Black Fox (Robert William Paine) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history The character's primary appearances have been in Marvel Comics' limited series, Marvel: The Lost Generation, debuting in issue #12 (March 2000).
Fictional character biography Dr. Robert William Paine was born in the fictional city of Foxwood Farms, Illinois presumably in the early decades of the twentieth century. During World War II, Paine worked as an American intelligence agent and was assigned to infiltrate Nazi Germany.Marvel: The Lost Generation #5 (October 2000) After the war, he took to living the life of a swashbuckler.Marvel: The Lost Generation #1 (February 2001)
It was during this time that Paine was driven to create his Black Fox identity. After a conflict with the vampiric villain Nocturne, in which Paine's lover Miriam was killed, Paine declares, "Before, I was just a masked swashbuckler. After that...that was the day the Black Fox was truly born".Marvel: The Lost Generation #8 (July 2000)
After many years of fighting crime, Paine retired to teach history and law at Northwestern University in Chicago.Marvel: The Lost Generation #11 (April 2000) He later came out of retirement to help the superhero team First Line repel a Skrull invasion of Earth. During the final battle against the Skrulls, most of the First Line team, including Black Fox, were killed.Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (March 2000)
Abilities Black Fox was a superb hand-to-hand combatant, athlete, and experienced spy.
Other versions An alternate universe version of Black Fox appears in the storyline "Secret Wars". This version is a zombie from the Battleworld domain of the Deadlands.Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #1 (August 2015)
References
External links Black Fox (Robert Paine) at Marvel Wiki