Probably 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.
The 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.
The Black Star first appeared in the Street & Smith pulp
Detective Story Magazine 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.
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