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Johnston McCulley Bibliography
The following is a list of works by Johnston McCulley (1883–1958). Stories featuring his more popular pulp fiction characters, including Zorro, have been allotted independent lists. These lists are presented chronologically. The list of his other works is presented alphabetically. Works featuring his pulp characters The Avenging Twins * "The Avenging Twins", ''Detective Story Magazine'', May 12 1923, short story * "The Avenging Twins Try Again", ''Detective Story Magazine'', June 16–30, 1923, serial * "The Avenging Twins' Third Trick", ''Detective Story Magazine'', August 25 – September 8, 1923, serial * "Pearls of Great Price", ''Detective Story Magazine'', November 10, 1923, short story * "The Avenging Twins' Fifth Victim", ''Detective Story Magazine'', February 23, 1924, short story * "The Avenging Twins' Last Bow", ''Detective Story Magazine'', April 5–12, 1924, serial * "The Avenging Twins Return", ''Detective Story Magazine'', October 17, 1925, short story * "The Aveng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston McCulley
John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in Ottawa, Illinois, and raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, McCulley graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1901. He started as a police reporter for '' The Police Gazette'' and served as an Army public affairs officer during World War I. An amateur history buff, he went on to a career in pulp magazines and screenplays, often using a Southern California backdrop for his stories. Many of his novels and stories were written under the pseudonyms Harrington Strong, Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Rowena Raley, Frederic Phelps, Walter Pierson, and John Mack Stone, among others. Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black Star, The Spider, The Mongoose, and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulp Magazine
Pulp magazines (also referred to as "the pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 to the late 1950s. The term "pulp" derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed. In contrast, magazines printed on higher-quality paper were called "glossies" or "slicks". The typical pulp magazine had 128 pages; it was wide by high, and thick, with ragged, untrimmed edges. The pulps gave rise to the term pulp fiction in reference to run-of-the-mill, low-quality literature. Pulps were the successors to the penny dreadfuls, dime novels, and short-fiction magazines of the 19th century. Although many respected writers wrote for pulps, the magazines were best known for their lurid, exploitative, and sensational subject matter, even though this was but a small part of what existed in the pulps. Successors of pulps include paperback books, digest magazines, and men's adventure magazines. Modern superhero comic books are sometimes consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorro
Zorro ( Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of California against corrupt and tyrannical officials and other villains. His signature all-black costume includes a cape, a hat known as a , and a mask covering the upper half of his face. In the stories, Zorro has a high bounty on his head, but is too skilled and cunning for the bumbling authorities to catch, and he also delights in publicly humiliating them. Because of this, the townspeople started calling him ''"El Zorro"'' due to his foxlike cunning and charm. Zorro is an acrobat and an expert in various weapons, but the one he employs most frequently is his rapier, which he uses often to carve the initial "Z" on his defeated foes, and other objects to "sign his work". He is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment
''Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment'' is a short story written by Johnston McCulley. It first appeared in ''Detective Story Magazine ''Detective Story Magazine'' was an American magazine published by Street & Smith from October 15, 1915, to Summer, 1949 (1,057 issues). It was one of the first pulp magazines devoted to detective fiction and consisted of short stories and seri ...'' on November 19, 1918. Plot synopsis Detective Craddock finds Thubway Tham working in a cigar store. Tham says he is reformed and wants to be an honest businessman. Craddock leaves him alone, but says he will be watching him. Throughout the day Tham is swindled by several customers. A youth hands him a counterfeit bill and he loses to a man at dice. Since he cost the store $40, Tham decides to quit. On the subway, Tham watches as the youth robs the man who beat him at dice. Craddock arrests him and the three men go to the police station. On the way, Tham robs Craddock of the wallet. Tham discovers on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thubway Tham's Thanksgiving Dinner
"Thubway Tham's Thanksgiving Dinner" is a short story written by Johnston McCulley John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in O .... It first appeared in ''Detective Story Magazine'' on November 26, 1918. External links American short stories 1918 short stories Crime short stories Works originally published in Detective Story Magazine {{1910s-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thubway Tham And Elevated Elmer
"Thubway Tham and Elevated Elmer" is a short story written by Johnston McCulley. It first appeared in ''Detective Story Magazine ''Detective Story Magazine'' was an American magazine published by Street & Smith from October 15, 1915, to Summer, 1949 (1,057 issues). It was one of the first pulp magazines devoted to detective fiction and consisted of short stories and seri ...'' on March 4, 1919. External links American short stories 1919 short stories Crime short stories Works originally published in Detective Story Magazine {{1910s-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thubway Tham's Baggage Check
"Thubway Tham's Baggage Check" is a short story written by Johnston McCulley John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in O .... It first appeared in ''Detective Story Magazine'' on March 25, 1919. External links American short stories 1919 short stories Crime short stories Works originally published in Detective Story Magazine {{1910s-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thubway Tham's Chrithtmath
John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in Ottawa, Illinois, and raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, McCulley graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1901. He started as a police reporter for ''The Police Gazette'' and served as an Army public affairs officer during World War I. An amateur history buff, he went on to a career in pulp magazines and screenplays, often using a Southern California backdrop for his stories. Many of his novels and stories were written under the pseudonyms Harrington Strong, Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Rowena Raley, Frederic Phelps, Walter Pierson, and John Mack Stone, among others. Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black Star, The Spider, The Mongoose, and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of Capistrano
''The Curse of Capistrano'' is a 1919 novel by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the Californio character Diego Vega, the masked hero also called Zorro (''zorro'' is the Spanish word for fox). It first appeared as a five-part magazine serial. The story was adapted into the silent film ''The Mark of Zorro'' in 1920. It appeared in book form in 1924, also using the title ''The Mark of Zorro.'' Publication history Before being published in book form, ''The Curse of Capistrano'' appeared as five serialized installments in the pulp magazine ''All-Story Weekly''. In 1920, the story was adapted as the silent film '' The Mark of Zorro'' starring Douglas Fairbanks as the hero Don Diego Vega. The title was a reference to the hero's habit of marking enemies or surfaces with three sword cuts, forming a letter "Z." The film met with enormous success, leading to public demand for more Zorro stories. In 1922, McCulley began a new series of over 60 serialized stories in ''Argosy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Story Weekly
''Argosy'', later titled ''The Argosy'', ''Argosy All-Story Weekly'' and ''The New Golden Argosy'', was an American pulp magazine from 1882 through 1978, published by Frank Munsey until its sale to Popular Publications in 1942. It is the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a children's weekly story–paper entitled ''The Golden Argosy''. In the era before the Second World War, ''Argosy'' was regarded as one of the "Big Four" pulp magazines (along with '' Blue Book'', '' Adventure'' and '' Short Stories''), the most prestigious publications in the pulp market, that many pulp magazine writers aspired to publish in.Lee Server, ''Danger Is My Business: an illustrated history of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. (1993) (pp. 22-6, 50) John Clute, discussing the American pulp magazines in the first two decades of the twentieth century, has described ''The Argosy'' and its companion ''The All-Story'' as "the most important pulps of their era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argosy 190805
Argosy or The Argosy may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Argosy'' (magazine), an American pulp magazine 1882–1978 and revived 1990–1994, 2004–2006 * ''Argosy'' (UK magazine), three British magazines * Argosy spaceship in ''Escape Velocity'' (video game) * ''The Argosy'' (newspaper), newspaper published in British Guiana 1880-1907 *Argosy (band), a British band active in 1969 which consisted of Roger Hodgson and Elton John Businesses and organisations * Argosy Book Store, New York City, U.S. *Argosy Films, a 1940s Australian production company *Argosy Foundation, formerly the Abele Family Charitable Trust *Argosy Gaming Company, a former American casino operator **Argosy Empress Casino, a riverboat casino *Argosy Pictures, John Ford's film company *Argosy University, educational institutions in North America *Argosy Components Ltd, Broadcast equipment manufacturer and distributor in the UK Transportation * Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, a 1920/30s British biplane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
