Who Is John Fox? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

John Fox is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 84 comic issue appearances. He is a 27th century physicist. His travels through time have made him into the future Flash in the 853rd century.

Who is John Fox?

History Manfred Mota , nuclear engineer turned small-time bank robber turned psychotic, had fought each of the three 20th-Century Flashes. His battle with Wally West led to his becoming a creature of living plutonium with a monomaniacal obsession on the Flash , smoldering away underneath Central City . He resurfaced in the year 2645, threatening the city, and so tachyon physicist John Fox was sent back in time to recruit the aid of the Flashes who had defeated Mota before. He failed to make contact, but his unstable return trip through time imbued him with super-speed. He donned a combination of several costumes from the Flash Museum and the name of Flash, and defeated Mota on his own ( Flash Special #1 , 1990). Fox began a career of his own, but advances in technology soon produced “Speed Metal”—super-fast machines that patrolled the streets, leaving him to guard the Time Institute. Fox resented the lost chance to be a hero. An encounter with Wally West ( Flash #115 , 1996) led him to realize that Wally probably would not be present to deal with a great catastrophe in the late 20th century, so Fox decided to take a trip through time and take his place—as completely as possible.

Key facts

John Fox is of human origin and first appeared in "Generations: Sow the Wind!: Captives of the Atom Master: Con-Fusion!: Generations Finale". The character is published by DC Comics. With 84 recorded issue appearances, John Fox ranks among the most featured characters in comics.