The Flame Breathers is the 12th pulp magazine story to feature The Avenger. Written by Paul Ernst,[1] it was published in the September 1, 1940 issue of The Avenger magazine. With this issue, The Avenger magazine switched to a bi-monthly schedule.
This novel was re-published under its original title by Paperback Library on May 1, 1973.[2] The pulp cover art was by George Gross.