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Spicy Mystery Stories [v1 #1, July 1934] (25¢, 12pp+, pulp)
This issue was not available to the general public - it was a slender issue published for trademark purposes and is extremely rare.

3 · Fangs · Wilfred C. Moore · ss Love Revels Magazine Dec 1933
6 · Keepsake · Don Stuart · vi Love Revels Magazine Dec 1933
8 · Shanghai Sue · Steve Fisher · ss Love Revels Magazine Jan 1934

Spicy Mystery Stories [v1 #2, June 1935] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

4 · Fangs of the Bat · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
16 · Red Bamboo · Jason Lyttell · ss
24 · Women Are Beasts · Cary Moran · ss
36 · Gila God · Mort Lansing · ss
44 · Death at High Noon · Richard Lyle · ss
52 · Corpse Without a Face · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
64 · Bloodsucker’s Feast · Ken Cooper · ss
76 · Madman’s Menace · James W. Marvin · ss
84 · Witch’s Sabbat · Carl Moore · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v1 #3, July 1935] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Parkhurst)

4 · Hands of the Dead · Arthur Humbolt · ss
16 · Crimson Heart · Ken Cooper · ss
24 · Dungeon of the Blind · Arthur Wallace · ss
36 · The Garden of Evil · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
48 · Temple of Terror · Saul W. Paul · ss
60 · Ghost Gift · Clint Morgan · ss
72 · Corpse Crypt · Hamlin Daly · ss
84 · Hangman’s House · Kirk Rand · ss
96 · The Possession of Wanda Morely · C. Samuel Campbell · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v1 #4, August 1935] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

4 · The Executioner [Dr. Zarkov (Surgeon of Souls)] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
16 · The Isle of the Restless Dead · Atwater Culpepper · nv
28 · Cats of Cassandra · Ellery Watson Calder · ss
36 · Mate for Medusa · Carl Moore · ss
44 · Naga’s Kiss · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
56 · Dead Legs Walk · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
68 · Hell Hole of Horror · Don King · ss
76 · Out of the Tomb · Charles R. Allen · ss
88 · Bride of the Serpent · Charles A. Baker, Jr. · ss
96 · Death Vault of Venus · Arthur Wallace · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v1 #5, September 1935] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

4 · Passion Before Death · Arthur Wallace · ss
16 · Mistress of Serpents · Ellery Watson Calder · ss
28 · Goddess of Terror · Wyatt Blassingame · ss
40 · Cross of Caliban · Cary Moran · ss
48 · Exit Willy Carney · H. W. Guernsey · nv
60 · Eyes of Maltha · Mort Lansing · ss
68 · The Blood Drinkers · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
80 · Lorelei of Lynnwold Light · Harley L. Court · ss
88 · Master of Death · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

Spicy Mystery Stories [v1 #6, October 1935] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)

4 · The Belled Rat · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
16 · Satan’s Mistress · Arthur Wallace · ss
28 · Death’s Rocking Chair · Wyatt Blassingame · ss
36 · The Magic of Zamber · Colby Quinn · ss
44 · Spare Wanted · Clint Morgan · ss
52 · Command to Kill · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
60 · Castle Sinister · Ellery Watson Calder · ss
72 · Mansion of Madness · Cary Moran · ss
80 · Ghostly Warning · Ken Cooper · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v2 #1, November 1935] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

6 · Murder from Nowhere · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
14 · The Walking Dead · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
26 · The Phantom of Fairmount · Ken Cooper · ss
38 · The Head of Mike Vasco · Colby Quinn · ss
42 · The Man Who Was Not · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
54 · Accusing Corpse · Carl Moore · ss
62 · Ghastly Resurrection · C. A. M. Donne · ss
74 · The Black Spell · Saul W. Paul · ss
82 · Madman’s Bride · Arthur Wallace · ss
94 · Jewels of Wanoo · Grant M. Sassaman · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v2 #2, December 1935] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · She Who Was He! · Hugh Speer · ss
16 · Tomb Dweller · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
28 · The Brute and Beauty · Clint Morgan · ss
40 · Death Orchids · Ellery Watson Calder · ss
52 · The Curse of Cawnpore · Magnus Bredenbeck · ss
60 · Brothers in Blood · Lew Merrill · ss
72 · When the Dead Walk · Ken Cooper · ss
84 · The Crimson Crone · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
96 · Bowels of Darkness · Philippe di Mario · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v2 #3, January 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Parkhurst)

4 · Medusa’s Kiss · Hamlin Daly · ss
16 · Death’s Head · Charles A. Baker, Jr. · ss
24 · Cat That Killed · Mort Lansing · nv
36 · Labyrinth of Monsters · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
48 · Satan’s Daughter · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
60 · Dark Night of Doom · Justin Case · ss
72 · Fall of a Fiend · Cary Moran · ss
84 · Portrait of Terror · Jerome Severs Perry · nv
96 · Design for Death · Colby Quinn · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v2 #4, February 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)

4 · Cargo for Hell · Morgan Lafay · nv
16 · Bat Man · Lew Merrill · ss
28 · Shadows Pass · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv
40 · Desert Magic · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
52 · Graveyard Honeymoon · Jerome Severs Perry · nv
64 · Two Must Pay · Clint Morgan · ss
72 · The Devil Takes His Dead · Don King · ss
84 · A Student of the Stars · Cary Moran · ss
96 · Maggots of Madness · Arthur Wallace · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v2 #5, March 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Thirst of the Damned · Carl Moore · ss
16 · Doom Door · Justin Case · ss
28 · The Corpse That Lived · Clint Morgan · nv
40 · Astral Murder · Lew Merrill · ss
52 · Beyond the Veil · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
64 · Ghoul’s Nightmare · Ken Cooper · nv
76 · First Come, First Kill · Colby Quinn · ss
80 · Mansion of Monsters · Charles R. Allen · ss
92 · Sorcerer’s Blood · Dennis Craig · ss
100 · Dark Splendor · Jerome Severs Perry · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v2 #6, April 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Parkhurst)

4 · Zang the Creator · Lew Merrill · ss
16 · Taupoo Dance · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
28 · Pit of Madness · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
40 · Murder’s Mask · Clint Morgan · nv
52 · Symphony of Terror · K. Y. Landes · ss
64 · Return of the Killer · Arthur Wallace · nv
76 · Graveyard Honeymoon · Morgan Lafay · nv
88 · Philtre of Death · Hugh Speer · ss
96 · Treadmill of Doom · Ralph Milne Farley · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v3 #1, May 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)

4 · Death’s Diary · Arthur Wallace · nv
16 · Blood of a Dog · Clint Morgan · nv
28 · She Who Was Dead · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
40 · Green Eyes · Mort Lansing · ss
52 · Death Shows the Way · Tay Phillips · nv
64 · Cord of Cowardice · Cary Moran · ss
76 · The Crowded Coffin · Dennis Craig · ss
80 · Cavern of the Faceless · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
92 · The Second Mummy · John Bard · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v3 #2, June 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

4 · Surgeon of Souls [Dr. Zarkov (Surgeon of Souls)] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv
16 · Mistress of Vengeance · Justin Case · ss
28 · The Cat Tastes Blood · Cary Moran · ss
40 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Lew Merrill · ss
52 · Fate of the Faulains · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
64 · Death’s Chrysalis · Ellery Watson Calder · ss
76 · The Woman Who Would Be Queen · Colby Quinn · ss
80 · Doom of the Half-Dead · Harley L. Court · nv
92 · Lost Magic · Dennis Craig · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v3 #3, July 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)

4 · The Devil’s Mistress · Charles A. Baker, Jr. · ss
16 · Her Demon Lover · Morgan Lafay · nv
24 · Dogs of Circe · Clint Morgan · ss
32 · Cross of Blood · Ken Cooper · ss
44 · She from Beyond · Justin Case · ss
56 · Devil Doctor · Lew Merrill · ss
68 · Tailor Made Dummy · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
80 · Death’s Nocturne · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
92 · Man Into Monster · Willis Vachel Keith · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v3 #4, August 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)

4 · Blind Flight · Clint Morgan · ss
16 · The Evil Flame [The Eel] · Justin Case · nv
28 · Lady in Black · Carl Moore · ss
40 · Carrion Flesh · Ken Cooper · ss
52 · The Destroying Demon · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
64 · Reunion Beyond · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
76 · Cat Woman · Lew Merrill · ss
88 · Cyclops · Hugh Speer · ss
96 · The Club of Beheaded Men · Colby Quinn · ss
100 · Venus of Troy · Clive Trent · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v3 #5, September 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Al Tonik.

4 · Beyond the Veil · Lew Merrill · ss
16 · Prey of the Nightborn · Justin Case · ss
28 · Daphnia of Death · Frank E. Marks · ss
40 · The Secret of Old Farm · Clive Trent · ss
52 · Flowers of Desire · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv
64 · Lunatic’s Limbo · Mort Lansing · ss
76 · Hasheesh Wisdom · Hamlin Daly · ss
88 · Keeper of the Gateway · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
100 · Devil’s Bondage · Arthur Wallace · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v3 #6, October 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Parkhurst)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Death Drives · Carl Moore · ss
16 · Return of the Beast · Lew Merrill · ss
28 · Cult of the Corpse · Justin Case · ss
36 · The Strangler · Colby Quinn · ss
48 · Swamp Ghost · C. A. M. Donne · ss
60 · Priest of the Sun · Cary Moran · nv
72 · Fire Lady · Charles A. Baker, Jr. · ss
84 · The Green Death Walks · Ward James · ss
96 · Scarlet Stigma · Curtis Blount · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v4 #1, November 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)

4 · From the Sea · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
12 · Death’s Dancing Partner · Hugh Speer · ss
24 · I Must Have Five Corpses · Jerome Severs Perry · ss; given as by Robert Leslie Bellem on the cover.
36 · Tree Devil · Roy Hunt · ss
48 · Hands of Death · William B. Rainey (ghost written by Frank Gruber) · ss; Blassingame allowed Gruber to use his pseudonym for this story to see if Gruber could sell to Spicy Mystery Stories.
60 · Zombie · Carl Moore · ss
72 · Borrowed Blood · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
84 · Daughter of Death · Lew Merrill · ss
96 · Isle of the Unborn · Clive Trent · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v4 #2, December 1936] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

4 · For Murderers Only · Robert A. Garron · ss
16 · Tidewater · Lew Merrill · ss
28 · The Moon-God Takes · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; given as by Robert Leslie Bellam on the cover.
40 · Buzzards Over Barnegat · Ken Cooper · ss
52 · Lady of the Moonlight · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
64 · Hell’s Dark Fragrance · Ellery Watson Calder · nv
76 · Goat Girl of Lussac · Morgan Lafay · ss
84 · Kali’s Vine · Hugh Speer · ss
96 · Web of Death · Carl Moore · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v4 #3, January 1937] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · I Am a Monster · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
14 · Werewolf’s Bride · James A. Lawson · ss
26 · The Door on the Stairs · Charles A. Baker, Jr. · ss
38 · The Yawning Graves · Willis Vachel Keith · nv
50 · The Stone of Ageless Evil · Rex Norman · nv
62 · Manor of Madness · Cary Moran · ss
74 · Hearts from the Half-Dead · Colby Quinn · ss
82 · Fetters of Fear · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
90 · Macabre Gold · Arthur Wallace · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v4 #4, February 1937] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)

4 · The Time Dissolver · Hugh Speer · ss
12 · Devil’s Sleep · Morgan Grant · ss
24 · Trail of the Goat · Rex Norman · ss
36 · Death Kiss · Carl Moore · ss
44 · Hurricane Woman · Justin Case · ss
56 · Delayed Action · Colby Quinn · ss
64 · Hell’s Robots · Lew Merrill · ss
76 · Satan’s Music · Clive Trent · ss
88 · Flame Demon · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Spicy Mystery Stories [v4 #5, March 1937] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp)

4 · Curse of the Ogilvy’s · Lew Merrill · ss
16 · The Strange Death of Ivan Gromleigh · Justin Case · ss
28 · Hell’s Anteroom · Morgan Lafay · nv
40 · Blood of the Zombie · Ken Cooper · ss
52 · Gloves of Cat’s Fur · Colby Quinn · ss
60 · False Face · Carl Moore · ss
68 · Beard of Satan · C. A. M. Donne · ss
80 · Bitter Reckoning [Dr. Zarkov (Surgeon of Souls)] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
92 · Statues Cannot Walk · William B. Rainey · ss

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