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Sally the Sleuth
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Real Name

Sally the Sleuth

First Appearance

A Narrow Escape (Spicy Detective Stories, November 1934)

Original Publisher

Trojan

Created by

Adolphe Barreaux

Golden Age Origin

Sally worked for a private detective agency under a man known only as "The Chief." She often went undercover for the agency or served as bait. Sally was brave and was a good shot with her revolver. She also carried special weapons, such as a single shot gun disguised as a lipstick container for close-quarters defense. She could take down a well-muscled man with her judo techniques and she had a mean uppercut. Sally had blue eyes and was considered very attractive.

Golden Age Appearances

  • A Narrow Escape (Spicy Detective Stories, November 1934)
  • The Dart of Death (Spicy Detective Stories, December 1934)
  • The White Slave Peril (Spicy Detective Stories, January 1935)
  • Underground Peril (Spicy Detective Stories, February 1935)
  • Crimson Menace (Spicy Detective Stories, March 1935)
  • Murder Mania (Spicy Detective Stories, April 1935)
  • The Kidnap Trail (Spicy Detective Stories, May 1935)
  • The Jeweled Clue (Spicy Detective Stories, November 1935)
  • Maid to Order (Spicy Detective Stories, February 1936)
  • Midnight Ransom (Spicy Detective Stories, March 1936)
  • Murder in Wax (Spicy Detective Stories, April 1936)
  • Spy Trail (Spicy Detective Stories, May 1936)
  • The Spider (Spicy Detective Stories, June 1936)
  • The Scarab Murder (Spicy Detective Stories, August 1936)
  • The Avenging Corpse (Spicy Detective Stories, September 1936)
  • She Won't Talk (Spicy Detective Stories, November 1936)
  • Toy of Fate (Spicy Detective Stories, December 1936)
  • Matinee Murder (Spicy Detective Stories, February 1937)
  • The Trail of Terror (Spicy Detective Stories, March 1937)
  • The Missing-Models Mystery (Spicy Detective Stories, April 1937)
  • Fallen Star (Spicy Detective Stories, May 1937)
  • The Murder Trust (Spicy Detective Stories, August 1937)
  • Murder With Music (Spicy Detective Stories, September 1937)
  • Hot Cargo (Spicy Detective Stories, October 1937)
  • The Sewer Horror (Spicy Detective Stories, December 1937)
  • Coke Co-Eds (Spicy Detective Stories, January 1938)
  • Tourist Trade (Spicy Detective Stories, June 1938)
  • Rogues in Rags (Spicy Detective Stories, September 1938)
  • Secret Formula (Spicy Detective Stories, February 1939)
  • A Dangerous Mission (Spicy Detective Stories, October 1940)
  • Peril in Panama (Spicy Detective Stories, December 1940)
  • Hawaiian Spy Hunt (Spicy Detective Stories, April 1941)
  • The Unwelcome Visitor (Spicy Detective Stories, December 1941)
  • Winning Her Stripes (Spicy Detective Stories, June 1942)
  • Crime Smashers #1-15
  • Crime Mysteries #7

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