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Tornado

Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, “tor-NAH-do” (except in the 1998 movie The Mask of Zorro). Being as jet-black as Zorro’s costume enables horse and rider to more easily elude capture at night.
Alias Tornado
Real Names/Alt Names Tornado, Toronado
Characteristics Sidekick, All Story Universe, Film Characters, Pulp Characters, Horse, Modernism Era
Creators/Key Contributors Johnston McCulley
First Appearance “The Curse of Capistrano” in All-Story Weekly (serialized in five parts, August 9, 1919 – September 6, 1919)
First Publisher Frank Munsey [LUM]
Appearance List Pulps: “The Curse of Capistrano” in All-Story Weekly (serialized in five parts, August 9, 1919 – September 6, 1919), “Zorro Saves A Friend” in Argosy (November 12, 1932), “Zorro Hunts A Jackal” a.k.a. “Zorro Hunts by Night” in Argosy (April 22, 1933), “The Further Adventures of Zorro” in Argosy (serialized in six parts, May 6, 1922 – June 10, 1922), “Zorro Deals With Treason” in Argosy (August 18, 1934), “Mysterious Don Miguel” in Argosy Weekly (serialized in two parts, September 21, 1935 – September 28, 1935), “Zorro Rides Again” in Argosy (serialized in four parts, October 3, 1931 – October 24, 1931). 55 stories followed, one in Argosy, most in West Magazine, including “Zorro Meets a Rogue” in West Vol. 66 No. 3 (Oct 1947). Novella: The Curse of Capistrano (1919, reissued as The Mark of Zorro in 1924). Film: The Mark of Zorro (1920), À la manière de Zorro (In the Way of Zorro, 1926), Son of Zorro (1925), The Bold Caballero (1936), Zorro Rides Again (serial, 1937), Zorro’s Fighting Legion (serial, 1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940), Son of Zorro (serial, 1947), El Nieto del Zorro (1948), Ghost of Zorro (serial, 1949), The Sign of Zorro (1958), Zorro, the Avenger (1959), El Zorro Escarlata (1959), El zorro escarlata en diligencia fantasma (1959), El Zorro Vengador (1962), et. al. Comics: Hit Comics #55, Four Color Comics #228, 425, 497, 538, 574, 617, 732.
Sample Read The Mark of Zorro (1924) [Internet Archive]
Description Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, “tor-NAH-do” (except in the 1998 movie The Mask of Zorro). Being as jet-black as Zorro’s costume enables horse and rider to more easily elude capture at night.
Source Tornado (horse) – Wikipedia
West Vol. 66 No. 3 (Oct 1947)
West Vol. 66 No. 3 (Oct 1947)