"Argosy" published a number of adventure stories by Johnston McCulley (including the Zorro stories), C. S. Forester (adventures at sea), Theodore Roscoe (French Foreign Legion stories), L. Patrick Greene, (who specialized in narratives about Africa), and George F. Worts' tales about Peter the Brazen, an American radio operator who has adventures in China. H. Bedford-Jones wrote a series of historical swashbuckler stories for "Argosy" about an Irish soldier, Denis Burke. Borden Chase appeared in "Argosy" with crime fiction. Two humorous mystery-adventure serials by Lester Dent appeared in "Argosy's" pages. More serious mystery stories were represented by Cornell Woolrich, Norbert Davis, and Fred MacIsaac.