The Devil's Horns - The Avenger, Bk 4 Author:Kenneth Robeson A message traced in blood reads "The Devil's Horns". A political boss lies paralyzed, the city he controls now in the hands of killers, and the Avenger must decipher the bloody message or die. — A personal tragedy, the loss of his family and all facial expression and coloration due to shock and nerve damage, left Richard Benson swearing vengeance... more » on the underworld. His quirky crime fighting crew included a petite young woman (Nellie), a mountain engineer (Smitty), a scottish chemical expert (Mac) and a married black couple (Josh and Rosabel). Benson, an accomplished physician and author of several textbooks on obscure tropical diseases, had the ability to disguise himself by twisting his dead, malleable features into others' faces. Benson's hearing is described as "miraculous" and his eyes have the capacity for "telescopic" and "almost microscopic" visual capabilities.
First published in The Avenger pulp magazine in 1939.
Paul Ernst writing under pseudonym Kenneth Robeson.
Kenneth Robeson: a house pseudonym used by Street and Smith Publications- used by Lester Dent, Paul Ernst, Ron Goulart, Will Murray« less