About this Collection
This volume collects a selection of stories from the classic pulp magazine Spicy Tales, reprinting the racy, adventure-filled tales that defined the pre-Code era of pulp fiction. Published by Malibu in 1990, it offers a curated look at the magazine's blend of exotic locales, daring heroes, and provocative themes that pushed the boundaries of 1930s publishing.
Contains 30 stories
Ghostly Killer
8 pp · Crime
Gail FordInspector MadsenJud SloanTom Sloan
Murdered
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Quicksand Caper
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Dan TurnerSerge Markoff (supporting character)Pat Boone (supporting character, special effects man)Ole Jergen (supporting character, director)Lt. Donaldson (supporting character)One of the supporting characters (villain)
Trail of Terror
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Ray Hale, News AceChung WuJimmy WongChung LingCharley Keecharacters
Murder at First Base
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
The Sinister Guest!
8 pp · Crime
Ray HaleRuth MeridenCora Zender"The Owl" (Villain)
The Devil Is a Woman
2 pp · Adventure, Western-Frontier
Polly of the PlainsJean (supporting character)Senorita Diablo (villain)
Machine Gun Strategy
2 pp · Adventure, Western-Frontier
Polly of the PlainsJeanKenVILLAINS: Senorita DiabloPancho
Freedom!!
2 pp · Adventure, Western-Frontier
Polly of the PlainsKenJeanPancho (Villain)
Chapter 11
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawTed Morton (supporting character)French Foreign Legion (villains)
Chapter 12
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawTed Morton (supporting character)Abyssinian soldiers (villains)
Chapter 13
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawTed Morton (supporting character)Kurt Von Wagdorff (villain)
Chapter 14
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawSupporting Characters: Ted Morton
Chapter 17
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawSheik TarafiVILLAIN: Sheik Raschi
Chapter 18
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawShiek TarafiVILLAINS: MohammedMohammed's gang
Chapter 19
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawTed MortonShiek TarafiShebans (Villain)
Chapter 20
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawTed MortonQueen of ShebaShiek Tarafi
Chapter 21
2 pp · Adventure
Diana DawTed MortonFrench soldiersHammad (Villain)Merbu (Villain)
Betty Carries On
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Betty BlakeSupporting Characters: Mr. Giffney famous jeweler, Un-named police chief and cop named MikeVillains: Count Chalfont
Flap-Eye's Trap
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Betty BlakeBetty Blake's fatherMac (a cop)Flap-Eye (Villain)
Coke for Co-eds
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthUn-named female on drugsBenny (Villain)
The Murder Trust
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe Chief (supporting character)Peanuts (supporting character, sidekick)Small-time gangsters (villains)
Murder With Music
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe Chief (supporting character)Professor Schmaltz (villain)
The Missing-Models Mystery
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe Chief (supporting character)Romani (villain, a painter)
Matinee Murder
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe Chief (supporting character)Fazil Hussein (villain)
The Trail of Terror
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe Chief (supporting character)Peanuts (supporting character, sidekick)Maida (supporting character, Warren's ward)Jeffery Warren (villain)
The Yellow Spider
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe Chief (supporting character)The Yellow Spider (villain)Japanese in an airship (villains)
Peril in Panama
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe ChiefCol. KaneRita (Villain)Hans (Villain)
Sabotaging the Saboteurs
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the Sleuth
Death by Appointment
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sally the SleuthThe ChiefDawn MarlowVILLAIN: Doctor Owen
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