Flash Avenger

Real Name: David Gaunt

Identity/Class: Human technology user

Occupation: Playboy, scientist, inventor

Group Membership: (originally) None;
   (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) Seven Stars

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Enemy agents (Anton, Leon named)

Known Relatives: (originally) None;
   (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) Gail Garrity (wife), Henry (son)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: London

First Appearance: Dynamic Thrills#5 (Gerald G. Swan, 1951)

Powers/Abilities: Wears "spring shoes" that enable him to make huge leaps. Carries "fog bombs" which unleash a blinding smoke; Flash Avenger is able to continue to see thanks to his radar goggles. Possesses a superjet plane that flies via anti-gravity jets. He monitors for crimes using a special television that can show him events happening miles away.

History: David Gaunt was a wealthy playboy scientist who decided to fight crime as the masked Flash Avenger.

Comments: Created by John McCail.

   Flash Avenger only enjoyed a single adventure in Dynamic Thrills#5 initially. It was subsequently reprinted in The Great British Fantasy Comic Heroes in 2012. Subsequent to that, the character reappeared in a minor capacity in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest#3.

Appearance checklist (not including reprints): Dynamic Thrills#5; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest#3

CLARIFICATIONS:
Flash Avenger should not be confused with:

First Posted: 09/11/2023
Last updated: 09/11/2023

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