The Concept: Frank Grace attended the South Dakota School of Mines, learned to handle explosives and went to work for Grindcorps. Leasing a mine they knew to be played out, Grindcorps took out an enormous insurance policy, doctored Frank's charge so that it brought the mountain down on him, then collected his life insurance. Unfortunately for Grindcorps, Frank emerges weeks later, obtains plastic surgery in Costa Rica and returns to wreak his vengeance. The Detonator can explode anything from a skyscraper to a wine glass with no collateral damage.

This Issue: “Big Bang Theory” Part 1—The Detonator takes out Grindcorps' headquarters. Escaping via paraglider, he lands on a sampan, drawing Lily Ling into his life. Frank then returns to Montana, pursued by Mangelbaum, a deadly assassin and explosives expert, and McGill Green, a suspicious Oakland cop.