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”You who operate beyond the Law… you who seek to wreck the peace of America… BEWARE! I shall crush your power, destroy the vultures who prey upon the innocent and the unsuspecting. I…AM…THE AVENGER!”

The Avenger, aka Richard Henry Benson, got his start in the pages of pulp fiction. The character was developed as a combination of The Shadow and Doc Savage, two other successful Street & Smith franchises. All of the characters were children of the Depression who had come into unbelievable wealth and choose to dedicate their good fortune to righting the wrongs of modern life. Those wrongs were the crooks who preyed on the rest of us.

Naturally, a one man crime fightin army needs more than wealth at his disposal, some super-powers are very handy as well. Benson made his millions as a “professional adventurer”, and had some ingenious gadgets made, specifically his streamlined revolver and needle pointed throwing knife. However, killing criminals directly was not The Avenger’s style. Whenever possible, he let them get caught in the devilish traps that they had devised themselves.

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Please enjoy these 33 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
11.30.1945	death counts ten	+ Program #26. Michelson syndication. "Death Counts Ten". Music fill for local commercial insert. I...
11.30.1945	the avenger (26) death counts ten	+ Program #26. Michelson syndication. "Death Counts Ten". Music fill for local commercial insert. I...
11.23.1945	shot in the dark	+ Program #25. Michelson syndication. "The Shot In The Dark". Music fill for local commercial insert...
11.23.1945	the avenger (25) the shot in the dark	+ Program #25. Michelson syndication. "The Shot In The Dark". Music fill for local commercial insert...
11.16.1945	the avenger (24) diploma of death	+ Program #24. Michelson syndication. "The Diploma Of Death". Music fill for local commercial insert...
11.09.1945	the avenger (23) murder hits the jackpot	+ Program #23. Michelson syndication. "Murder Hits The Jackpot". Music fill for local commercial ins...
11.02.1945	the avenger (22) death meets the boat	+ Program #22. Michelson syndication. "Death Meets The Boat". Music fill for local commercial insert...
11.02.1945	death meets the boat	+ Program #22. Michelson syndication. "Death Meets The Boat". Music fill for local commercial insert...
10.26.1945	the avenger (21) cradle of doom,the	+ Program #21. Michelson syndication. "The Cradle Of Doom". Music fill for local commercial insert. ...
10.19.1945	the subway ghost	+ Michelson syndication. "The Subway Ghost". Music fill for local commercial insert.
10.19.1945	the avenger (20) the subway ghost	+ Jim Brandon and Inspector White are standing on the subway platform waiting for the express as the...
10.12.1945	the avenger (19) death rings the bell	+ Program #19. Michelson syndication. "Death Rings The Bell". Music fill for local commercial inser...
10.05.1945	the avenger (18) the hooded circle	+ Program #18. Michelson syndication. "The Hooded Circle". Music fill for local commercial insert. ...
09.28.1945	the avenger (17) death in mid air	+ Program #17. Michelson syndication. "Death In Mid-Air". Music fill for local commercial insert. Ji...
09.21.1945	keys to the city	+ Program #16. Michelson syndication. "The Keys To The City". Music fill for local commercial insert...
09.21.1945	the avenger (16) keys to the city	+ Program #16. Michelson syndication. "The Keys To The City". Music fill for local commercial insert...
09.14.1945	the avenger (15) department of death	+ Program #15. Michelson syndication. "The Department Of Death". Music fill for local commercial ins...
09.07.1945	the avenger (14) thoroughbred murders	+ Program #14. Michelson syndication. "The Thoroughbred Murder". Music fill for local commercial ins...
08.31.1945	the avenger (13) wingate heirs	+ Program #13. Michelson syndication. "The Wingate Heirs". Music fill for local commercial insert. ...
08.24.1945	the avenger (12) the blue pearls	+ Program #12. Michelson syndication. "The Blue Pearls". Music fill for local commercial insert. In...
08.17.1945	the avenger (11) ghost murder	+ Program #11. Michelson syndication. "The Ghost Murder". Music fill for local commercial insert. ...
08.10.1945	the avenger (10) fiery death	+ Program #10. Michelson syndication. "The Fiery Death(s)". Music fill for local commercial insert. ...
08.03.1945	the avenger (09) melody of murder	+ Program #9. Michelson syndication. "The Melody Of Murder". Music fill for local commercial insert....
07.27.1945	the avenger (08) the crypt of thoth	+ Program #8. Michelson syndication. "The Crypt Of Thoth". Music fill for local commercial insert. ...
07.20.1945	the avenger (07) tunnel of disaster	+ Program #7. Michelson syndication. "The Tunnel Of Disaster". Music fill for local commercial inser...

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At first it starred James Monks, then Dick Janiver as the invisible crime fighter Jim Brandon. The series was syndicated by Charles Michaelson, and written by Walter Gibson. It was originally broadcast from 1945 to 1946.

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