This is an easy-reader style book, with the left page as the text of the story, and the right page a detailed illustration of something written on the opposite page. It must have been a movie tie-in, as it was published with Tri-Star's blessing, but there's not much to suggest that it is copying any "movie look" (except for the long build-up to several quick sword fights and battle scenes).

Unfortunately, there's an expectation the reader already knows something about Zorro, as there's not much of an (original) origin story here. The Zorro mantle does get passed on, but the beginning is weak if one is not familiar with any other Zorro stories.

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LT Haiku:

Legend of Zorro
will continue through ages;
not always same guy. ( )