Johnston McCulley Zorro and More From Bold Venture

Johnston McCulley Zorro and other Pulp Stories

The 100th Birthday of ZORRO, but don't forget the other work of author Johnston McCulley. McCulley certainly created many other interesting characters like The Black Star, a criminal mastermind, and The Spider. McCulley's spider was, very much UNlike today's spidery agile super hero. McCulley's spider person was wheel-chair confined and used mental abilities to run an international crime ring. Then, of course there were colorful characters like The Crimson Clown, The Green Ghost,The Thunderbolt, and Thubway Tham. And the author turned out a number of tales with changing characters, set in Old California -- Alta California -- when it was owned by the Mexican government -- The Tales of Zorro's Old California. Watch boldventurepress.com  for reprints of more of McCulley's fine works.

ZORRO 100 Year Anniversary Global Online Celebration on Facebook

Atención Zorro Fans! 

Zorro 100 Year Anniversary Celebration

August 9, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Zorro. To commemorate the ocassion there will be a weekend-long global celebration of Johnston McCulley's masked hero on Facebook. Special guests from the world of Zorro, interviews and Zorro fan activities will highlight the weekend.
 

ALL Zorro fans are invited.

There are several activities for fans to participate in including a fan interview, a Fanfiction story challenge, an invitation to post photos of yourself as your favorite Zorro or Zorro character and challenge to make your own Zorro fan film and more.

Zorro 100 Year Anniversary Fan Activities

Write a Zorro FanFiction Story

Fanfiction writers...help celebrate Zorro's 100 year anniversary!

Write a short story to be included in the online event. The story you write can be any version of Zorro...Walt Disney, New World, based on one of the Movies... or if you are feeling even more creative, one of your own making. You are the writer! But you MUST include the things listed for the challenge! Your deadline is July 15, 2019. So Andale, pronto. Rápido amigos! Hurry, hurry, hurry!

The fanfic must include the following:
1.- Zorro uses his whip
2.- A sword fight
3.- A near miss from a bullet
4.- A wrongful imprisonment
5.- A "Z" slashed into something

It must also include at least 5 of the following elements:
1.- Jumping a canyon on horseback
2.- A kiss
3.- The gift of a rose
4.- A near miss coming out of a secret passage
5.- Drinks with a Sergeant ... Garcia (and/or Reyes), Mendoza, Gonzalez, etc.
6.- A drink that is thrown into someone's face
7.- Sneaking inoto or escaping from jail
8.- A deathbed confession
9.- Zorro swinging from a candelabra (chandelier)
10.- Zorro’s horse fending off a foe.

Zorro FanFiction Challenge

 Join us on Facebook for the ZORRO - 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Zorro 100 Year Celebration Invitation

for all of the swashbuckling fun.

Zorro 100 Year Celebration

The Zorro Television Companion by Gerry Dooley

Are you are Walt Disney Zorro fan? Ever want to know what it was like on set and behind the scenes? Did you want all the show details but could never find them? Now you can with Gerry Dooley's Zorro Television Companion.  Skillfully written, this book is a must have for anyone desires an indepth look into the wonderful world of Disney Zorro.

From Amazon:

The legendary Zorro, the masked renegade who rode through the night defending justice in late 18th century Spanish California, became in 1957 the topic for Walt Disney Studios’ first continuing live-action series and the name of a new American icon. Based on the stories of Johnston McCulley, the legend of Zorro gave birth to the archetypal dual-identity crime fighter, inspiring the creation of such future pop icons as Batman and the Lone Ranger. This book documents the conception and success of a television legend that has endured for over 40 years. The opening chapter discusses the growth of Zorro, from Johnston McCulley’s creation of the character in 1919 to Walt Disney’s adaptation of the story and its 1957 ABC premier, and provides an introduction to the star actor behind the mask, Guy Williams. Subsequent chapters reveal behind-the-scenes aspects of the action show, discussing the secrets of Zorro’s fencing technique and daredevil stunts and giving insight into the cast, costumes, sets, crew and music of the episodes. Chapters Four through Nine deal exclusively with the content of the first and second seasons as well as the four one hour specials on Walt Disney Presents. Plot summaries are provided for each episode. The Zorro legend continued to enjoy worldwide popularity long after the filming of the final episode, and concluding chapters discuss the cultural significance of the legend outside of America, particularly in Argentina, where Guy Williams continued his career as the famous pop-culture hero off the screen.

Zorro Creator Johnston McCulley Gets Place In Chillicothe Historical Society

Guy Williams with Zorro creator Johnston McCulley (Tyrone Power in the painting)

Zorro creator Johnston McCulley will be honored by the Chillicothe Historical Society in his boyhood home of Chillicothe, Illinois. The local Johnston McCulley/Zorro committee is busy piecing together the author's past and collecting memorabilia related to Zorro and other works by the writer for their upcoming exhibition. Anyone interested in contributing information about the life of Johnston McCulley or items related to Zorro or other McCulley works contact Dianne Colwell at (309) 251-3260.

To learn more about the Chillicothe Historical Society's efforts to honor Johnston McCulley please read the following articles.

http://www.chillicothetimesbulletin.com/article/20120703/NEWS/307039999/0/SEARCH

http://www.chillicothetimesbulletin.com/article/20130205/NEWS/130209826

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1522340540/Chillicothe-seeking-to-capitalize-on-connection-to-Zorro

*** Not much is know about the life of Johnston McCulley. Currently the most substantial compilation of information regarding his history has been assembled by The Nostalgia League in an article entitled "Johnston McCulley: Man of Mysery" written by Dan Neyer, Mary Neyer and Bob Gay. 

Johnston McCulley Zorro Stories To Be Reissued

"ZORRO - The Masters Edition" is a compilation of more than 50 short stories, novellas, and novelettes in high quality hardcover volumes in a handsome, uniform look with all original Zorro magazine illustrations and completely new cover art by Joel F. Naprstek. Get the complete Zorro collection in this outstanding limited edition!

"ZORRO - The Comic Book Edition" Our spectacular "Comic Edition" presents selected Zorro adventures, many reprinted for the first time. You will find classic highlights  like "Zorro vs Dracula," "Zorro's Renegade," the all new complete "Alex Toth collection" and - for the first time ever - the second and final year of "Zorro - The Dailies".


Order now your own collection of the amazing adventures of Zorro.
www.ZORRO-EDITION.de

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Johnston McCulley Zorro Full-Cast Radio Drama Adventure

Johnston McCulley's first three Zorro novels come to life before your very ears with a full-cast of actors, music and sound effects in these outstanding audio dramatizations. Enjoy hours of  swashbuckling adventure with the original masked hero of Spanish California while traveling in the car; as a bedtime story; or gathered together as a family. No matter how you listen you'll find these productions highly entertaining. So turn the lights down and your imagination up because Zorro never sounded so good!

The first three of Zorro creator Johnston McCulley's novels come to sonic life.

Cover art collage featuring the posters of the The Mark of Zorro (Hollywood Theater of the Ear - Blackstone Audio Publishing); Zorro and the Pirate Raiders (Colonial Radio Theater - Brilliance Audio Publishing); Zorro Rides Again (Colonial Radio Theater - Brilliance Audio Publishing

For more on these audio dramas follow the link.
http://zorro-swashbucklingnewsandupdates.blogspot.com/2012/06/zorro-returns-to-world-of-radio-drama.html

http://zorro-swashbucklingnewsandupdates.blogspot.com/2011/04/zorro-radio-dramas.html