Who Is Black Fox? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Black Fox is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Raul Chalmers, with over 83 comic issue appearances. An aging cat burglar who is always on the look-out for that one last big job that will enable him to retire on the French Riviera.

Who is Black Fox?

Origin Raul Chalmers, a.k.a. the Black Fox, is a master thief with an international career spanning decades. By the time Spider-Man first met him, Chalmers was in his sixties. He is always looking for the heists that would allow him to retire in luxury. However, he has the bad lack of getting in the ways of superbeings and winds up clearly in way over his head. His most famous misadventure was stealing the Trask Diamond from Doctor Doom , resulting in the Latverian ruler hunting him down. Creation Black Fox was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in 1984 and first appeared in 1984's The Amazing Spider-Man #255. Character Evolution Spider-Man has been forced to protect the Black Fox on several occasions, feeling sorry for the aging criminal.

Key facts

Black Fox is of human origin and first appeared in "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!". The character is published by Marvel. With 83 recorded issue appearances, Black Fox ranks among the most featured characters in comics.