Characters : Black Fox

 
 

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Attributes

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 152 lbs.

Eyes: brown

Hair: white

Features: The Black Fox sports a large and well-groomed white mustache.

Summary

Created By: Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Josef Rubinstein

Real Name: Unrevealed

Current Aliases: Mr. Fox

Former Aliases: Mr. Nussbaum, Raul Chalmers

Dual Identity: Known to international authorities

Current Occupation: Jailbird

Former Occupation: International Jewel Thief

Citizenship: Unrevealed

Legal Status: Incarcerated

Place of Birth: Unrevealed

Marital Status: Possibly married

Known Relatives: Mother, possibly a wife and children

Known Confidants: Andre Bouillion (His fence, now deceased)

Known Allies: Andre Bouillion, the Super-Apes, Spider-Man

Major Enemies: Silver Sable, Chance, Prowler, Dr. Doom, Spider-Man

Usual Bases: New York City

Former Bases: Continental Europe

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: None

Education: Unrevealed but clearly very educated

 

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Normal human

Powers: None

Abilities: None of the super-human variety but the Fox is quite adept at scaling walls, and breaking and entering without triggering alarms. Remarkably so, considering his age.

Equipment: Various, hooks, grapples, glass cutters, wire cutters, suction cups, smoke grenades, flash grenades, and rope in a weapons pack appropriate for his trade.

Weapons: None

Limitations: The Fox is twice the age of any of his opponents. As a cat burglar, he is ill-equiped to deal with direct assaults, particularly by super-beings. He has no offensive weapons. He tires easily and is prone to cowardice, though he can often use this to his advantage.

 
 

Background

The Black Fox is a cat burglar of the old school who, for thirty years, made a living and developed a legendary reputation for himself. Now in his sixties, he yearns to pull off one last big heist so that he can retire for good to the French Riviera. It is, unfortunately, at this time that he starts to run into super-beings. He first encounters the Red Ghost, who is so afraid of Spider-Man and others that he needs a replacement to lead his super-apes on a robbery. From there, in quick succession, the Fox runs afoul of Spider-Man, Silver Sable, Chance, the Prowler, and Dr. Doom.

In each situation, the Fox is way over his head. Having no fighting skills to speak of, the Fox is always ready to surrender but has been rescued by Spider-Man time and time again, only to convince Spidey to let him go. His sob stories about his poor wife and children or his poor deceased mother are effective but invariably fabrications. In each instance, Spider-Man ends up feeling like a dupe. However, in their last encounter, the Fox made the mistake of assuming he could pull off the same trick. This time, Spider-Man carted the Black Fox off to jail.

Thanks To:

Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.

The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

 

 
 

Character Appearances

Aug 1984 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #255
  Red Ghost and his Super-Apes
Jun 1985 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #265
  with Silver Sable
May 1986 App: Web of Spider-Man #14
  with Chance; Andre Bouillion dies
Jun 1986 App: Web of Spider-Man #15
Sep 1988 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #304
  with the Prowler
Sep 1988 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #305
Jun 1991 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #348
  vs. Dr. Doom
Jul 1991 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #349
Aug 1991 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #350
 

By Al Sjoerdsma (E-Mail)


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