Bøger af Johnston McCulley

They trailed him at sunset.... They trailed him at sunset through the streets of Dodge City, through the gambling dens and flashy dance halls.... They trailed him through the cattle country to Shantyville and Sirloin City-waiting in ambush with guns primed along the lonely mountain passes.... They trailed him the long way to Texas .... down every stretch of the Old Chisolm Trail- But still he spurred steadily south, a young giant of a man, heedless of the enemy at hand-his single-minded purpose, a final showdown with the enemy that lay waiting ahead-at the Diamond W ranch! The Circle Box ranch owner decided to purchase his competitor, the Diamond W ranch-or destroy it! He didn't bargain on the loyalty or rage of Phil Banniton. Johnston McCulley, renowned creator of Zorro, delivers a fast-paced tale of Old West justice.

This is the original story about Zorro (Spanish word for fox), who lived in California at the time it was Spanish and Mexican. The story is about Don Diego Vega in the company of his deaf and mute servant Bernardo, his lover and future wife Lolita, Sergeant Gonzales and others.

In the early 1800s, California - with its warmth, its romance, its peaceful beauties - was still under Spanish rule. While the legend of Zorro grew, stirring the hearts of Californians, this sprawling state was a land of opportunity and adventure - and, oft-times, great danger."Señor Vulture" - Mission San Juan Capistrano was blessed with a beautiful morning - then the runner whom folk called El Viento, the Wind arrived with grim tidings. He told of the coming of one Marcos Palma - known far and wide as Señor Vulture, a black-clad rider carrying papers from the governor. Who would challenge this sinister messenger and his ill-visaged body servant? Might it be Sergeant Valdez, commander of the garrison? Or perhaps Don Ricardo Rizal, son of a wealthy landowner? Dorotea, daughter of his father's oldest friend? Or perhaps that old rascal, Juan Bardoso, inn-keeper and ex-pirate with a smile ..."Don Robert's Right Arm" - an additional short story of Old California! When an enemy's treachery destroys his sword-arm, the Don deliberately acquires another even better than the first!Cover by Francisco Silva

Probably McCulley's second most popular character (after Zorro), The Black Star is a criminal mastermind, what was once termed a 'gentleman criminal.' He does not commit murder, nor does he permit any of his gang to kill - not even the police or his arch enemy, Roger Verbeck. The Black Star does not threaten women, always keeps his word, and is invariably courteous. Nor does he deal with narcotics in any of his stories. He is always seen in a black cloak and a black hood on which is embossed a jet black star. The Black Star and his gang use 'vapor bombs' and 'vapor guns' to render their victims instantly unconscious, a technique which pre-dated the Green Hornet's gas gun by several decades.

When William Duncan, a wealthy man who became the leader of a band of thieves for the thrill of committing burglaries, is betrayed by his gang members and sentenced to spend 25 years in prison, his twin daughters, Doris and Dorcas, disguise themselves as the mysterious Madam Madcap to carry out a revenge against the men who framed their father! A thrilling story of mystery and adventure by Johnston McCulley, the creator of Zorro!

Arthur J. Burks, one of the great science-fiction authors, paints a vast canvas, creating a lurid, thrilling vision of the devastation and rebirth of the earth's greatest nation! A science fiction epic reprinted with its amazing sequel for the first time! In "Survival," David Haslup leads his people in flight from an invading army - deep into the bowels of the earth, carving out an interior world of supermen and super-science! Centuries later, in "Exodus," David Haslup's descendant, 39 generations later, leads his people in battle to reclaim the surface world -- a world their generation has never seen! In "Thubway Tham's Four Queens," the creator of Zorro recounts a tale of high stakes poker and low-life players. Can the notorious but lovable pickpocket prove that anyone can be a high-stakes poker player? Or will Tham's desire for easy money once again prove his undoing? Also: "The Watcher" by Charles E. Fritch, and "63,571" by L. H. Hayum. Cover by Norman Saunders.

Winds whistled up the river, and winds whistled down from the hills, and they met to swirl and gather fury and rattle the city's millions of windowpanes. They carried a mixture of sleet and fine snow, the first herald of the winter to come. In the business district they swung signs madly back and forth, and roared around the corners of high office buildings, and swept madly against struggling trolley cars. They poured through the man-made cañons; they dashed out the broad boulevards-and so they came to the attention of Mr. Roger Verbeck, at about the hour of midnight, as he turned over in his warm bed and debated whether to rise and lower the window or take a chance with the rapidly lowering temperature.

Johnston McCulley (1883 - 1958) was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. McCulley started as a police reporter for The Police Gazette and served as an Army public affairs officer during World War I. Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black Star, The Spider, The Mongoose, and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's characters-The Green Ghost, The Thunderbolt, and The Crimson Clown-were inspirations for the masked heroes that have appeared in popular culture from McCulley's time to the present day. In this book: The Curse of Capistrano (1919) The Spider Strain (1919) The Black Star, A Detective Story, 1916 Black Star's Campaign, A Detective Story Short stories The Stolen Story Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment (1918) Thubway Tham's Thanksgiving Dinner (1918) Thubway Tham's Baggage Check (1919) Thubway Tham and Elevated Elmer (1919)

Old California, in a bygone era of sprawling haciendas and haughty caballeros, suffers beneath the whip-lash of oppression. Missions are pillaged, native peasants are abused, and innocent men and women are persecuted by the corrupt governor and his army. But a champion of freedom rides the highways. His identity hidden behind a mask, the laughing outlaw Zorro defies the tyrant's might. A deadly marksman and a demon swordsman, his flashing blade leaves behind

Old California, in a bygone era of sprawling haciendas and haughty caballeros, suffers beneath the whip-lash of oppression. Missions are pillaged, native peasants are abused, and innocent men and women are persecuted by the corrupt governor and his army. But a champion of freedom rides the highways. His identity hidden behind a mask, the laughing outlaw Zorro defies the tyrant's might. A deadly marksman and a demon swordsman, his flashing blade leaves behind . . . First published in 1919, The Mark of Zorro has inspired countless films and television adventures. Now read how the legend began.

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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! We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

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While mild-mannered Don Diego Vega seeks a bride, cloaked crusader Señor Zorro (Spanish for ¿Mr. Fox¿) rides the dangerous highway of Mexican California armed with a sword, whip, and pistol¿righting wrongs, defending the weak, and punishing injustice.The story is set in Reina de Los Angeles, a town in southern California circa 1800 when California was still a part of Mexico, and when Mexico was controlled by Spain. The Los Angeles of this time is populated by four societies that must coexist, but that coexistence is out of balance.The oldest and weakest group is the ¿natives¿ who live in the pueblo. Next come the clergy, the friales who first planted the orchards and who live in the missions. Then, the gentry, who live as dons and doñas on feudal estates, or haciendas. Finally, the land is ruled by the strongest of these powers, an unjust governor in San Francisco de Asis. He controls the army under whose rule the natives are abused, the friales mistreated, and the gentry disrespected. This is the story of a young man of ¿good blood¿ who decides he must restore balance to this frontier society.Johnston McCulley wrote stories of Zorro for forty years. This, his first Zorro story, was originally serialized in a magazine as The Curse of Capistrano. Señor Zorro went on to leave a deep impression on popular culture, and has appeared in the work of many other authors and artists, in many media, ever since.One reason the character of Zorro endures is that he carries on a tradition of daring and heroic figures, both literary and historic, who precede him. Best known perhaps are the medieval Robin Hood of English folklore whose ¿merry men¿ are reminiscent of Zorrös ¿avengers,¿ and the Scarlet Pimpernel of revolutionary France. Lesser known is the real-life figure William Lamport, the ¿Irish Zorro,¿ whose statue still stands in Mexico City.

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Mystery, science fiction, horror -- new and classic pulp fiction!Classic Pulp Fiction"Noggins Gets His Man" by Johnston McCulley - A police detective bides his time hoping a killer might crack. "You Can Get Away With Murder" by Charles Boeckman - Amidst the sea of Mardi Gras revelers, two detectives follow a trail of clues to find a killer. "Flapjack Meehan's Coal Strike" by Frank Richardson Pierce - It can't be fool's gold when it's lumpy and black ...New Pulp Fiction"'The Death Clock" by David Bernard - Antique heirloom or deadly obsession?"The Ghost of Torreon" by Edd Vick and Manny Frishberg - Time and space - an inventor may run out of both ... "When the Punishment Fits the Crime" by Carson Demmans - A rat turns stoolie ... "A Fear of Winning" by Gary Lovisi - Cheaters never win ... but winners just might cheat ..."Daemon Mask: Crimson Wings of Silence" by Stuart Hopen & Russ Martin [35-page comic section] - The Whisper clashes with a mad scientist whose "cleansing agent" could whitewash reality! [The Whisper's origin story appears in Pulp Adventures #24] Short feature"Happy 100th Birthday, Zorro" by Rich Harvey - Strike up the parade in Chillicothe, Illinois. Editorial by Audrey Parente

American author Johnston McCulley first introduced the world to his dashing and mysterious hero Zorro in "The Curse of Capistrano", a five-part story published in the pulp magazine "All-Story Weekly" in 1919. Soon made into a popular silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks as the masked crusader in 1920, Zorro became a famous and beloved champion of the poor and downtrodden. "The Curse of Capistrano" was collected into one volume and published as "The Mark of Zorro" in 1924 to great commercial and critical success. Credited with creating the swashbuckling and romantic hero genre of literature and film, McCulley's story is a heart-pounding and deeply satisfying tale of bravery, kindness, and honor set in Mexican California in the 1820s. The hero spends his days as a timid and vain aristocrat and his evenings as a bold and cunning defender of the oppressed, using his sword to mark his enemies with his signature "Z". Full of impressive sword fights, courageous escapes, and a romantic and passionate love story, it is not hard to understand why this tale of justice and revenge continues to captivate audiences and inspire countless adaptations. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The Mark of Zorro (1924) is a novel by Johnston McCulley. Originally published as The Curse of Capistrano (1919), McCulley¿s novel was rereleased to capitalize on the success of the 1920 silent film of the same name starring Douglas Fairbanks. Beloved by generations of readers and moviegoers alike, Zorro is recognized as a symbol of justice and rebellion throughout the world. ¿Outside the wind shrieked and the rain dashed against the ground in a solid sheet. It was a typical February storm for southern California. At the missions the frailes had cared for the stock and had closed the buildings for the night. At every great hacienda big fires were burning in the houses. The timid natives kept to their little adobe huts, glad for shelter.¿ While the rich live in comfort, warm and safe from the wind and driving rain, the poor Californian people hide in their makeshift homes, fearful not just of the weather, but of the governor and his vicious soldiers. Oppressed for so long, they have nearly given up hope when a masked man arrives, a swordsman by the name of Zorro. As news of his actions spreads, revealing his knack for stealing from the rich in order to give the poor their due, the governor sends his most ruthless officer to put a stop to the vigilante, once and for all. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Johnston McCulley¿s The Mark of Zorro is a classic of American pulp fiction reimagined for modern readers.

The masked woman called herself Madame Madcap, and she gathered a gang ofcutthroats determined to loot high society of all its riches... starting withthe notorious womanizer Hamilton Brone. She worked her criminal magic... andgrew rich as millionaires swooned at her feet. Members of her gang worshippedher. She could do no wrong. And yet a curious pattern began to emerge, and astrange vengeance took shape -- not just against the men of high society, but against the men of her own brave band of criminals!

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".