By The Editors of Spicy Detective Magazine “I could see the sudden surge of her gorgeous watchacallems under her fawn frock. I commenced shaking her until her thingumbobs jiggled like mounds of aspic in an earthquakes.” — Dan Turner in “Death’s Passport” (December 1940, Spicy Detective) The following requirements were laid down by the editors … Continue reading Do’s and Don’ts for Detective Writers Dealing With Sex
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Betty Blake
Created by H.L. Parkhurst "The Girl Super-Detective Who Always Gets Her Man!" -- the tagline announcing a story coming up in the next issue BETTY BLAKE was a sort of classier, more upscale version of Sally the Sleuth--she even managed to keep her clothes on most of the time. She appeared in a handful of two-page comic … Continue reading Betty Blake
Crime Smashers
"Crime Can't Pay -- In Any Way!" --the Crime Smashers tagline A short-lived comic book anthology series from Trojan, Crime Smashers reprinted four of the most popular comic stories once found in the pages of parent corporation Culture Publications' pulp magazines (including Hollywood Detective and Spicy Detective), nestled between the prose short stories and novellas. … Continue reading Crime Smashers
Sally the Sleuth
Created by Adolphe Barreaux Pseudonyms include Charles Barr (1899-1985) One of the oldest comic strip heroes ever, predating even the Man of Steel, SALLY THE SLEUTH first popped up in the November 1934 issue of Culture Publication's Spicy Detective pulp mag, in a steamy little two-page comic back-up feature, nestled in there amongst all the other … Continue reading Sally the Sleuth