Johnston McCulley bibliography

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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.

Contents

Works featuring his pulp characters

The Avenging Twins

The Bat

Black Star

The Crimson Clown

The Green Ghost

Man in Purple

The Mongoose

Richard Hughes: Railroad Detective

The Spider

Thubway Tham

The Thunderbolt

The Whirlwind

Zorro

  1. The Curse of Capistrano , All-Story Weekly Vol. 100 No. 2 – Vol. 101 No. 2, August 9 1919 – September 6 1919, serial segment – novella The Curse of Capistrano published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1919
  2. The Further Adventures of Zorro, Argosy Vol. 142 No. 4 – Vol. 143 No. 3, May 6 1922 – June 10 1922, serial segment – novella reissued by Grosset & Dunlap as The Mark of Zorro in 1924
  3. Zorro Rides Again, Argosy Vol. 224 No. 3 – Vol. 224 No. 6, October 3 1931 – October 24 1931, serial segment
  4. "Zorro Saves A Friend", Argosy Vol. 234 No. 1, November 12 1932
  5. "Zorro Hunts A Jackal", Argosy Vol. 237 No. 6, April 22 1933 (aka Zorro Hunts by Night)
  6. "Zorro Deals With Treason", Argosy Vol. 249 No. 2, August 18 1934
  7. Mysterious Don Miguel, Argosy Weekly, September 21 1935, serial segment
  8. "Zorro Hunts By Night", Cavalier Classics Vol. I No. 2, September 1940 (aka "Zorro Hunts a Jackal")
  9. The Sign of Zorro, Argosy Vol. 305 No. 2 – Vol. 305 No. 6, January 25 1941 – February 22 1941, serial segment
  10. "Zorro Draws a Blade", West Magazine Vol. 56 No. 2, July 1944
  11. "Zorro Upsets a Plot", West Magazine Vol. 56 No. 3, September 1944
  12. "Zorro Strikes Again", West Magazine Vol. 57 No. 1, November 1944
  13. "Zorro Saves a Herd", West Magazine Vol. 57 No. 2, January 1945
  14. "Zorro Runs the Gauntlet", West Magazine Vol. 57 No. 3, March 1945
  15. "Zorro Fights a Duel", West Magazine Vol. 58 No. 1, May 1945
  16. "Zorro Opens a Cage", West Magazine Vol. 58 No. 2, July 1945
  17. "Zorro Prevents a War", West Magazine Vol. 58 No. 3, September 1945
  18. "Zorro Fights a Friend", West Magazine Vol. 59 No. 1, October 1945
  19. "Zorro's Hour of Peril", West Magazine Vol. 59 No. 2, November 1945
  20. "Zorro Lays a Ghost", West Magazine Vol. 59 No. 3, December. 1945
  21. "Zorro Frees Some Slaves", West Magazine Vol. 60 No. 1, January. 1946
  22. "Zorro's Double Danger", West Magazine Vol. 60 No. 2, February. 1946
  23. "Zorro's Masquerade", West Magazine Vol. 60 No. 3, March 1946
  24. "Zorro Stops a Panic", West Magazine Vol. 61 No. 1, April 1946
  25. "Zorro's Twin Perils", West Magazine Vol. 61 No. 2, May 1946
  26. "Zorro Plucks a Pigeon", West Magazine Vol. 61 No. 3, June 1946
  27. "Zorro Rides at Dawn" West Magazine Vol. 62 No. 1, July 1946
  28. "Zorro Takes the Bait", West Magazine Vol. 62 No. 2, August. 1946
  29. "Zorro Raids a Caravan", West Magazine Vol. 62 No. 3, October. 1946
  30. "Zorro's Moment of Fear", West Magazine Vol. 63 No. 3, January. 1947
  31. "Zorro Saves His Honour", West Magazine Vol. 64 No. 1, February. 1947
  32. "Zorro and the Pirate", West Magazine Vol. 64 No. 2, March 1947
  33. "Zorro Beats the Drum", West Magazine Vol. 64 No. 3, April 1947
  34. "Zorro's Strange Duel", West Magazine Vol. 65 No. 1, May 1947
  35. "A Task for Zorro", West Magazine Vol. 65 No. 2, June 1947
  36. "Zorro's Masked Menace", West Magazine Vol. 65 No. 3, July 1947
  37. "Zorro Aids an Invalid", West Magazine Vol. 66 No. 1, August. 1947
  38. "Zorro Saves an American", West Magazine Vol. 66 No. 2, September. 1947
  39. "Zorro Meets a Rogue", West Magazine Vol. 66 No. 3, October. 1947
  40. "Zorro Races with Death", West Magazine Vol. 67 No. 1, November. 1947
  41. "Zorro Fights for Peace", West Magazine Vol. 67 No. 2, December. 1947
  42. "Zorro Starts the New Year", West Magazine Vol. 67 No. 3, January. 1948
  43. "Zorro Serenades a Siren", West Magazine Vol. 68 No. 1, February. 1948
  44. "Zorro Meets a Wizard", West Magazine Vol. 68 No. 2, March 1948
  45. "Zorro Fights with Fire", West Magazine Vol. 68 No. 3, April 1948
  46. "Gold for a Tyrant", West Magazine Vol. 69 No. 1, May 1948
  47. "The Hide Hunter", West Magazine Vol. 69 No. 2 July 1948
  48. "Zorro Shears Some Wolves", West Magazine Vol. 69 No. 3, September. 1948
  49. "The Face Behind the Mask", West Magazine Vol. 70 No. 1, November. 1948
  50. "Hangnoose Reward", West Magazine Vol. 70 No. 3, March 1949
  51. "Zorro's Hostile Friends", West Magazine Vol. 71 No. 1, May 1949
  52. "Zorro's Hot Tortillas", West Magazine Vol. 71 No. 2, July 1949
  53. "An Ambush for Zorro", West Magazine Vol. 71 No. 3, September. 1949
  54. "Zorro Gives Evidence", West Magazine Vol. 72 No. 1, November. 1949
  55. "Rancho Marauders", West Magazine Vol. 72 No. 2, January. 1950
  56. "Zorro's Stolen Steed" West Magazine Vol. 73 No. 3, March 1950
  57. "Zorro Curbs a Riot", West Magazine Vol. 73 No. 3, September. 1950
  58. "The Three Stage Peons", West Magazine Vol. 74 No. 1, November. 1950
  59. "Zorro Nabs a Cutthroat", West Magazine Vol. 74 No. 2, January. 1951
  60. "Zorro Gathers Taxes", West Magazine Vol. 74 No. 3, March 1951
  61. "Zorro's Fight for Life", West Magazine, Vol. 74 No. 2, July 1951
  62. "Zorro Rides the Trail!", Max Brand’s Western Magazine, May 1954
  63. "The Mask of Zorro", Short Stories for Men Vol. 221 No. 2, April 1959

Other works

McCulley's "Land of Lost Hope" was cover-featured on the May 1908 issue of The Argosy Argosy 190805.jpg
McCulley's "Land of Lost Hope" was cover-featured on the May 1908 issue of The Argosy
McCulley's "King of Chaos" was the cover story for the June 1912 issue of The Argosy Argosy 191206.jpg
McCulley's "King of Chaos" was the cover story for the June 1912 issue of The Argosy
McCulley's "Daughter of the Sun" was serialized in The Argosy in 1918 Argosy 19180504.jpg
McCulley's "Daughter of the Sun" was serialized in The Argosy in 1918
McCulley's "Road to Jeopardy" was the cover story for the February 1934 issue of Black Book Detective. Black book detective 193402.jpg
McCulley's "Road to Jeopardy" was the cover story for the February 1934 issue of Black Book Detective.

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