Who Is The Fox? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Fox is a Archie Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Paul Patton Jr., with over 73 comic issue appearances. The Fox is a superhero vigilante who usually has no powers, but excellent fighting skills. Both Paul Patton and his son Paul Patton Jr. have used the identity over the years, in addition to Travis Fox.

Who is The Fox?

Publication History In 1940. the original Fox debuted in a story by writer Joe Blair and artist Irwin Hasen for Blue Ribbon Comics . The character was one of a number of new superheroes being created for the superhero line of MLJ Comics, which later became Archie Comics. The Fox continued to appear for the two years after his debut until Blue Ribbon Comics was canceled in a move by the publisher to focus its stories away from superheroes and towards its rising star, Archie . The Fox would later reappear in the 1960s as part of the publisher's attempt to revive its superhero franchise. During this time, the character was featured in several stories written and illustrated by Alex Toth . However, this revival of the superhero franchise proved to be short-lived. Another attempt came in the 1980s, and the Fox was once again brought back to the spotlight.

Key facts

The Fox is of human origin and first appeared in "I Set a Trap for a Wolf". The character is published by Archie Comics. With 73 recorded issue appearances, The Fox ranks among the most featured characters in comics.