Issue | #2 |
Published | October 1988 |
Cover Price | 1.95 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Chris Ulm |
Notes | All stories were reprints of stories that appeared in the 'Spicy' line of pulps by Frank Armer's Culture Publications |
Genre | western; adult; detective |
Pencils | Harry Parkhurst |
Inks | Harry Parkhurst |
Colors | Brooks Hagan |
Letters | Scott Bieser (logo designer) |
Synopsis | Text Copyright 1988 by John Wooley. A run down of some of the details involving the history of the 'Spicy' line of pulps & those who worked on the strips that appeared in them |
Script | John Wooley |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Sally The Sleuth; Villains: Nazi spy X-22 code-name "The Owl"; "Mein Herr"; Supporting Characters: The Chief; Elisa |
Synopsis | Sally and her Chief take on notorious Nazi spy The Owl only to have Sally captured. She is saved by undercover FBI agent Elisa. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Adolphe Barreaux |
Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux |
Inks | Adolphe Barreaux |
Letters | Adolphe Barreaux |
Notes | This story is self-contained and chronologically takes place years after the later stories in this issue. |
Reprinted | from Spicy Detective, June 1942 |
Characters | Dan Turner; Tanya Trovna (Supporting Character); Len Gregg (Supporting Character); Jim Horne (Supporting Character); Fawn Deer (Supporting Character); Dave Donaldson (from the Police Homicide Squad) |
Synopsis | Dan is hired by Tayna to bodyguard her boyfriend, Len. After several false leads & Len's death, it is determined that Tayna killed Greg & meant to use Dan as the alibi |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Robert Leslie Bellem |
Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux |
Inks | Adolphe Barreaux |
Letters | Adolphe Barreaux |
Reprinted | from Spicy Detecive, July 1943 |
Characters | Polly of the Plains; Villains: Pancho; Pancho's thugs; Supporting Characters: Carmen; Jack; Jean |
Synopsis | Polly is wounded by Pancho. Jean is captured & stripped by Pancho and his men when she tries to rescue Polly |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Joseph Sokoli |
Pencils | Joseph Sokoli (signed) |
Inks | Joseph Sokoli (signed) |
Letters | Joseph Sokoli |
Notes | Also inside cover contents state that the Diana Daw story appears before the Polly of the Plains story. Actually Polly's story is before Diana's. |
Reprinted | From Spicy Western, February 1937 |
Characters | Diana Daw; Villains: Warriors of the African tribe; the Kappirs; Supporting Characters: Prince Baldwin; Kabu |
Synopsis | In search of a legendary diamond mine, Diana is captured by the Kappirs tribe and is rescued by a knight from the days of the Crusades name Prince. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Robert Maxwell [as Clayton Maxwell] |
Pencils | Max Plaisted |
Inks | Max Plaisted |
Letters | Max Plaisted ? |
Notes | Story is listed in table of contents as one story when it is really three parts back to back. It is also listed in contents in error as appearing before the Polly of the Plains story. |
Reprinted | from: Spicy Adventure, November 1934 |
Characters | Diana Daw; Villains: Black Knight; Black Knight's knights; Supporting Characters: Prince Baldwin; Ted Morton |
Synopsis | After being saved by Prince Baldwin, they are attacked by the Black Knight. Baldwin is killed and Diana is stripped naked and captured. She escapes and is saved by Ted Morton from the Knights. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Robert Maxwell ? [as Clayton Maxwell] |
Pencils | Max Plaisted |
Inks | Max Plaisted |
Letters | Max Plaisted ? |
Notes | Story is listed in table of contents as one story when it is really three parts back to back. It is also listed in contents in error as appearing before the Polly of the Plains story. |
Reprinted | from: Spicy Adventure, December 1934 |
Characters | Diana Daw; Villains: Natives of the Pygmy tribe; Pygmy Chief Matu; Supporting Characters: Ted Morton; Dr. Ramski; the "savages" he leads |
Synopsis | After rescuing Diana, Ted is killed by a jealous ape. She is saved from the ape by some Pygmies and whom have her taken to be sacrificed to the god Taku. She is saved by a raiding party from Dr. Ramski. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Robert Maxwell ? [as Clayton Maxwell] |
Pencils | Max Plaisted |
Inks | Max Plaisted |
Letters | Max Plaisted ? |
Notes | Story is listed in table of contents as one story when it is really three parts back to back. It is also listed in contents in error as appearing before the Polly of the Plains story. |
Reprinted | from Spicy Adventure, January 1935 |
Characters | Sally The Sleuth. Villains: Spike & Other members of 'De Gang'. Supporting Charcters: The Chief, Peanuts (kid 'sidekick') |
Synopsis | The Chief is captured & tortured by members of 'De Gang'. Sally has Peanuts go & call for the Police & she goes to save him herself, but is captured. Both are about to be knifed when the police arrive & shoot Spike to death & rest are captured |
Genre | detective |
Script | Adolphe Barreaux |
Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux |
Inks | Adolphe Barreaux |
Letters | Adolphe Barreaux |
Reprinted | Reprinted from: Spicy Detective, February 1935 |
Characters | Sally The Sleuth; Lisa (Villain); The Chief (Supporting Character); Mr. Lutz (Supporting Character) |
Synopsis | Posing as a cloak model, Sally finds that Lisa has been the one behind the poisonings of Mr Gluntz's models due to her jealousy of them. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Adolphe Barreaux |
Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux |
Inks | Adolphe Barreaux |
Letters | Adolphe Barreaux |
Reprinted | Reprinted from: Spicy Detective, March 1935 |
Characters | Sally The Sleuth. Villains: 'The Maniac'; Supporting Characters: The Chief, Peanuts |
Synopsis | Sally acts as a decoy to capture a homicidal maniac who has killed 3 girls in 2 weeks & dropped them in the cemetary. With Peanuts help, her ploy works & The Chief kills the murderer. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Adolphe Barreaux |
Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux |
Inks | Adolphe Barreaux |
Letters | Adolphe Barreaux |
Reprinted | Reprinted from: Spicy Detective, April 1935 |