{"product_id":"black-stars-campaign-johnston-d-mcculley-9781479490097","title":"Black Star's Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003eProbably 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Star \u003c\/em\u003efirst appeared in the Street \u0026amp; Smith pulp \u003cem\u003eDetective Story Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e on 5 March 1916. The stories proved very popular, and some were reprinted by Chelsea House in a series of inexpensive hardback books. The character's last original story appeared in 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnston D. McCulley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479490091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479490097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Johnston D. McCulley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48807421804799,"sku":"9781479490097","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-stars-campaign-johnston-d-mcculley-9781479490097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}