Characters in pulp fiction

fictional character created by Robert E. Howard

Zorro ( or , Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles in Alta California. Zorro is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and Indigenous peoples of California against corrupt, tyrannical officials and other villains. His signature all-black costume includes a cape, a Cordovan hat (sombrero cordobés), and a mask covering the upper half of his face.

fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created by French writer Maurice Leblanc

fictional character created by Raymond Chandler

Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).

supervillain in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century, based off ethnic stereotypes

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fictional character created by Robert E. Howard

German science fiction book series

fictional detective

fictional character by Robert E. Howard

fictional private detective

fictional private detective created by Mickey Spillane

main character of the OSS 117 novels

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fictional character created by Dashiell Hammett

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pulp magazine character

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fictional characters from the 1930s

character who appeared in numerous penny dreadfuls

fictional character created by Robert E. Howard

German horror detective fiction series

fictional character, Victorian era gentleman thief

French book series by Gérard de Villiers