James Frankel

Overview
James Frankel was a 52-year-old market owner in 1998.

Description
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History
In 1998 he witnessed a local High School baseball player stop two young thieves from stealing a woman's purse in front of his market.

Quote
"I run a sidewalk fruit stand outside my market, and one morning I’m out there sweeping up the walk. Old Mr. Brodsky is complaining about the spots on my oranges—I keep telling him, those are the organics, they’re supposed to have spots, but does he listen to me?

"This other regular customer, I don’t know her name, I call her the Squeezer. She comes in every day, squeezes all the fruits and vegetables, bruises them up real good. Well, she’s there too, squeezing away. I’m keeping an eye on this young guy hanging around, making sure he’s not pocketing anything, when suddenly these hoodlums come tearing up the sidewalk. There’s two of them, real wild-looking, and one yanks the Squeezer’s purse right off her arm as they run by. She takes a tumble and starts screaming.

"Well, old Mr. Brodsky trips one of them up with his cane. But the second punk, the one with the purse, he’s getting away. Then the young guy grabs an apple, winds up and throws it. Bing! Right in the back of the head, and the hood goes down. I talked to the kid later, turns out he’s the pitcher on his high school baseball team.

"Some people think the only heroes around here are the ones up in the sky. I know better."

Appearances
San Angelo: City of Heroes (1998)