A hijacker was responsible for the deaths of Jim Kendall's wife and daughter, and although Kendall himself survived his face was disfigured and his ability to smile both literally and metaphorically taken from him. Kendall vowed to spend the rest of his life fighting against the same evil that destroyed his family, using the power of his mind to create fantastic inventions that would help in his cause. THE SCARLET AVENGER – HIS COMPLETE STORIES FROM ZIP COMICS #1-17 PLUS – SOLAR, MASTER OF MAGIC and THE GARGOYLE