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Johnston McCulley

Born

in Ottawa, Illinois, The United States

February 02, 1883

Died

November 23, 1958

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro.

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.

McCulley 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.

Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black ...more

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Johnston McCulley’s books

Average rating: 3.95 · 9,136 ratings · 848 reviews · 239 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,222 ratings — published 1919 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Western MEGAPACK®: 25 Classic Western Stories by Johnston McCulley, Robert E. Howard, Bret Harte 3.80 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Further Adventures of Zorro 3.80 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1922 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cowboy MEGAPACK ®: 25 Western Tales by Masters by Johnston McCulley, Clarence Edward Mulford, Robert E. Howard 3.81 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Star 3.75 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1910	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zorro Rides Again 4.09 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1931 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blab! 9 4.16 avg rating — 73 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brand of Silence, A Detective Story by Johnston McCulley, Harrington Strong (Pseudonym) 3.55 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1919 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Justice: Classic and New Tales of Pulp Magazine Costumed Heroes by Johnston McCulley, Charles Lee Jackson II, G. Wayman Jones 3.39 avg rating — 46 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zorro #4: The Sign of Zorro (Zorro: The Complete Pulp Adventures, Volume 4) by Johnston McCulley, John E. Petty (Introduction), V.E. Pyles (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1941 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Johnston McCulley

Zorro (6 books)
by

Johnston McCulley,

Max Allan Collins (Goodreads Author) (Introduction),

Rich Harvey (Goodreads Author) (Afterword),

Joseph A. Farren (Illustrator)

3.99 avg rating — 7,489 ratings

Zorro: The Masters Edition (3 books)
by

Johnston McCulley,

Joel Naprstek (Illustrator)

4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings

Quotes by Johnston McCulley (?)

“He has robbed none except officials who have stolen from the missions and the poor, and punished none except brutes who mistreat natives.”
― Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro

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“The persecution would cease instantly, for the commands of a Vega were made to be obeyed by all men of whatever rank.”
― Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro

tags: vega, zorro

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“But if I had lived to be twenty-nine years old like I am, and with all my chances made no enemy, I’d feel myself a failure.”
― Johnston McCulley, The Cowboy MEGAPACK ®: 25 Western Tales by Masters

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