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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published February 1989
Cover Price 1.95 USD
Pages 36
Editing Chris Ulm (Editor-in-Chief); Mickie Villa (Editorial Assistant)

Cover Details

Genre Detective
Pencils Steve Martin
Inks Steve Martin
Colors Steve Martin
Letters Scott Bieser(Logo Design)(Letters)

2 page text article "Introduction] [The Superman Connection"

Synopsis Details on Harry Donenfeld's (DC Comics) connection to the 'Spicy' line of pulps.
Script John Wooley
Letters Typeset

4 page Sally the Sleuth story "Peril in Panama"

Characters Sally the Sleuth; The Chief; Col. Kane; Rita (Villain); Hans (Villain)
Genre Detective
Script Adolphe Barreaux
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux
Inks Adolphe Barreaux
Letters Adolphe Barreaux
Reprinted From Spicy Detective, December 1940

8 page Dan Turner story "Sinister Santa Claus"

Characters Dan Turner; Nora Novak; Mike O'Mara (studio cop); Lt. Donaldson; Tim O'Mara (his son); Pete Penner; 'Santa Claus' (Villain)
Genre Detective
Script Robert Leslie Bellem
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux
Inks Adolphe Barreaux
Letters Adolphe Barreaux
Reprinted From Spicy Detective, October 1940

2 page Sally the Sleuth story "The Scarab Murder"

Characters Sally the Sleuth; The Chief; Princess Hotepsu (Villain)
Genre Detective
Script Adolphe Barreaux
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux
Inks Adolphe Barreaux
Letters Adolphe Barreaux
Notes pages out of sequence with Table of Content listing.
Reprinted From Spicy Detective, August 1936

2 page Sally the Sleuth story "She Won't Talk"

Characters Sally the Sleuth; The Chief; Katie the Killer (Villain)
Genre Detective
Script Adolphe Barreaux
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux
Inks Adolphe Barreaux
Letters Adolphe Barreaux
Notes pages out of sequence with Table of Contents listing.
Reprinted From Spicy Detective, November 1936

2 page Sally the Sleuth story "Toy of Fate"

Characters Sally the Sleuth; The Chief; Dean of Traymore Academy; Ming Soy; cop passing by; Oriental thugs (Villain)
Genre Detective; Western; Adult
Script Adolphe Barreaux
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux
Inks Adolphe Barreaux
Letters Adolphe Barreaux
Notes pages out of sequence with Table of Contents listing.
Reprinted From Spicy Detective, December 1936

2 page Polly of the Plains story "Quicksand!!"

Characters Polly of the Plains; Jean Dawson; Crazed marijuan addict (Villain)
Genre Adventure; Western
Script Joseph Sokoli
Pencils Joseph Sokoli
Inks Joseph Sokoli
Letters Joseph Sokoli
Notes pages out of sequence with Table of Contents listing.
Reprinted From Spicy Western, June 1937

2 page Diana Daw story "Chapter 8"

Characters Diana Daw; Ted Morton; Harem girls (Villain); Sheik Hammad (Villain)
Genre Adventure
Script Clayton Maxwell
Pencils Max Plaisted
Inks Max Plaisted
Letters Max Plaisted
Notes pages out of sequence with Table of Contents listing.
Reprinted From Spicy Adventure, June 1935

2 page Betty Blake story "Flap-Eye's Trap"

Characters Betty Blake; Betty Blake's father; Mac (a cop); Flap-Eye (Villain)
Genre Detective
Script Harry Parkhurst
Pencils Harry Parkhurst
Inks Harry Parkhurst
Letters Harry Parkhurst
Notes pages out of sequence with Table of Contents listing.
Reprinted From Super Detective, July 1935