You've seen him take on pulp heroes like the Green Hornet, The Rocketeer, and soon, The Spirit, but now comics superstar Mark Waid is taking on a hero you've probably never heard of: The Fox. Along with artist Dean Haspiel, Waid is reviving this classic hero under Archie's Red Circle imprint, where he will be integrated into the Red Circle Universe alongside the New Crusaders.
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The Fox made his original debut in 1940 in Blue Ribbon Comics #4, and was later revamped under the Archie banner, where he appeared briefly in the mid-1980s. The traditional story behind The Fox is that he's Paul Patten, a college athlete-turned-ace reporter/photographer, who decides to become a crimefighter so as to be the first on the scene and get the best shots. Whether or not Waid and Haspiel will be keeping that origin remains to be seen.
In addition, Archie announced a new trade paperback called New Crusaders: Legacy, which will collect "new and iconic" stories featuring the Crusaders characters -- including The Fox -- by the likes of Carmine Infantino, Alex Toth, and Steve Ditko. The only downside is that Archie has pushed back the release of New Crusaders: Dark Tomorrow, which will now release in early 2014.
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