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Johnston McCulley
[1883-1958]
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“Existence is a tough proposition, and a man has to possess fortitude to endure it.”
— Johnston McCulley
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Johnston McCulley entry at Wikipedia
Johnston McCulley bibliography at Wikipedia
search for books & e-books & audio of works by Johnston McCulley at Amazon
Johnston McCulley credits [1918-2009] at Internet Movie Database
Primary Works
Sections here include works about 'El Zorro' {just below} and Thubway Tham and Black Star,
then Pulp Stories and Books, A to Z, followed by Kindle Editions
'El Zorro' Novels & Stories
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"The Curse of Capistrano" novella [Grosset & Dunlap 1919] rewrite of five magazine stories; reissued as "The Mark of Zorro" in 1924 Dodo Press 8¾x6 pb [10/2008] for $19.99 CreateSpace 10x7 pb [2/2010] for $10.08 |
 | "The Mark of Zorro" [1924]
Kindle Edition from Old LandMark Publng [4/2008] for $1.99 Forge Books mass pb [5/98] for $5.99 Townsend Library Edition ABR mass pb [5/2007] for $4.95 Buccaneer Books 8½x6 library hardcover [5/76] for $17.95 Skyview Books 8¼x6 library hardcover [YA ages 9-12; 1/2009] for $28.50 |
"The Sword of Zorro" novel [L. Harper Allen 1928] by Johnston McCulley
appears to be another reprint of "The Curse of Capistrano"; extremely scarce
"A Task For Zorro" novel [1947, pb 2002] by Johnston McCulley; extremely scarce
  | "Johnston McCulley's Zorro: The Masters Edition" [2000]
Volume 1, 1932-44: Pulp Adventures 11¼x9½ pb [3/2000] out of print/used The stories included are "Zorro Saves A Friend", "Zorro Hunts A Jackal", "Zorro Deals With Treason", "Mysterious Don Miguel", "Zorro Draws His Blade", and "Zorro Upsets A Plot"; also contains a checklist of all Zorro stories in pulp magazines Volume 2, 1944-46: Pulp Adventures 10¾x8¼ pb [2/2002] out of print/used Ten short stories and one novelette: "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 Lays A Ghost", "Zorro Frees Some Slaves", and "Zorro's Double Danger"; also contains a checklist of all Zorro stories in pulp magazines Volume 3: "A Task For Zorro" novel [1947] Pulp Adventures pb [7/2002] out of print/extremely scarce Full-length novel; someone is slaughtering the cattle owned by the mission fathers, and among the suspects are rascally Don Marcos Vargas, the mysterious Americano Barney Burke – and the bandit El Zorro!; also contains a checklist of all Zorro stories in pulp magazines |
Thubway Tham
"Thubway Tham, Philanthropist, Detective" in Story Magazine, April 1919
"Thubway Tham's Holdup" in Detective Story Magazine, April 1919
"Selections From Thubway Tham's Adventures" [Dodo Press pb 2009] /1409944360/
"Tales of Thubway Tham" [pb 2005] by Johnston McCulley & John Gregory Betancourt /1592246095/
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-of-Thubway-Tham-ebook/dp/B0052U93XS/
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-of-Thubway-Tham-ebook/dp/B00546YABA/
 | "The Thubway Tham Megapack™: 22 Classic Crime Tales! " for Kindle [YR]
Kindle Edition from Wildside Press [9/00] for 99¢ {sic} includes 22 stories and an essay: "Thubway Tham and Mr. Clackworthy" (1922); "ThTh, Fashion Plate" (1919); "ThTh Goes To The Ratheth" (1921); "ThTh Meetth A Girl" (1921); "ThTh, Philanthropist" (1919); "ThTh Tunes In" (1926); "ThTh's Baggage Check" (1919); "ThTh's Chrithtmath" (1919); "ThTh's Curiothity" (1922); "ThTh's Dog" (1922); "ThTh's Engagement" (1921); "ThTh's Glorious Fourth" (1919); "ThTh's Holdup" (1919); "ThTh's Honethty" (1932); "ThTh's Hoodoo Roll" (1921); "ThTh's Inthane Moment" (1918); "ThTh's Inthult" (1919); "ThTh's Operation" (1921); "ThTh's Raffle Ticket" (1949); "ThTh's Thanksgiving Dinner" (1918); "ThTh's Thenth of Honor" (1920); "ThTh's Understudy" (1918); and "Has Worse Luck Than Thubway Tham" (non-fiction) |
Black Star
John Mack Stone as Black Star
"Black Star's Subterfuge Detective Story Magazine, Oct 5 1916
"Black Star's Return, Detective Story Magazine, Oct 2 1917
"Black Star's Rebuke, Detective Story Magazine, Oct 23, 1917
"Black Star's Campaign, Detective Story, Jan 14, Feb 4 1919
"The Black Star" [] by Johnston McCulley/1458863603/
"Black Star's Campaign: A Detective Story" [1924] /0891909966/ + /1150768169/
"Black Star's Return" [HC 1925] by Johnston McCulley
Other Works of Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley's Early Writings (Pulp Stories)
"Doomed By Post" in Argosy Magazine, June 1907
"The Subjugation of Liz" in The Scrap Book Magazine, July 1907
"Love and Scrappy Scraggs" in All-Story Magazine, Oct 1907
"The Victory of Nokes" in Railroad Man's Magazine, Oct 1907
"The Capture of Bad Man Simms" in All-Story Magazine, Nov 1907
"The Light That Shone and Disappeared" in Railroad Man's Magazine, May 1908
"Land of Lost Hope" serial in Argosy Magazine, May-Aug 1908
"His Hour of Peril" in Railroad Man's Magazine, June 1908
"When the Wires Bore The Call For Help Through The Blizzard" in Railroad Man's Magazine, July 1908
"The Double Bluff" in Railroad Man's Magazine, Aug 1908
"Richard Hughes, Railroad Detective: Case No. V – The Man On The Pilot Engine and
The Battle At The Switch" in Railroad Man's Magazine, Sept 1908
"The Secret Service Man Unearths A Piece of Corporation Villainy and Learns
The Meaning of Gratitude" in Railroad Man's Magazine, Oct 1908
"Shipmates With Horror" 2-parter in Argosy Magazine, Dec 1908 & March 1909
"At Bay On The Limited" serial in Railroad Man's Magazine, Jan-May 1909
"A Matter of Reputation" in All-Story Magazine, Mar 1909
"Laughing Rock" in The Bohemian Magazine, May 1909
"At His Mercy" serial in Argosy Magazine, May-Sept 1909
"It Happened To Hicks" in The Blue Book Magazine, June 1909
"When The World Stood Still" in All-Story Magazine, Aug-Dec 1909
"An Original Revolution" in The Blue Book Magazine, Oct 1909
"A Trail of Mysteries" in Argosy Magazine, June 1910
"The Green Glove" in The Blue Book Magazine, June 1910
"Freak Farm's Two Bad Days" in The Scrap Book Magazine, Oct 1910
"The Spark of Manhood" in All-Story Magazine, Oct 1910
"Through The Mill" in Top-Notch Magazine, June 1911
"The Emperor's Strategy" in The Blue Book Magazine, Nov 1911
"King of Chaos" in Argosy Magazine, June 1912
"Learning From Lizzie" in Cavalier Magazine, Oct 1912
"Force Inscrutable" 2-parter in Top-Notch Magazine, March 1913
"Siskiyou" in Cavalier Magazine, Dec 1913
"Lights of Lucky Loon" in Cavalier Magazine, March 1914
"Pennington's Choice" in Cavalier Magazine, May 1914
"Wild Norene" in All-Story Cavalier Weekly Magazine, July 1914
"Sanded In San Diego" in Top-Notch Magazine, July 1914
"The Call To Peace" in Top-Notch Magazine, Sept 1914
"Dented In Denver" in Top-Notch Magazine, Nov 1914
"The Last Thirty Minutes" in All-Story Cavalier Weekly Magazine, Dec 1914
"Safety First" in Top-Notch Magazine, Jan 1915
"The Man and The Song" in unknown publication, March 1915
"At Sea In Seattle" in Top-Notch Magazine, Oct 1915
"A Motorcycle Paul Revere" in The American Boy Magazine, Feb 1916
"Man of Steel" in Top-Notch Magazine, Sept 1916
"Forbearance" in All Around magazine, Jan 1917
"The Jungle Trail" in All-Story Weekly Magazine, Feb 1917
"Bricks and Beans" in All-Story Weekly Magazine, March 1917
"His Moment of Decency" in Breezy Stories Magazine, April 1917
"The Man and The Code" in Top-Notch Magazine, May 1917
"Unclaimed Goods" in Argosy Magazine, Oct 1917
"Without The Blue" in Argosy Magazine, Feb 1918
"Daughter of The Sun" serial in Argosy Magazine, May 1918
"A White Man's Chance" serial in Railroad Man's Magazine, June-Oct 1918
"Into The Spider's Jaws (The Spider)" in Detective Story Magazine, July 1918
"The Shekel of Shame" in Detective Story Magazine, July 1918
"The Brute-Breaker" in All-Story Weekly Magazine, Aug 1918
"THe House of Horror (The Spider)" in Detective Story Magazine, Nov 1918
"An Item of Unfinished Business" in Railroad Man's Magazine, Dec 1918
"When The Blizzard Raged" in People's Favorite Magazine, Dec 1918
"The Stolen Story" in Detective Story Magazine, 1919
"The Spider Strain" in Detective Story Magazine, April 1919
"Elusive Don Bufon" in Argosy Magazine, Aug 1919
"Tragedy Trail: A Terry Trimble Murder Mystery" novelette in Detective Story Magazine, Aug 1919
"The Stolen Story" in Detective Story Magazine, Nov 1919
"Smoke Against the Sky" in Western Story Magazine, Jan 1920
"The Foaming Barrier" 2-parter in Western Story Magazine, March-April 1920
"Initiating Noggins" in Detective Story Magazine, April 1920
"The Languid Love of Lucien" in Breezy Stories Magazine, May 1920
"John Standon of Texas" serial in Western Story Magazine, Oct 1920
"The Gentle Stranger" in Western Story Magazine, Nov 1920
"Settled Claims" (with William D. Hoffman) in Western Story Magazine, Dec 1920
"The Thunderbolt Collects" in Detective Story Magazine, Dec 1920
"The Cactus Fool" (with William D. Hoffman) in Western Story Magazine, Dec 1920
"A Christmas Go-Between" in Western Story Magazine, Dec 1920
novelette "The Masked Woman" in The Washington Post, Jan 1921
"Butts First" in Western Story Magazine, Feb 1921
"Code of The Woods" serial in Western Story Magazine, March-April 1921
"In The Candelaria Reserve" (with William D. Hoffman) in Western Story Magazine, April 1921
"Reflected In The Mirage" (with William D. Hoffman) in Western Story Magazine, April 1921
"To The Satisfaction of Sheriff Tom" (with William D. Hoffman) in Western Story Magazine, May 1921
"The Obvious Clue" in Detective Story Magazine under the pseudonym 'Harrington Strong', May 1921
"South of The Pass" 3-parter in Western Story Magazine, May-June 1921
"novelette "The Mouthpiece Will Know!" in Detective Story Magazine, June 1921
"Cowboy Avengement" in Western Story Magazine, Aug 1921
"The Gorgeous Idiot" in Western Story Magazine, Sept 1921
"The Man In Purple" in Detective Story Magazine Magazine, Oct 1921
"A Tamer of Men" in Western Story Magazine, Oct 1921
"'Hurricane' Hale" in Western Story Magazine, Dec 1921
"Hooked" in Argosy Magazine, Jan 1922)
"Blurred Heroism" in Western Story Magazine, May 1922
"Bad Man's Bluff" in Western Story Magazine, Sept 1922
"Common Kid Gloves" in Argosy All-Story Weekly Magazine, Oct 1922
"The Strong-Box Trap" in Western Story Magazine, Oct 14 1922
"The Spider Strain and Other Tales From The Pulps" [Wildside Press 9/2004] by Johnston McCulley
http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Strain-Other-Tales-Pulps/dp/0809511452/
includes "The Spider Strain", "The Stolen Story", "The Mouthpiece Will Know", "Hooked", "Poddin's Mistake", and "Woman's Weapons"
"Slave of Mystery and Other Tales of Suspense From The Pulps" [Wildside Press 5/2006] by Johnston McCulley
http://www.amazon.com/Slave-Mystery-Other-Tales-Suspense/dp/1557425639/
five novellas originally published under the pseudonym 'Harrington Strong' in Detective Story Magazine:
"The Great Green Ring", "The Only Way", "Run To Ground", "The Obvious Clue", and "Slave of Mystery"
"The Man Who Changed Rooms and Other Criminal Types" [Wildside Press 9/2009] by Johnston McCulley
http://www.amazon.com/Changed-Rooms-Other-Criminal-Types/dp/143440451X/
five suspenseful stories: "The Man Who Changed Rooms", "Eternal Assets", "Initiating Noggins", "Forbearance", and "Demons of Disaster"
Johnston McCulley's Later Pulp Stories
"Murder Note: A Green Ghost Novelette" in Thrilling Detective Magazine, Jan 1935
"Murder Limited: A Complete Novelette of A Baffling Railroad Mystery"
in Exciting Detective Magazine, Fall 1940
"The Ghost of Danny Frayne" in Exciting Sports Magazine, Winter 1944
"Crutch Brigade" in Exciting Sports Magazine, Winter 1944
"Fumblefist Plays The Game" in Exciting Sports Magazine, Winter 1945
"Death Plays Santas Claus" in Popular Detective Magazine, Dec 1945
"Merry Christmas, Copper!" in G-Men Detective Magazine, Winter 1946
"Undercover Santa Claus" in Exciting Western Magazine, Jan 1948
"Buckskin Santa Claus" in Texas Rangers Magazine, Jan 1948
"Santa Thumbs A Ride" in Popular Detective Magazine, Jan 1948
"Christmas Tree Detail" in Giant Western Magazine, Feb 1949
Johnston McCulley's Books, A to Z
"A White Man's Chance" [HC 1927, pb 2007] by Johnston McCulley /1434497321/
"Alias The Thunderbolt" [HC 1930] by Johnston McCulley /B000SZK7PA/
"The Avenging Twins: A Detective Story" [HC 1927] /B000FNARZU/
"The Avenging Twins Collect" [] by Johnston McCulley /1434481433/
"Bat Strikes Again" [] by Johnston McCulley /1442105488/
"Black Grandee" [1955] by Johnston McCulley
"The Blocked Trail" [] by Johnston McCulley /1434477223/
"Blood On The Saddle (aka Ghost Bullet Range)" [1944] /B000I04ZN0/
"Broadway Bab" [HC 1919] by Johnston McCulley /B0006AI786/
"Bullet Law (aka Range Lawyer)" [] by Johnston McCulley
"The Caballero" [1948] by Johnston McCulley
"Canyon of Peril" [HC 1935] by Johnston McCulley
"Captain Fly-By-Night" [] by Johnston McCulley /1449550584/
"The Cougar Kid" [1945] by Johnston McCulley
"The Crimson Clown: A Detective Story" [] /B002AD3M78/
"The Crimson Clown Again" [] by Johnston McCulley /B002AD3M46/
"The Demon: A Detective Story" [] /1434481425/
"The Devil's Doubloons" [HC 1955] by Johnston McCulley
"Elusive Don Bufon" [] by Johnston McCulley /B002J9G93W/
"Fate Rides The Cyclone" [HC 1955] by Johnston McCulley
"The Flaming Stallion" [HC 1932] by Johnston McCulley
"Florence Nightingale" [pb 2005] by Johnston McCulley
"Ghost Bullet Range (aka Blood On The Saddle)" []
"Gold of Smoky Mesa" [1949] by Johnston McCulley
"Gunman's Gold" [1956] by Johnston McCulley
"Gunsmoke Vengeance" [1944] by Johnston McCulley
"John Standon of Texas: A Western Story" [HC 1924] by Johnston McCulley
"The Man Who Changed Rooms" [] by Johnston McCulley /1434402320/
"The Man Who Changed Rooms and Other Criminal Types" [2009] /143440451X/
"The Masked Woman" [] by Johnston McCulley /1150518170/
"The Nervous Prince" [HC 1932] by Johnston McCulley
"The Overland Mail" serial [1942] /B0007TKGUS
"The Range Cavalier: A Cowboy Novel" [HC 1933] by Johnston McCulley
"Range Land Justice" [HC 1934] by Johnston McCulley
"Range Lawyer (aka Bullet Law)" [1946] by Johnston McCulley ()
"The Rangers' Code" [HC 1924, pb 2008] by Johnston McCulley /1434473538/
"Reckless Range" [] by Johnston McCulley
"Riders Against The Moon" [HC 1935] by Johnston McCulley
"The Rollicking Rogue" [HC 1941] by Johnston McCulley
"The Scarlet Scourge: A Detective Story" [] /1434497348/
"Senor Avalanche" [1946] by Johnston McCulley
"Slave of Mystery and Other Tales of Suspense From The Pulps" [pb 2006] /1557425639/
http://www.amazon.com/Slave-Mystery-Other-Tales-Suspense/dp/1557425728/
"South of The Pass" [HC 1944] by Johnston McCulley
"The Spider Strain and Other Tales From The Pulps" [pb 2004] /0809511452/
"The Spider's Den: A Detective Story" [] by Johnston McCulley /1434481417/
"The Spider's Fury: A Detective Story" [HC 1930] by Johnston McCulley
"The Tenderfoot" [1957] by Johnston McCulley
"Texas Showdown" [1953] by Johnston McCulley
"Three Mysteries" [pb 2009] by Johnston McCulley /1434450198/
"The Thunderbolt's Jest" [HC 1927] by Johnston McCulley /B000M3OR5E/
"The Trusted Outlaw" [HC 1934] by Johnston McCulley
 | "Wild Noreen" [magazine 1914, book 2008] Short novel published in All-Story Cavalier Magazine in July 1914; a crooked ship captain hires a man as first mate (with plans to kill him); matters are complicated by the captain's 'uncontrollable daughter' Wild Noreen Wildside Press 92-page 8½x5½ pb [5/2008] for $10.76 |
Movies & Television, Stageplays, Other Media
Johnston McCulley credits [1918-2009] at Internet Movie Database
search DVDs on keywords 'Johnston McCulley' at Amazon
Kindle Editions
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 | "Original Detectives: 4 Early Detective Tales" for Kindle [2012]
Kindle Edition from Peril Press [4/2012] for $2.99 {sic} includes "Richard Hughes, Railroad Detective: Case No. V – The Man On The Pilot Engine and The Battle At The Switch" from The Railroad Man's Magazine September 1908; "An Original Revolution" from Blue Book Magazine October 1909; "Sanded In San Diego" novella from Top-Notch Magazine 30 July 1914; and "Without The Blue" from Argosy Magazine 9 February 1918 |
 | "Murder Trail: 4 Detective Stories (Illustrated)" for Kindle [2012]
Kindle Edition from Peril Press [4/2012] for $2.99 {sic} includes "Tragedy Trail: A Terry Trimble Murder Mystery" novelette from Detective Story Magazine 5 August 1919; "The Stolen Story" from Detective Story Magazine 18 November 1919; "Murder Note: A Green Ghost Novelette" from Thrilling Detective Magazine January 1935; and "Murder Limited: A Complete Novelette of A Baffling Railroad Mystery" from Exciting Detective Magazine Fall 1940; also includes the illustrations from the stories, plus all four magazine covers |
 | "5 Pulp Fiction Christmas Stories (Illustrated)" for Kindle [2012]
Kindle Edition from Peril Press [4/2012] for $2.99 {sic} includes "Death Plays Santas Claus" from Popular Detective Magazine, December 1945; "Merry Christmas, Copper!" from G-Men Detective Magazine, Winter 1946 (Dec. 1945); "Undercover Santa Claus" from Exciting Western Magazine, January, 1948; "Buckskin Santa Claus" from Texas Rangers Magazine, January 1948; "Christmas Tree Detail" from Giant Western Magazine, February 1949; also includes the illustrations from the stories, plus all five magazine covers |
 | "3 Exciting Football Stories (Illustrated)" [2012] for Kindle
Kindle Edition from Peril Press [4/2012] for $2.99 {sic} includes "The Ghost of Danny Frayne" from Exciting Sports Magazine, Winter 1944; "Crutch Brigade" from Exciting Sports Magazine, Winter 1944; and "Fumblefist Plays The Game" from Exciting Sports Magazine, Winter 1945; also includes the illustrations from the stories and all three magazine covers, plus 'a large gallery of Exciting Sports pulp magazine covers' |
 | "The Johnston McCulley Mystery Megapack®: 15 Classic Mysteries" [2015]
Kindle Edition from Wildside Press [3/2015] for 99¢ {sic} includes fifteen short stories: "A Crook Without Honor"; "An Original Revolution" (1909); "Diamonds, Dirt, and Duty"; "Eternal Assets"; "The Great Green Ring" (1919); "Initiating Noggins"; "The Man Who Changed Rooms" (1929); "New Year's Duty" (1948); "The Obvious Clue" (1921); "The Only Way" (1919); "Poddin's Mistake"; "Richard Hughes, Railroad Detective" (1908); "Run To Ground" (1921); "Slave of Mystery" (1919); and "Without The Blue" (1918) |
 | "The Second Johnston McCulley Megapack®: 10 Classic Pulp Mysteries" [2016]
Kindle Edition from Wildside Press [11/2016] for 99¢ {sic} includes three novelettes and seven short stories: “The Masked Woman” novelette (1921); “The Mouthpiece Will Know!” novelette (1921); “Murder Note” novelette (1935); “Forbearance” (1917); “The Stolen Story” (1919); “Initiating Noggins” (1920); “The Obvious Clue” (1921) under the pseudonym 'Harrington Strong'; “Hooked” (1922); “Santa Thumbs a Ride” (1948); and “Thubway Tham’s Deed of Mercy” (1948) |
Works About Johnston McCulley
haven't found any yet
"Johnston McCulley: Man of Mystery" by Dan Neyer, Mary Neyer & Bob Gay
apparently a 2007 article on the defunct Nostalgia League website
Family & Friends
Johnston McCulley was born in Ottawa, Illinois in 1883 and died at age 75 in 1958 in Los Angeles, California.
first wife Ruth {McKinnie?} McCulley [1890-??]
second wife Louris Munsey Powers McCulley [1889-1956]
married in New York City in 1925
probable daughter Beatrix Maurine McCulley [1920?-1983]
L i n k s
Johnston McCulley entry at Wikipedia
Johnston McCulley bibliography at Wikipedia
search for books & e-books & audio of works by Johnston McCulley at Amazon
Johnston McCulley credits [1918-2009] at Internet Movie Database
there was some material about McCulley on the Nostalgia League website, but they got hacked in 2013 and have not recovered (2016)
the Johnston McCulley fan group on Yahoo
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