Snappy Detective Stories (about)
Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the “Spicy” adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories. Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of “Snappy” titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, possibly in response to the launch of Snappy Detective Mysteries by a rival publisher, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935.
Publishers: Trojan Publishing Corp.; 125 East 46th Street, New York 17, NY, Jul 1934; Culture Publications, Inc.; 900 Market Street, Wilmington, DE, May 1935.
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| 1934 |  v1 #1 Jul |
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| 1935 |  v1 #2 May |
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Snappy Mystery Stories (about)
Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the “Spicy” adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories. Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of “Snappy” titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, possibly in response to the launch of Snappy Detective Mysteries by a rival publisher, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935.
Publishers: Trojan Publishing Corp.; 125 East 46th Street, New York 17, NY, Jul 1934; Culture Publications, Inc.; 2242 Grove Street, Chicago, IL, May 1935.
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| 1934 |  v1 #1 Jul |
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| 1935 | v1 #2 May |
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— Snappy Romances
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| 1935 |  v1 #1 May |
 v1 #2 Jun |
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— Sizzling Romances
Title changed from Snappy Romances.
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| 1935 |  v1 #3 Jul |
 v1 #4 Aug |
 v1 #5 Sep |
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— Real Breezy Romances
Title changed from Sizzling Romances.
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| 1936 |  v2 #1 Jan |
 v2 #2 Feb |
 v2 #3 Mar |
 v2 #4 Apr |
 v2 #5 May |
 v2 #6 Jun |
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— Snappy Stories
— Snappy Stories and Pictures
Title changed from Snappy Stories.
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| 1927 |  v104 #1 Apr 5 |
 v104 #2 Jun 15 |
 v104 #3 Aug 30 |
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| 1928 |  v106 #3 Mar |
 v107 #1 Apr |
 v107 #2 May |
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— Snappy Stories
Title changed from Snappy Stories and Pictures.
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| 1932 |  v3 #1 Winter |
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