THE CENTIPEDE
(Villain)
Creator: Tom Johnson
Characters
The Centipede (Villain)
Muggsy Scarlatti
(Mob Lieutenant)
Sammy Paulson
Jack “Butch” O’Leary
Billy
Benson Roberts
Claude Burks
Kirk Stanley
Curtis Van Leif
Richards
Wilson
Jackson
The Centipede:
He was covered from head to toe in a yellowish-green robe, designed like the
old Manchurian emperors of old. A matching hood covered the man’s head, hiding
the features of his face in a dark green mask; only his eyes were visible, and
they flashed like fire as they burned into Scarlatti 's very soul. A strange,
many-legged shape was sewn into the design of his robe.
"I'm
like the venomous centipede," the hooded man said. "You, my dear
Scarlatti. Forget who is running this organization, and I'll feed you to my
little pet."
When
Billy’s mother is shot down on the street outside a bank, the young boy is also
wounded, and lies near death in the hospital. His uncle, big, tough Jack
O’Leary sits in his room fearing the worse. But daring bank robbery and vicious
murder of innocent bystanders brings someone else on the trail of a mastermind
behind the vicious mob lieutenant, Muggsy Scarlatti. That Big Shot is only
known as The Centipede.
The
Centipede only appeared in one story, the debut short novel featuring The
Masked Avenger, CRIME’S LAST STAND. He was Sammy Paulson, a business associate of a rich
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GRYPHON DOUBLE NOVELS #23, January 2001 (GEYPHONE BOOKS)
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