The popularity of the character led to three novellas appearing in "Argosy": "The Further Adventures of Zorro" (1922), "Zorro Rides Again" (1931), and "The Sign of Zorro" (1941). In between, he wrote many other novels and stories set in early Spanish California which did not have Zorro as the lead character. Republic optioned the character for a serial, "Zorro's Fighting Legion", which was released in 1939 and was well received. Over the coming decade Republic released three other serials connected in some way with the Zorro character. In 1940, "The Mark of Zorro" remake starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell made the character much more widely known to the public at large, and McCulley decided to bring Zorro back with new stories.