Books by Johnston McCulley

Zorro is a mysterious man who always wears a large sombrero and a long black cloak. He covers his face with a black mask with two holes through which his sharp gaze follows everything that goes on around him. Zorro has some problems with the Californian governor, who thinks that the man is a thief. The governor is ready to pay a lot of money to the one who kills Zorro. This is where real problems begin for the mysterious man. Who is Zorro? Who is actually hiding behind the mask? Is he really a thief? Might he actually be protecting the city from evil powers? Will someone dare to approach Zorro and kill him?Find all the answers in Johnston McCulley’s book "The Mark of Zorro" from 1924.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Johnston McCulley (1883 - 1958) was an American pulp fiction writer. Before his writing career, McCulley worked as a police reporter at The Police Gazette. He is author of a large number of novels and screenplays, and a creator of the notorious character Zorro. Some of his most popular works are "The Mark of Zorro", "The Spider Strain" and "The Black Star".

McCulley''s novel first appeared in 1919 as a five-part story serialized in All-Story Weekly, a popular pulp magazine. The novel was quickly adapted to film as The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks.

"One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines' Thrilling Adventures." -from the introduction by Will MurrayThis collection assembles-for the first time-the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title. Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories. Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures. With an introduction by pulp historian Will Murray.The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories: "Riley of the Bengal Lancers" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Valley of Giants" by Jackson Cole "Brother of the Tong" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Guerrilla Brand" by Jackson Cole "The Devil Fish" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Red Silver" by Jackson Cole "The Avenger of Lo Chang" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Danger Trails" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Pyramid of Gold" by George Allan Moffatt "The Pearl of Death" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "The Terror of Siberia" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Dogs of Shallajai" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "The Sultan of Hell" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Orchid of Doom" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Lost Treasures of Eden" by Capt. John Powers "The Lagoon of Monsters" by Johnston McCulley "World of Doom" by Ray Cummings "The Web of the Green Spider" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Sublevel Sixteen" by Paul Ernst "The Curse of the Shining God" by A. Leslie "Hell's Oasis" by Arthur J. Burks

FIRST EDITION! Marcos Zappa is set upon by four rogues and carried away to a shack in the hills. There he is left alone with an elegant caballero who introduces himself as Don Pedro Garcia. Quickly Don Pedro makes it clear that he knows the truth about Marcos Zappa. He knows that this man is really Don Felipe Hernandez, once a member of the Viceroy's staff; that he now wears a band around his forehead to conceal the brand of the renegade. El renegado Don Felipe Hernandez was proclaimed, because his love for a Mexican girl led him to help foment a native uprising. He was banished from his own caste, and eventually he joined a crew of pirates.

Zorro fights to help the poor and weak in California under the Spanish Governor's rule. Sergeant Gonzales has promised to catch and kill him, so how does Zorro always escape? And how will Senorita Lolita choose between Zorro, the exciting outlaw, and Don Diego, the rich but boring young man who wants to marry her?

Famed as the creator and author of Zorro, McCulley wrote a novel in a similar vein which was published in 1916 and subsequently made into a silent film. Captain Fly-By-Night was stirring up trouble in California between the red men and the white. Rojelio Rocha, betrothed by his parents to Anita Fernandez, heads to San Diego for his marriage. All three end up in a rollicking historical drama of Southern California life in the early 1800's.

CUT IN BLOOD!a slashing sword leaves Zorro's markZTortured peasants! Beautiful senoritas in prison! Old California beneath the whiplash of oppression! But a champion of freedom rides the highways. His identity hidden behind a mask, the laughing

A thrill-a minute ride set in the days of Spanish colonialism in California, where thugs and greedy tyrants try to wrest every penny from peasants . . . and the one hero who defends the common man is the mysterious masked stranger who calls himself Zorro--The Fox! The first Zorro story appeared as a 5-part serial in All-Story Weekly, a famous American pulp fiction magazine, starting in the August 9, 1919 issue. In a case of fortunate timing, Douglas Fairbanks, the silent movie star, was in the process of trying to change his image at the time, and he chose Zorro as his next starring role. In 1920, when the romantic swashbuckler debuted, it set movie box office records. Riot police had to disperse the huge crowds that showed up at the New York opening. Zorro entered the public consciousness and is now a part of popular culture, the same as such heroes as Superman, Tarzan, and The Lone Ranger. The rest is history.

In "The Spider Strain," the supervillain's right-hand man, John Warwick, must steal a priceless necklace. This is his last assignment, for if he can finally satisfy the Spider, he will free himself from the criminal forever. With a rival gang after the necklace and the Spider's fate hanging in the balance, this may be Warwick's most dangerous assignment yet. A beautiful woman, a decades-old secret, and thieves running rampant at a high society party make for a brisk caper-story . . . and the culmination of the long-running Spider series! This volume also features a fine selection of other mystery tales from the pulps by Johnston McCulley, who remains most famous as the creator of Zorro.

This collection features a thrilling assortment of stories from the golden age of pulp fiction, showcasing Johnston McCulley's masterful ability to craft suspenseful and action-packed narratives. Best known as the creator of Zorro, McCulley delivers gripping tales filled with mystery, daring heroes, and shadowy villains. The stories are a perfect reflection of the fast-paced, high-stakes drama that defined the pulp era, keeping readers on the edge of their seats.This volume presents 5 novellas originally published under the pseudonym "Harrington Strong" in Detective Story Magazine: "The Great Green Ring," "The Only Way," "Run to Ground," "The Obvious Clue," and "Slave of Mystery."