Month: February 2024

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

“In Chapter 2 of the 1943 serial Batman — ‘The Bat’s Cave’ — Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred wiles away the time reading the October 1940 issue of Spicy Detective. The “spicy” element should be obvious from the cover art—and from the prim Alfred’s startled expression.””In Chapter 2 of the 1943 serial Batman — “The Bat’s Cave” — Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred wiles away the time reading the October 1940 issue of Spicy Detective. The “spicy” element should be obvious from the cover art—and from the prim Alfred’s startled expression.” [donherron.com]

1950 Venus digest – cover art by Howell Dodd

1950 Venus digest

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

originally published as Passion’s Slave by Exotic Novel, February1950?

cover art by George Gross