Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avenger Volume 3 | 1974 | Ron Goulart | N/A |
| 2 | Justice, Inc. | 1939 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 3 | The Yellow Hoard | 1939 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 4 | The Sky Walker | 1939 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 5 | The Devil’s Horns | 1939 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 6 | The Frosted Death | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 7 | The Blood Ring | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 8 | Stockholders in Death | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 9 | The Glass Mountain | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 10 | Tuned for Murder | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 11 | The Smiling Dogs | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 12 | River of Ice | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 13 | The Flame Breathers | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 14 | Murder on Wheels | 1940 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 15 | Murder On Wheels | 1973 | Ron Goulart | N/A |
| 16 | Three Gold Crowns | 1941 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 17 | House of Death | 1941 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 18 | The Hate Master | 1941 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 19 | Nevlo | 1941 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 20 | Death in Slow Motion | 1941 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 21 | Pictures of Death | 1941 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 22 | The Green Killer | 1942 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 23 | The Happy Killers | 1942 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 24 | The Black Death | 1942 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 25 | The Wilder Curse | 1942 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 26 | Midnight Murder | 1942 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 27 | The Man From Atlantis | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 28 | Red Moon | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 29 | The Purple Zombie | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 30 | Dr. Time | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 31 | The Nightwitch Devil | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 32 | Black Chariots | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 33 | The Cartoon Crimes | 1974 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 34 | The Blood Countess | 1975 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 35 | The Death Machine | 1975 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 36 | The Glass Man | 1975 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 37 | The Iron Skull | 1975 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 38 | Demon Island | 1975 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 39 | Weird Insects | 1975 | Ron Goulart | N/A |
| 40 | Roaring Heart of the Crucible | 2013 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
The Avenger is a long-running fiction series with 40 books spanning from 1939 to 2013, attributed to Ron Goulart. The earliest entries, including Justice, Inc. and The Yellow Hoard, date back to 1939 and 1940, placing the series’ origins firmly in the pulp adventure era. The original run continued through the early 1940s with titles like The Green Killer, Midnight Murder, and The Black Death, then picked up again in the 1970s with new stories such as The Man From Atlantis, Red Moon, and The Purple Zombie.
The 1970s batch, published between 1973 and 1975, added over a dozen entries to the series, including The Blood Countess, The Death Machine, and Demon Island. After a long gap, the series received one more installment in 2013 with Roaring Heart of the Crucible. With titles spread across several decades, The Avenger is best read in the listed order above. The series leans heavily on pulp fiction conventions, with colorful titles that promise action and mystery throughout.