Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper

By

Leonard Apa
Until Thomas came along, Frank Hodge wasn’t a real hero, he just played one on the radio.
Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper

By

Leonard Apa

Until Thomas came along, Frank Hodge wasn't a real hero, he just played one on the radio.

Set in the 1940’s, a young boy- Thomas Malloy, witnesses the murder of his parents and narrowly escapes his own death. He sets out to find the only man that can help him: The Scarlet Scrapper. The only problem is that the Scarlet Scrapper doesn’t exist in the real world, and Frank Hodge, the man who voices him, is no hero; he just plays one on the radio.

Hodge, dealing with demons of his own, must decide if he will continue down his own disastrous path, or become the hero that Thomas needs him to be.

About the Author

Leonard Apa is a high school English teacher living in New Jersey. His short fiction has been published in CAPED: An Anthology of Superhero Tales, Deadman's Tome Campfire Tales Book One, the first issue of Creepy Campfire Quarterly, and The Good Fight 5: The Good Fight. He was also featured in the "Reject a Hit" segment of Writer's Digest. Leonard's debut novel Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper will be released by Running Wild Press on September 23rd, 2025. He is currently hard at work on a new project.

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