The Avenger #9

When a gang of international thieves strikes in the darkness with a mysterious black fog, Roger Wright—millionaire scientist and vigilante known as the Avenger—discovers they've stolen the blueprints to a revolutionary invention from Professor Phineas Fletcher. Tracing the chemical composition of the fog to a chemical supply house, the Avenger uncovers a conspiracy that leads him through the streets of Empire City and into a deadly confrontation at the amusement park, where Igor Larsen and his men are waiting to silence him for good.

When a Navy guided missile goes missing over the Pacific, the Avenger jets into a race against Russian operatives to recover it—only to find himself trapped on a volcanic island with three mounting threats to his survival. From the inferno at the volcano's heart to an activated atomic warhead's ticking countdown, the Avenger must outwit both fire and his adversaries to escape an island that's become a death trap. It's a high-stakes Cold War scramble where every second counts and danger closes in from every direction.

In "The Birth of The Avenger," scientist Roger Wright must confront a deadly test of loyalty when his brother Ralph and Ralph’s wife are kidnapped by Russian agents demanding the release of secret blueprints for Roger’s new plane. With his brother’s life on the line and a shadowy enemy behind the plot, Roger must step into a role he never sought—becoming the Avenger to save the ones he loves.