{"product_id":"spicy-adventure-stories-december-1939","title":"Spicy Adventure Stories (December 1939)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe famous \u003ci\u003eSpicy\u003c\/i\u003e pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s are among the\nrarest and most sought-after publications by collectors. The \u003ci\u003eSpicy\u003c\/i\u003e\nmagazines — which included \u003ci\u003eSpicy Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpicy Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e,\n\u003ci\u003eSpicy Detective\u003c\/i\u003e and others — published a titilating mix of fantasy,\nhorror, mystery, action-adventure and suspense, punctuated by episodes of\ntorture, sadism, sex and other risque elements. Although tame by current\nstandards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented\ntales which thrilled a sensation-hungry audience. Despite the themes and\nconstraints of the market, writers who would later become famous —\nincluding Hugh B. Cave, E. Hoffman Price, Robert Leslie Bellem and many more\n— were frequent contributors. The December 1939 issue of \u003ci\u003eSpicy\nAdventure Stories\u003c\/i\u003e includes works from Robert Leslie Bellem, Lew Merrill\n(Victor Rousseau), Hugh Speer, Ken Cooper, Clayton Maxwell, Clark Nelson and\nHarley L. Court.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221269401944,"sku":"9780809557615","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780809557615_1f5fff08-9492-470a-bf50-3ee37f90b581.jpg?v=1764646213","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/spicy-adventure-stories-december-1939","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}