Compilation of all the Zorro stories by Johnston McCulley
The bold renegade cuts the “Z” with his blade – and this symbol gives hope to the oppressed! Bold Venture proudly presents the original swashbuckling hero, Zorro, the protector of the oppressed and the enemy of tyrants! For almost a century, the legend of Zorro has entertained young and old with comics, movies and TV shows. Now, for the first time, the novels and stories of the original superhero have been collected in one place.
Volume 1 illustrated by Ed Coutts
“The Mark of Zorro” (original novel)
“Zorro Saves a Friend” (from Argosy Nov 12, 1932)
“Zorro Hunts a Jackal” (from Argosy Apr 22, 1933)
“Zorro’s California”: An Introduction by Sandra Curtis
“Pulp Page to Silver Screen”: Afterword by Ed Hulse
Volume 2 illustrated by Ed Coutts
“The Further Adventures of Zorro”
“Zorro Deals With Treason”
“The Mysterious Don Miguel”
“Alias, Johnston McCulley” a rare interview with the creator of Zorro
Volume 3
The 1931 novel “Zorro Rides Again”
Shorter stories: “Zorro Draws His Blade,” “Zorro Upsets a Plot,” “Zorro Strikes Again,” “Zorro Saves a Herd,” “Zorro Runs the Gauntlet,” “Zorro Fights a Duel,” “Zorro Opens a Cage, “” Zorro Prevents a War, “” Zorro Fights a Friend, “” Zorro’s Hour of Peril, “” Zorro Slays a Ghost ”
Volume 4
Introduction to “Zorro Collectibles” by John E. Petty
1941 novel “The Sign of Zorro”
Shorter stories: “Zorro Frees Some Slaves,” “Zorro’s Double Danger,” “Zorro’s Masquerade,” “Zorro Stops a Panic,” “Zorro’s Twin Perils,” “Zorro Plucks a Pigeon,” “Zorro Rides at Dawn,” “Zorro Takes the Bait, “” Zorro Raids a Caravan, “” Zorro’s Moment of Fear ”
Volume 5
Introduction to “Zorro: The Unique, the Unusual, and the Bizarre” by John E. Petty
The 1947 novel “A Task for Zorro”
Shorter stories: “Zorro Saves His Honor,” “Zorro and the Pirate,” “Zorro Beats a Drum,” “Zorro’s Strange Duel,” “Zorro’s Masked Menace,” “Zorro Aids and Invalid,” “Zorro Saves and American,” “Zorro Meets a Rogue,” “Zorro Races with Death,” “Zorro Fights for Peace,” “Zorro Serenades a Siren,” “Zorro Meets a Wizard,” “Zorro Fights With Fire,” “Gold For a Tyrant,” and “The Hide Hunter”
Volume 6
Introduction to “The Mystery of McCulley’s Zorro” by Max Allan Collins
The novel “Zorro’s Fight for Life”
Shorter stories: “Zorro Shears Some Wolves”, “The Face Behind the Mask”, “Zorro Starts the New Year”, “Hangnoose Reward”, “Zorro’s Hostile Friends”, “Zorro’s Hot Tortillas”, “An Ambush for Zorro”, “Zorro Gives Evidence”, “Rancho Marauders”, “Zorro’s Stolen Steed”, “Zorro Curbs a Riot”, “Three Strange Peons”, “Zorro Nabs a Cutthroat”, “Zorro Gathers Taxes”, “Zorro Rides the Trail”, “The Mask of Zorro”
Afterword on “Johnston McCulley’s Authorial Amnesia” by Rich Harvey
