Avenger SC (2009 Double Novel) comic books 2007-2009

Volume 1 - 1st printing. The Pulp Era's most intriguing superhero returns in his first two epic adventures by Paul Ernst writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a devastating personal tragedy forges adventurer Richard Henry Benson into a "Man of Steel," leading him to assemble the crime-fighting team called "Justice, Inc." Then, murder sets The Avenger on the trail of "The Yellow Horde," the secret treasure of the Aztecs. This instant collector's item showcases H. W. Scott's classic pulp covers, and reprints all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban. Pulp historian Will Murray provides commentary, revealing how The Shadow's Walter Gibson and Doc Savage's Lester Dent helped develop The Avenger, a character who also appeared in Street & Smith and DC Comics. Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter iLlustrations). Cover price $12.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Devil's Horns" and The Sky Walker!" The Pulp Era's strangest superhero returns in two more epic adventures of Justice, Inc. by Paul Ernst, writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, Chicago skyscrapers collapse after "The Sky Walker" is seen astride the city's skyline, sparking fears of an alien invasion in a pulp epic that was later adapted for comics by Jack Kirby. Then, a cryptic message traced in a dying man's own blood provides the clue that helps The Avenger clean up a corrupt city in "The Devil's Horns." Plus, a Whisperer novelette from the back pages of The Shadow Magazine, plus original commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter iLlustrations). Cover price $12.95.