[cover updated 8/15/26]
Category: updated
October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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]
[cover updated 10/20/26]
July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer
June 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt
cover art by John Howitt
T.T. Flynn, “Murder in the Mud” (Rance Duane)
John Lawrence, “The Corpse Control” (Cass Blue)
Fred MacIsaac, “Go-Between” (Rambler Murphy)
R.D. Torrey, “A Death in the Family” (Johnny Carr)
better image than previously posted
[cover updated 10/1/26]
cover art by Norman Saunders
oil on board, 16″ X 21″
unidentified 1950s pulp magazine cover, similar composition to a September 1950 Black Mask issue, so perhaps this was an earlier version of the idea?
Oil on board, 21-1/4 x 14-3/8 inches (54.0 x 36.5 cm) (sight)
Not signed
[cover updated 1/30/26]
