Saucy Detective: 'Kidnapped by a Monster!'

 

A very short lived, (only five issues, all published in 1937), companion to Saucy Movie Tales and Saucy Stories, just how far the 'sauciness' extended beyond the lurid cover of Saucy Detective is unclear.  If we're to believe that cover, though, readers were being promised a wild ride. Swooning and  scantily clad  young women being carried off by various menaces was a staple for the covers of this title.  This particular one, with that gorilla abducting a half naked girl of course hints at bestiality.  Although, the fact that he is carrying a gun in his other hand suggests that the assailant will turn out to be just a man in an ape suit.  (A common conceit in B-movies of the era). At a guess, I'd say that 'John Beck' and 'Donald Hogarth' were house names - they seemed to turn out stories for all of the 'Saucy' titles.  

Changing tack completely, this has been one of those weeks where coming up with material for this blog has been difficult.  I've found myself constantly blown off course by external events, with little chance to put together any coherent thoughts. Also, I've spent the better part of the last two days out walking around various local Country Parks.  So, the distractions have been coming thick and fast, but hey, it's August, that most magical month of the year when the world feels as if it is on holiday and I tend to spend my time out enjoying the long lazy dog days of Summer.  Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.