Vigilante by Marv Wolfman #1

In "The Murder Machine," Judge Adrian Chase finds himself in a deadly crossfire when mob boss Anthony Scarapelli targets him after a corruption trial. With the Teen Titans stepping in to protect him, they're ambushed by enforcers sent by the shadowy Monitor, who's pulled strings from the darkness. As the Titans battle Scarapelli’s forces, an unseen figure—Judge Chase in disguise as the Vigilante—moves through the shadows, eliminating threats one by one, leaving only Cheshire alive. The story unfolds with high stakes and moral complexity, as justice is served in ways that blur the line between protector and punisher.

In "Hunt!", Adrian Chase, the Vigilante, tracks down William Stryker—a man responsible for a brutal attack that shattered J.J. Davis’s fiancée and left her broken. With Cyborg of the Teen Titans drawn into the pursuit, the chase escalates into a tense, high-stakes confrontation that forces Adrian to confront the cost of his mission. As the truth unfolds, the line between justice and vengeance blurs, leaving both Adrian and J.J. to reckon with what justice truly means.

In "Passion Play!", Adrian Chase, J.J. Davis, and Theresa Gomez dive into a sensational trial involving a famous actress accused of murdering her husband, only to find the courtroom drama spiraling into real danger when prosecution witnesses begin turning up dead. With the stakes rising, Adrian dons the Vigilante mantle to stop a killer—only to face an assassin he doesn’t fully understand, a robotic drone linked to the enigmatic Controller.

In "Witnesses," Adrian Chase—still navigating the razor's edge between justice and vengeance—finds his new relationship with Assistant D.A. Marcia King tested when two rival mob bosses are assassinated and she chooses to let the killers go. With tensions rising and his methods under fire, Vigilante moves to take control, only to be brutally wounded in a violent ambush. As Captain Hall and the police close in, J.J. Davis makes a desperate move, hijacking the ambulance to shield the injured Vigilante and keep his identity hidden—leaving the truth of the assassins’ motives still buried.

In the gritty heart of the city, J.J. Davis races through the streets in a stolen ambulance, shielding a wounded Vigilante as police close in. With Theresa Gomez and Captain Hall on their trail, the pair must outmaneuver the law while Adrian Chase fights to stay alive—only to awaken with a speed of recovery that defies explanation.

In "Origin," Adrian Chase, the Vigilante, recounts the harrowing truth behind his transformation to J.J. Davis and Theresa Gomez: after the tragic death of his family, he was chosen by the spirits of the dead and subjected to a brutal trial of endurance that reshaped his body and mind. Now faster, stronger, and capable of near-instant healing, he walks the line between justice and vengeance as the Controller consolidates power over New York's criminal underworld.

In "The Electrocutioner!", Vigilante [Adrian Chase] races to recover a microchip holding dangerous tech secrets, only to find his target already dead—electrocuted by the mysterious and terrifying Electrocutioner. With J.J. Davis, Theresa Gomez, and Alan Welles caught in the crossfire, Adrian must untangle a web of betrayal before the killer strikes again.

In the grip of the Electrocutioner, Vigilante races to unravel a conspiracy tied to a stolen microchip, as the killer strikes again—this time targeting a reluctant ally. With Marcia and Alan pressing him to take a seat on the bench, Adrian is torn between justice and vengeance, while a mysterious warehouse lead draws J.J. into a deadly ambush.

In "Vendetta!", Vigilante [Adrian Chase] is driven by a personal mission to uncover the truth behind J.J.'s murder, even as the Controller manipulates the city's underworld from the shadows, using digital power to position himself as the new boss of bosses. With Theresa Gomez, Marcia King, and Captain Hall caught in the crossfire, the line between justice and vengeance blurs in a high-stakes game where every move could be a trap.

In "Vengeance Is Mine!", Vigilante stalks the Controller through a high-tech fortress of traps, each more deadly than the last, as he closes in on the man behind a string of murders. With the past haunting him and new alliances forming, Adrian Chase must decide whether justice means judgment—or something far more personal.