PREMIERE IN PURGATORY by Robert Leslie Bellem Purgatory, Arizona, lived up to its name when Dan Turner unwittingly took a case to return a poor devil to the chain gang. The fellow's pretty wife needed a doctor, but Dan thought she might be needing an undertaker more! MURDER FOR THE ASKING by Robert A. Garron He had done a horrible thing to her, and his razor was right there, and all she could think of was murder!

FOR NO RANSOM by Robert A. Garron Fleischer had laid his plans with consummate skill, and the kidnaping went through without a hitch. Only the accident of a voice heard over the radio told Phil where his sweetheart was. DEATH'S BLUE DISCS by Robert Leslie Bellem Dan Turner could see no other way out. He must take the law in his own hands; but he figured it was worth the risk if it would get Judy Prescott out of the jam she was in.

Spicy Detective was home to the odd-ball detective, Dan Turner-Hollywood Detective. A wise cracking, cigarette smoking, whiskey swilling dick with a huge following. SENORITA BLUEBEARD by N. Wooten Poge (Norvell Page) Eight Miami playboys had vanished without a trace before your old friend, Bill Carter, found himself marked for ninth on the list. His only hope lay in solving the clue of the slashed garter. ALIMONY LEAGUE by Robert Leslie Bellem A movie star on the way up...with a lot of ex-wives who want alimony and plenty of it. Would any of them want to pin a murder on him? It was Dan Turner's job to find out!

The Culture/Trojan line of Spicy pulps began in 1934 with Spicy-Detective Stories. It'spopularity spawned four more "Spicy" titles, including Spicy Western Stories, SPICY-MYSTERYand SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES. One of the publishers connected to the Culture/Trojangroup was none other than eventual cofounder of D.C. Comics, Harry Donenfeld.COLLECTED HERE ARE THREE ISSUES OF SPICY-DETECTIVE STORIES. They are all from volumesix, collecting issues #1. 2 and 6. The center spread of issue 1 was not available so the lastpage of the comic SALLY THE SLEUTH is missingDecent scans of the Spicy Pulps are not easy to find. If you have access to some and arewilling to share, please let me know.This book is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions

The Culture/Trojan line of Spicy pulps began in 1934 with Spicy-Detective Stories. It'spopularity spawned four more "Spicy" titles, including Spicy Western Stories, SPICY-MYSTERYand SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES. One of the publishers connected to the Culture/Trojangroup was none other than eventual cofounder of D.C. Comics, Harry Donenfeld.COLLECTED HERE ARE THREE ISSUES OF SPICY-MYSTERY STORIES. They are from volumethree, #3, volume five, #3 and volume six #1.Decent scans of the Spicy Pulps are not easy to find. If you have access to some and arewilling to share, please let me know.This book is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions