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Issue: Spicy Tales #2
Publication Date: October 1988
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Issues: #2 of 20 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: For Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagMalibu Comics
Brand: EternityView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Eternity Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.50 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: For Mature Readers
Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Most stories were reprints of stories that appeared in the 'Spicy' line of pulps by Frank Armer's Culture Publications (owned by Harry and Irwin Donenfeld).

Eternity Comics, a division of Malibu Graphics, Inc., 1355 Lawrence Drive #212, Newbury Park, CA 91320.

Spicy Tales is a trademark of Malibu Graphics, Inc. Spicy Tales #1 [sic] is ©1988 Eternity Publishing, Inc. "More Spicy Tales" ©1988 John Wooley. All other contents ©1988 Malibu Graphics, Inc.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, mystery, western
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This might be from Polly of the Plains, though not certain.
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More Spicy Tales

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A rundown of some of the details involving the history of the 'Spicy' line of pulps and those who worked on the strips that appeared in them.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text Copyright 1988 by John Wooley.
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Winning Her Stripes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sally The Sleuth; The Owl [Nazi spy X-22] (villain); Mein Herr (villain); 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.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: This story is self-contained and chronologically takes place years after the later stories in this issue.
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Murder With Music

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dan Turner; Tanya Trovna; Len Gregg; Jim Horne; Fawn Deer; Dave Donaldson (from the Police Homicide Squad)
Synopsis: Dan is hired by Tayna to bodyguard her boyfriend, Len. After several false leads and Len's death, it is determined that Tayna killed Greg and meant to use Dan as the alibi
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Pages: 8
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Into the Net!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Polly of the Plains
Character(s): Polly of the Plains; Pancho (villain); Pancho's thugs (villain); Carmen (supporting character); Jack (supporting character); Jean (supporting character)
Synopsis: Polly is wounded by Pancho. Jean is captured and stripped by Pancho and his men when she tries to rescue Polly
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Pages: 2
Disclose 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.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Diana Daw
Character(s): Diana Daw; Warriors of the African tribe (villains); the Kappirs (villains); Prince Baldwin; Kabu
First Line: That mountain, Kanu, is the site of the legendary diamond mines...
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.
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Pages: 2
Disclose 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.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Diana Daw
Character(s): Diana Daw; Black Knight (villains); Black Knight's knights (villains); Prince Baldwin; Ted Morton
First Line: Lucky the Kappirs left me some clothes...
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.
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Pages: 2
Disclose 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.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Diana Daw
Character(s): Diana Daw; Villains: Natives of the Pygmy tribe (villains); Pygmy Chief Matu (villains); Ted Morton; Dr. Ramski; the "savages" he leads
First Line: So when I said 'U. S. Marines' your memory returned?
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.
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Pages: 2
Disclose 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.
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Underground Peril

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sally The Sleuth; Spike (villain); Other members of De Gang (villain); The Chief; Peanuts (kid sidekick)
Synopsis: The Chief is captured and tortured by members of 'De Gang'. Sally has Peanuts go and call for the Police and she goes to save him herself, but is captured. Both are about to be knifed when the police arrive & shoot Spike to death and rest are captured
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Pages: 2
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Crimson Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sally The Sleuth; Lisa (Villain); The Chief; Mr. Lutz
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.
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Pages: 2
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Murder Mania

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sally The Sleuth; The Maniac (villain); The Chief; Peanuts
Synopsis: Sally acts as a decoy to capture a homicidal maniac who has killed three girls in two weeks and dropped them in the cemetery. With Peanuts help, her ploy works and The Chief kills the murderer.
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Pages: 2

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