The Fox (comics)

The Fox
The Fox (Modern Version) Cover to The Fox (vol. 1) #3 (January 2014) Art by Dean Haspiel
Publication information
Publisher	MLJ Comics Archie Comics
First appearance	(Patten) Blue Ribbon Comics #4 (June 1940) (Patten, Jr.) Blue Ribbon Comics vol. 2, #6 (March 1984)
Created by	(Patten) Joe Blair (script) Irwin Hasen (art) (Patten, Jr.) Richard Buckler, Stan Timmons (script) Tony DeZuniga (art)
In-story information
Alter ego	- Paul Patten - Paul Patten, Jr.
Team affiliations	(Patten) The Ultra-Men (Patten, Jr.) Mighty Crusaders
Abilities	(Patten) Highly trained athlete (Patten, Jr.) Skilled martial artist
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	Cover to Blue Ribbon Comics (vol. 2) #6 (March 1984). Art by Rich Buckler and Rudy Nebres.
Series publication information
Publisher	Archie Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	(vol. 1) Limited series (vol. 2) Ongoing series
Publication date	(vol. 1) October 2013 – March 2014 (vol. 2) April 2015 – Present
Number of issues	(vol 1) 5 (vol 2) 5 (as of August 2015 cover date)
Creative team
Writer(s)	Dean Haspiel Mark Waid J.M. DeMatteis (vol. 1)
Artist(s)	Dean Haspiel John Workman (vol. 2) Jose Villarubia (vol. 2)
Letterer(s)	John Workman
Colorist(s)	Allen Passalaqua

The Fox is the name of two fictional superheroes that appear in periodicals published by MLJ Comics and later Dark Circle Comics.

The first Fox (Paul Patten) debuted in MLJ Comic's Blue Ribbon Comics #4 (June 1940), in a story written by Joe Blair and drawn by Irwin Hasen. He appeared in that title until the series ended in March 1942, in the 22nd issue. He only appeared on the cover of one title, #16, in conjunction with all the other heroes that appeared in the comic series.

He later made a guest appearance in Mighty Crusaders #4 (April 1966), as part of a crowd scene featuring nearly every superhero published by MLJ (the story, somewhat ironically, was titled "Too Many Super Heroes!"). He returned in issue #5, where he forms a team called The Ultra-Men with heroes Captain Flag and The Web. This was the sole appearance of that group. Some of the Fox stories from this period were written and illustrated by Alex Toth. The first Fox's final appearance was in Black Hood #3 (Oct. 1983).

The second Fox debuted in Blue Ribbon Comics vol. 2, #6 (March 1984). The Fox appeared in several issues of Blue Ribbon during the mid-1980s. He also appeared in issues 9 and 11-13 of Mighty Crusaders as a member of that superhero team. His final appearance was in Mighty Crusaders vol. 2, #13 (Sept. 1985).

In October 2013, Archie Comics released The Fox under its Red Circle Comics imprint as a five issue mini-series which ended in March 2014. The series was written by Dean Haspiel, Mark Waid and J.M. DeMatteis with art by Dean Haspiel, Mike Cavallaro and Terry Austin. The mini-series was later collected into trade paperback in July 2014 under the name The Fox: Freak Magnet.

In 2015, The Fox returned as a full-fledged series in April 2015 under the relaunched Dark Circle Comics imprint. The series has the same creative team from the mini-series.