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Spicy Detective Stories [v3 #2, June 1935] (25¢, pulp) Murder Masquerade [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Flaming Vengeance · Arthur Wallace · ss Sideshow Killer · Arthur Humbolt · ss Blood and Oil · Ken Cooper · ss Death in the Ice-Box · Cary Moran · ss Murder in Wax · Earl W. Scott · ss Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Beauty and the Beast · Tay Philips · ss Death Scoop · Charles M. Woods · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v3 #3, July 1935] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Parkhurst) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. 4 · Murder for Youth · Cary Moran · ss 12 · Five Grand Fee [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 24 · Murder Frame · Thomas H. King · ss; illustrated by Szokoli 35 · Cards of Death · Calvin L. Boswell · ss 48 · The Vishnu Emerald · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 60 · Private Graveyard · E. Hoffmann Price · ss; given as by E. Hoffman Price. Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 74 · The Peacock Clue · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 85 · Scent of the Killer · Arthur Wallace · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v3 #4, August 1935] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Murder Dress · Laurence Donovan · ss 16 · Triangle with Variations · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Droll Stories Jun 1924 28 · Not Exactly Legal · Harley L. Court · ss 36 · Diamond Cut Diamond · Ken Cooper · ss 48 · Redheads Always Win · N. Wooten Poge · ss 56 · Two-Time Corpse [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 68 · Death’s Locksmith · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 76 · Flesh Magnet · Arthur Wallace · ss 84 · Boudoir Murder · Thomas H. King · nv 116 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs

Spicy Detective Stories [v3 #5, September 1935] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Three Wise Women · Arthur Humbolt · ss 16 · Rehearsal for Murder · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 28 · Blondes Are Light-Headed · Cary Moran · ss; given as Carol Moran. 36 · Voice from Beyond [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 48 · Dog Eat Dog · Arthur Wallace · ss 60 · Love Nest Loot [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 62 · The Fan Dance Murder · Ken Cooper · ss 74 · Bluebeard, Inc. · John Bard · ss 86 · Fate of Nations · Clint Morgan · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v3 #6, October 1935] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Hugh J. Ward) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. 6 · Dance Hall Doom · C. C. Spruce · ss 18 · Death’s Bright Halo [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · Love Is a Cannibal · John Bard · ss; illustrated by Szokoli 38 · A Hundred Grand · Mort Lansing · ss 40 · The Man Who Was Hanged · Colby Quinn · ss 54 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 56 · Crime Campaign [Mace Mallory] · Frank E. Marks · ss 68 · Indiscreet Corpse · Ken Cooper · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 80 · Death Rides at Anchor · Jerome Severs Perry · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v4 #1, November 1935] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Hugh J. Ward) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. This is the “uncensored” version; the censored version has the same contents in a different order. Note that the cover of the censored version illustrates “Dance Hall Doom” which is not in the issue. 6 · Body Ransom · Arthur Wallace · ss 18 · Beyond Justice [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · Heat from Texas · W. W. McKenna · ss 42 · Make-Up for Murder · Thomas King · ss 54 · Too Many Diamonds · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 62 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 64 · When Doubles Cross · George V. Miller · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 76 · Sweet Finger · Frank E. Marks · ss 86 · The Fall of Frisco Freddie · Jerome Severs Perry · ss; illustrated by Szokoli 88 · Live Bait · Harley L. Court · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v4 #2, December 1935] (25¢, pulp) Bottle of Death · Cary Moran · ss Murder’s Messenger [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss The Scalpel Murder · Ken Cooper · ss Hidden Jack · Arthur Humbolt · ss Spirit Murder [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs The Relentless Ones · Peter Grant · ss Blind Man’s Eyes · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Gunfire at Scarlani’s · Atwater Culpepper · ss Murder in Boots · Don King · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v4 #3, January 1936] (25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Vice Ring · Arthur Wallace · ss 12 · Posed for Murder [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 24 · A Million in the Bag · Clint Morgan · ss 36 · A Comet Passes [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 48 · A Sock in the Eye · Cary Moran · ss 56 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 58 · Murder on the Rails · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 66 · Snapshot of Death · Charles R. Allen · ss 74 · The Butterfly Clue · N. Wooten Poge · ss 86 · Assassin’s Interview · Charles M. Woods · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v4 #4, February 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Ashes and Jade · Phillipe di Mario · ss 16 · Swamp Sirens · Burt Hampton · ss 29 · The Clue of the Letter S · Cary Moran · ss 40 · The Last Raid · Peter Grant · ss 48 · Cool Her Off [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 60 · Maid to Order [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 62 · Three Against Life · Ken Cooper · ss 74 · Death on the Dot · Arthur Humbolt · ss 86 · Murder Takes an Alibi · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 98 · Killer’s Pay-Off · Atwater Culpepper · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v4 #5, March 1936] (25¢, 128pp, pulp) Details taken from eBay listing. Frozen Blood · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Who’s Crazy? [Jarnegan] · Cary Moran · ss A Million in Celluloid [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss The Peeping Tom Murder · Arthur Wallace · ss Midnight Ransom [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs The Tattooed Butterfly [Mace Mallory] · Frank E. Marks · ss Woman Stuff · Arthur Humbolt · ss The Missing Scarab · Clint Morgan · ss Thicker Than Water · Ken Cooper · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v4 #6, April 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Emerald Murder · Arthur Wallace · ss 16 · Frame for a Killer [Mike Cockrell] · Clint Morgan · ss 28 · The Mark of Tai Fang · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 40 · Green Ticket [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 52 · Murder in Wax [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 54 · Death Pays Off · Lars Anderson · ss 62 · Alley Treasure · Paul Loomis · ss 74 · Double Crosser · Atwater Culpepper · ss 86 · Check and Double Check · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 98 · Smuggler’s Subterfuge · Ellery Watson Calder · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v5 #1, May 1936] (25¢, pulp) The Angel Strikes · Clint Morgan · ss I See by the Papers · Justin Case · ss You Can’t Try a Corpse · Ellery Watson Calder · ss Murder Money · Thomas H. Byrnes · ss Spy Trail [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Cooked! [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Twenty Green Stones · Jerome Severs Perry · ss Lottery of Death [Johnny Harding] · Cary Moran · ss Rouge Incarnate · Ken Cooper · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v5 #2, June 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. This is the “uncensored” version; the contents of the censored version replaces “.38 Calibre Kisses” at least, but details are not currently known. 4 · Cat’s Paw [Mike Cockrell] · Mort Lansing · ss 16 · Spy Bait · Alan Anderson · ss 28 · The Million Buck Snatch [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 40 · Murder Spot · Arthur Humbolt · ss; illustrated by Szokoli 48 · The Dead Are Always with Us [Jarnegan] · Clint Morgan · ss 60 · The Spider [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 62 · Balance of Power · Jerome Severs Perry · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 74 · Shark Kill · Thomas H. Byrnes · ss 86 · .38 Calibre Kisses [Eddie Gaffney] · Peter Grant · ss; only in the uncensored version. 94 · Love Her and Die · Saul W. Paul · ss; illustrated by Jay M.

Spicy Detective Stories [v5 #3, July 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) 4 · Numbers · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 16 · Vengeance Is Mine! · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 28 · The Death Kiss · Willis Vachel Keith · ss 40 · The Second Dagger [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 52 · Fooler from Fiji · Cary Moran · ss 64 · The Amateur Moll [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 66 · Broken Alibi · Kirk Rand · ss 78 · The Charnel House Murders · Charles M. Woods · ss 86 · Boudoir Killer · Atwater Culpepper · ss 98 · Pearls of Destruction · W. W. McKenna · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v5 #4, August 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. This is the “uncensored” version; the censored version substitutes “.38 Calibre Kisses” for “Red Blot” and reorders the last three stories. 4 · The Lady from Nowhere · Clint Morgan · ss 16 · Crystal Clues · E. Hoffmann Price · ss; given as by E. Hoffman Price.; illustrated by Szokoli 28 · Dead Man’s Head [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 40 · Code of Valor · Ellery Watson Calder · ss 52 · Murder by the Book · Cary Moran · ss; illustrated by Szokoli 64 · The Scarab Murder [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 66 · The Earmarks of Murder · Curtis Blount · ss 78 · Red Blot · Jerome Severs Perry · ss; only in the uncensored version. 90 · Bullets to Spare · Morton H. Edwards · ss 102 · Two Hands to Choke · Colby Quinn · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst .38 Calibre Kisses [Eddie Gaffney] · Peter Grant · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1936; only in the censored version.

Spicy Detective Stories [v5 #5, September 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Parkhurst) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. 4 · Stand-in for Murder · James A. Lawson · ss 16 · Fatal Facial [Jarnegan] · Cary Moran · ss 28 · Queen of Heaven [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss; given as by E. Hoffman Price. 40 · High Treason · Alan Anderson · ss 52 · The Avenging Corpse [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 54 · Falling Star [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 66 · Women Are Damned Fools · Justin Case · ss 78 · Murderer’s Bait · Jerome Severs Perry · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 90 · Body on the Beach · Arthur Wallace · ss 98 · In on the Kill · Colby Quinn · ss

Spicy Detective Stories [v5 #6, October 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Hugh J. Ward) Details supplied by Brian Earl Brown. 4 · The Carnival Night Murders · Alan Anderson · ss; illustrated by Szokoli 16 · An Eye for an Eye · Carl Moore · ss 28 · Silverscreen Spectre [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 40 · Murder Magic [Johnny Harding] · Cary Moran · ss 52 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 54 · The Studio Killer · N. Wooten Poge · ss 66 · Bullets at Bledsoe’s · Ellery Watson Calder · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 78 · Six Inches of Steel · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 90 · Pay Off or Else—! · W. W. McKenna · ss 98 · G-Man · James A. Lawson · ss; illustrated by J. Chambers

Spicy Detective Stories [v6 #1, November 1936] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 4 · The Woman in Yellow · Alan Anderson · ss 16 · Killer’s Price [Mike Cockrell] · Mort Lansing · ss 28 · Murder for Metrovox [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 40 · Traitor’s Gold · Hamlin Daly · ss 52 · Murder in Music [Jarnegan] · Cary Moran · ss 62 · “She Won’t Talk” [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 66 · The Taveta Necklace [Diana Ware] · George Sanders · ss 74 · Death on the Half Shell [Johnny Harding] · Carl Moore · ss 86 · The 15th Pocket · Robert A. Garron · ss