job for an Undertaker · Henry Tate · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1938, as “Murder Under the City” by Larry Dunn 72 · Half a Loaf · Daniel Brent · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 80 · Price of Defeat · Sam Richards · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v14 #6, April 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · On Ice · Justin Case · ss 18 · Murder Salvage [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 30 · Killer’s Cue [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 42 · Twice Murdered · Larry Dunn · ss 54 · Hawaiian Spy Hunt [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 58 · Murder the Guy! · Robert A. Garron · ss 70 · Come-Back · John Phillips · ss 78 · The Girl Who Knew Too Much · Randolph Barr · ss 86 · Fall Girl · Max Neilson · ss 92 · The Devil to Pay · George Harmon · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v15 #1, May 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · That Guy, My Boss · Luke Terry · ss 22 · Too Many Women · Henri St. Maur · ss 34 · The Corpse Is Yours! · Robert A. Garron · ss 46 · Future Book [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 58 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 62 · Homicide Hoax · Max Neilson · ss 72 · Dressed to Kill · Carl Lennox · ss 82 · Death Meets a Friend · Walton Grey · ss 88 · Dead or Dying · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1938, as “At the Moment of Murder” by Colby Quinn 94 · Sorcery in Kind · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Detective Stories Sep 1936, as “In on the Kill” by Colby Quinn

Spicy Detective Stories [v15 #2, June 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Death Has Green Eyes · Justin Case · ss 18 · The Gun Talks · Henri St. Maur · ss 30 · Blues Sing Murder · Larry Dunn · ss 42 · The Trail of Lost Girls [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 46 · Property of Death [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 58 · Less Than Nothing · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1936, as “Ashes and Jade” by Phillipe di Mario 66 · Crazy Corpse · Clark Nelson · ss 72 · On Schedule · Harley L. Court · ss 80 · Under Fire · Paul Hanna · ss 88 · Double Death · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1938, as “The Second Knife” by Curtis Blount