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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

Spicy Detective Stories [v15 #3, July 1941] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Second Slug [The Eel] · Justin Case · ss 18 · Death by Arrangement [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 30 · Pick Up a Murder · William B. Rainey · ss 42 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 46 · Green Light · Clark Nelson · ss 58 · Fifty Percent True · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1938, as “Killer’s Method” by Ellery Watson Calder 68 · Cheap Murder · Paul Hanna · nv Candid Detective Nov 1938, as “Swede Meets Swede” by Luke Terry 76 · Murder Redoubled · Stan Warner · ss Romantic Detective Oct 1938, as “Murder—Double or Nothing” by Laurence Donovan

Spicy Detective Stories [v15 #4, August 1941] (25¢, pulp) Persons Unknown · Robert A. Garron · ss Boomerang Blunder · Ellery Watson Calder · ss Witch Hunt [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Left at the Post · Arthur Cutler · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1936, as “Pay Off or Else—!” by W. W. McKenna Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Silent Death · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1936, as “Six Inches of Steel” by Jerome Severs Perry Small Change · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1936, as “Balance of Power” by Jerome Severs Perry Death to Three · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1936, as “An Eye for an Eye” by Carl Moore Ladies’ Man · David Ellis · ss Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1936, as “Swamp Sirens” by Burt Hampton

Spicy Detective Stories [v15 #5, September 1941] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · The Corpse Goes Calling · William B. Rainey · ss 18 · Homicide Pay-Off · C. A. M. Donne · ss 30 · Barmecide Bride [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 46 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 50 · The Lady and the Heel · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1938, as “Tough Baby” by Wallace Kayton 60 · Safety Gag · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1937, as “Strip Queen” by Allan K. Echols 70 · Missing or Dead · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1938, as “Accident Racket” by Jerome Severs Perry 82 · Death Watch · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories Nov 1936, as “Traitor’s Gold” by Hamlin Daly

Spicy Detective Stories [v15 #6, October 1941] (25¢, pulp) Krock’s Wife · Justin Case · ss My Son, George · Luke Terry · ss Murder’s Ten Percent [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Request Number · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories Mar 1937, as “Ah There, Murder!” by Robert A. Garron One Throw of the Dice · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1937, as “Diamonds and Trouble” by Stewart Gates Frosted Death · Frank Decker · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1937, as “The Thin Dame” by Robert A. Garron Out of a Hat · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1936, as “The Earmarks of Murder” by Curtis Blount Hard Hoofing [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)] · James A. Lawson · ss Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs

Spicy Detective Stories [v16 #1, November 1941] (25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Ben Chapman. 6 · Backward Step [Tim Mullane] · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 18 · Revenge in Reverse · George Shute · ss 30 · Picture Frame [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 54 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 58 · Death Down Under · John Hilton · ss 70 · Lost Guard · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1936, as “The Last Raid” by Peter Grant 80 · Loaded Dice · Harvey Graham · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1937, as “Commission on Crime” by James A. Lawson 90 · Corpse for Sale · Frank Decker · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1935, as “The Man Who Was Hanged” by Colby Quinn 98 · Copper’s Gamble [John Allison] · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Dec 1936, as “Dead Man’s Name” by Harley L. Court

Spicy Detective Stories [v16 #2, December 1941] (25¢, pulp) The D.A.’s Daughter! · Wallace Kayton · ss Crimson Comedy [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Homicide Is Hard to Hide [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)] · James A. Lawson · ss Dead Man’s Game · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1936, as “Two Hands to Choke” by Colby Quinn Straight from the Feed Box · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1936, as “Murder Money” by Thomas H. Byrnes Spots of Murder · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1937, as “One Thousand Witnesses” by William B. Rainey The Unwelcome Visitor [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs Odds on Death · John Phillips · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1936, as “G-Man” by James A. Lawson

Spicy Detective Stories [v16 #3, January 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · A Pile of Publicity [The Eel] · Justin Case · ss 18 · Death Dance [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 42 · Go Ahead—Shoot! · Henri St. Maur · ss 54 · Sally the Sleuth [Sally the Sleuth] · Adolphe Barreaux · cs 58 · Extra Prints · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Sep 1935, as “Dog Eat Dog” by Arthur Wallace 66 · Confidential Report · Ben Proctor · ss French Night Life Stories May 1935, as “Cache and Carry” by Jerome Severs Perry 74 · Killer’s Mark · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Detective Stories Mar 1936, as “The Peeping Tom Murder” by Arthur Wallace 82 · Two Little Rocks · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Nov 1937, as “Three Way Plant” by Jerome Severs Perry 90 · Calling All Cars · John Phillips · ss Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1936, as “Killer’s Pay-Off” by Atwater Culpepper