The Avenger Books in Order

Richard Henry Benson's wife and daughter disappear during an airplane journey, while fellow passengers deny seeing them. The shaken millionaire begins investigating the crime with new allies, setting him on the path toward becoming the Avenger.

Richard Benson is asked to clear racketeers and corrupt officials out of Ashton City. As Justice, Inc. works undercover, a message written in blood and a masked criminal cabal draw the team into a dangerous investigation.

An unseen aircraft drones overhead, a man appears to walk through the sky, and skyscrapers collapse. The Avenger investigates the strange phenomena to stop the criminal responsible before the destruction claims still more lives.

A gang's murderous search for hidden Aztec gold brings it into conflict with Richard Benson. The Avenger and his associates pursue the criminals as the promise of lost treasure fuels a dangerous trail of violence.

The Avenger investigates criminal schemes surrounding an apparently indestructible automobile and a new steel-hardening process. Theft, sabotage, and blackmail at the manufacturing plant threaten the invention and anyone trying to keep it out of criminal hands.

An ancient cache discovered beneath a British Columbia glacier contains treasures and technology from a forgotten civilization. The Avenger's team is drawn toward the cave as criminals pursue its secrets and turn the expedition into a trap.

A lawyer is murdered for his shares in a company, and his sons seek help through very different channels. The Avenger confronts bank directors and gangsters whose struggle for corporate control puts both brothers in danger.

An ancient Egyptian ring seems to renew its deadly curse when it touches blood. As killings turn a museum into a crime scene, the Avenger investigates the artifact before becoming another victim of its apparent power.

Scientists die while apparently breathing fire, and unexplained explosions follow a secret discovery. The Avenger investigates the connection between these deaths and a new energy process that competing criminals are determined to control for themselves.

A fast-growing mold suffocates its victims and resists ordinary attempts to destroy it. The Avenger investigates the source while his associates seek an antidote, facing criminals who hope to turn the deadly substance into a weapon.

A deadly green mist threatens workers tunneling through an Idaho mountain, stirring fears of an ancient rain god. The Avenger investigates the electrical menace and the suspicious events that have brought the railroad project to a halt.

Political murders, plans for a national park, and sightings of a small man with a smiling green dog appear connected. The Avenger investigates how these unlikely clues fit a criminal scheme involving intimidation and valuable resources.

Strange behavior spreads through Garfield City while a gang pursues a scientist's secret weapon. The Avenger investigates the connection between apparent madness and the invention, facing a threat that could compromise his own associates.

A paralysis plague threatens hundreds of people and brings an American industry to a standstill. The Avenger and Justice, Inc. race to find an antidote before the strange affliction can claim more victims and cause further destruction.

The powerful Haygar family faces a threat linked to mysterious gold medallions. The Avenger investigates the coins as their ominous summons draws the family toward danger that wealth and influence cannot protect them from.

Massive power failures strike North America, and the Avenger is blamed for them. Richard Benson must trace the outages to the mysterious Nevlo before a final blackout brings an even greater danger to the continent.

Art thieves smuggle stolen paintings into the country, concealing a much larger threat. The Avenger investigates the link between their operations and a sabotage campaign, trying to prevent the planned destruction before it can unfold.

The Avenger investigates the relationship between a presidential candidate and his associate Knarlie. Determining which man really controls the other becomes vital as their political ambitions pose a threat to the country's future and security.

Three gold dental crowns and a dentist's forceps lead the Avenger into an investigation involving blackmail and murder. A gruesome death on railway tracks adds urgency to his pursuit of the criminals behind the strange clues.

A plane carrying a secret military invention crashes into a mountain, killing everyone aboard. The Avenger investigates the device and the sabotage behind the crash before whoever wants control of it can strike again.

The leader of the Black Wings Cult appears able to kill from a distance. When the Avenger receives a black orchid marking him for death, he must uncover the source of the cult's power and stop its leader.

A stranger asks the Avenger to find an antidote for a disease that transforms men into apelike creatures. The investigation raises troubling questions about the proposed cure and the danger it may pose to Benson himself.

Safecrackers unknowingly steal the formula for a pill that turns men into violent killers unable to feel pain. The Avenger pursues the stolen secret as criminals exploit its effects and unleash a dangerous new kind of violence.

A series of gruesome deaths is blamed on the Wilder Curse. The Avenger searches for a killer whose campaign of revenge is spreading beyond its intended targets, putting innocent people in danger along with the guilty.

Disc-shaped objects appear above the desert as aircraft crashes multiply. The Avenger and Justice, Inc. investigate whether sabotage or visitors from another world are responsible, confronting an unexplained threat that makes the skies increasingly dangerous.

A man calling himself Dr. Time convinces businessmen that he can travel through time, then demands ransom for their missing relatives. The Avenger investigates his claim that the captives will otherwise remain stranded in the past.

Victims of a series of bloody killings bear marks resembling wolf attacks, while officials seem determined to suppress the investigation. The Avenger follows the clues to discover whether a wolf, a werewolf, or something else is responsible.

A comic book creator's invented crimes begin happening in real life, and he encounters his own superhero, Wonderman. The Avenger investigates how fictional characters and their exploits have apparently crossed from the page into the world.

A dying man turns green while clutching an ancient medallion, leaving the Avenger with a puzzling clue. Richard Benson investigates whether the object points toward a hidden world and the dangerous forces associated with it.

MacMurdie vanishes in the Massachusetts town of Nightwitch, where a figure wearing a devil mask spreads fear. The Avenger investigates his friend's disappearance and the strange events behind rumors that the devil has returned.

An actress filming a zombie movie is visited by her apparently dead uncle. Cole Wilson and the Avenger investigate stolen bodies and a missing scientist whose secret weapons research has attracted the interest of German spies.

A horror film crew working on a fogbound island off California encounters threats beyond the ghosts they expected. The Avenger investigates the frightening events surrounding the production and the stolen fortune hidden amid the island's mysteries.

The Avenger travels to South America to question a girl who escaped the Gestapo. Vampirelike killings terrorize the area, and rumors implicating her force him to investigate whether the fugitive is a victim or a threat.

A rise in apparent suicides among prominent men in San Francisco prompts rumors of a machine that can cause death. The Avenger investigates whether such a device exists and how to stop whoever might be using it.

A scientist disappears in the American Southwest, followed by killings attributed to an invisible man. The Avenger and Justice, Inc. investigate the apparent connection as an unseen attacker threatens more victims and complicates their search.

A criminal with extraordinary mental abilities seeks control of New York's underworld and the destruction of Justice, Inc. The Avenger faces an enemy whose unusual powers make stopping his plans a dangerous test for the team.