The Fox

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Enter The Fox (I)

Lazarus outside his Detroit lodgings (1929)
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 hit socialite Lazarus Foxworthy hard. Losing much of his holdings he was forced to sell his New York home and seek gainful employment. Taking a position with a friend's law firm which was opening new offices, he soon found himself in Detroit. New to the city and always an adventurous sort, Lazarus would often walk around in the evening before returning to his modest accommodations. During these walks he saw much of the dark side of Detroit life, a life which he had been sheltered from with his society friends in New York. Crime was rife on the streets - both petty robbery and the more serious organized crime he had read about in the journals.

It was on one of these evening strolls that Lazarus decided he had to do something to keep this criminal cancer from spreading. It was a Friday evening and as he turned the corner from one street to another, he spied a gang of roughs following a young woman along the opposite sidewalk. As she reached the next corner, she paused for a moment looking for something in her purse. Seeing their prey was distracted the gang increased their pace and soon surrounded the now frightened girl, who dropped her purse; it's contents scattering over the sidewalk into the gutter. Lazarus' blood pulsed in his ears as he made the split second decision and ran to the girls aid. Despite being severely outnumbered, Lazarus had the element of surprise on his side as well as formal boxing and wrestling training from his college days. After a few moments fracas he stood slightly bloodied but unbent over the bodies of two of the gang while the others ran off into the darkness to seek easier prey no doubt. Ripping strips of material from his now torn shirt he used them to bind the hands and feet of the two fallen attackers, and in turn bind them to railings that ran nearby. Then he turned to see how the girl was doing. A cursory inspection showed she was unhurt but very shaken by her near miss experience, and with a quavering voice she thanked Lazarus profusely for coming to her aid before anything untoward had occurred.

'The Fox' caught the imagination of local press with his heroic deeds (Source: Detroit Free Press February 20, 1931
Calling Card of The Fox (Recovered from captured gang member 1931)
Making sure the two would be attackers were still secure, Lazarus escorted the girl to the nearest Police Station where he explained to the desk sergeant as best he could the location of the two assailants and described what had happened. Two officers were dispatched and returned shortly with the two handcuffed men. Giving the Sergeant his business card, Lazarus took his leave and returned finally to his lodgings, his dishevelled appearance causing his landlady some concern until he explained the situation. After cleaning his wounds he fell into a restless sleep as he worried how many other innocents were in danger this night.

He woke early the next day and as he shaved his bruised face he began to form an idea. He was able and willing to try and protect this city. He had no real ties, no family to worry about. But there was the law practice to consider. The bar committee may not look too kindly upon a lawyer acting as a vigilante in his spare time. So he must take steps to protect his identity if he were to continue down this path. Thus over the next week he procured various items which he would need to accomplish his task and on the Friday following his initial rescue of the girl he donned his disguise and made his way into the dark corners of the Detroit night.

Despite his attempts to stay out of the spotlight, his actions to protect the citizens of Detroit from the denizens of the night soon caught the attention of the local press. Because he mostly operated under the cover of darkness and appeared to be exceptionally sly they nicknamed him 'The Fox'; a name which caused Lazarus to chuckle. The name stuck however and appeared to strike just the right note of fear into the criminals he encountered. Realising that he could use the press to his advantage, Lazarus even fashioned himself calling cards which he could leave on his captured foes.





Following the disappearance of the original Fox, it was presumed that he had either retired (or had indeed fallen to one of his enemies). Eventually however others arose to take up the mantle of The Fox.

The Fox (II) - 1960s - 'El Poco Zorro'

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When the Scarlet Shield (Reggie Morgan) captured mad scientist Dale Dekkar and his henchmen, he did not realise that the crazed genius overjoyed at his success with Morgan had already moved to the next stage of his super warrior scheme. While Morgan was still on the experiment table, Dekkar had dispatched several teams to capture and treat other preselected candidates with his new vitamin/steroid concoction. While most of these teams abandoned their mission upon hearing of Dekkar's subsequent incarceration, one did not. This team, the same one which had kidnapped Morgan, returned once more to Detroit with their eyes set upon another young athlete determined to complete their instructions and stay in their boss' good books should he escape the Police.

Born in 1945 Antonio Alvarez was youngest son of single father Jorge Alvarez, a Mexican immigrant who following the death of his wife raised teen sons, Antonio and his older brother Ricardo while working long hours at Chrysler's assembly plants to support his family. With Jorge working, Ricardo and Antonio spent a lot of time on the streets, but the strong ethics and catholic upbringing instilled by their father kept them out of gangs and trouble. Ricardo was a fine singer and made some money for the family performing for dinner crowds in local restaurants. Meanwhile, Antonio was a dedicated athlete — a member of many school sports teams, he enjoyed boxing the most. As a teen he entered the Golden Gloves tournaments and won several; promoters were soon paying attention to the kid with the fast hands and ready smile and he was dubbed 'El Poco Zorro' (The Little Fox).

A string of uncontested victories early in 1966 had put the now 21 year old professional Antonio on Dekkar's radar. And so following yet another successful bout, Antonio was resting in the Locker Room when he was surprised by a sweet smelling cloth clamped firmly over his mouth and nose by a steel grip. As he slipped into the chloroform's cloying sleep, he felt a sharp stab in his right arm. Antonio was awakened by the vigorous shaking being administered by his trainer Alfredo. Looking around confused for a moment, he then looked down at his arm but whatever had stabbed him had left no mark. Not sure if he had dreamed the attack or not, Antonio decided not to mention it.

Several days later when Antonio was sparring, he struck his opponent with what seemed a glancing blow but the man collapsed in agony; several ribs on his right hand side broken. After accompanying his friend to the hospital and making sure he was ok, Antonio returned home confused. Sitting on the couch his eye was caught by the news of the kidnap and escape of Reggie Morgan, a local football star. Aspects of Morgan's exploit struck a chord with Antonio - he had been feeling invigorated, energized since the night of his strange experience. He also felt stronger and faster. It seemed too much of a coincidence that he should suddenly have such a stark improvement on his own at the same time as Morgan experienced a chemically induced under such similar circumstances. Antonio presumed that while the men who had drugged him had managed to get into his locker room, them carrying his unconscious body out through the still packed arena would have been seen by some one. Over the next few weeks he followed Morgan's story and when he adopted the moniker Scarlet Shield, Antonio decided that he too should do something with these new gifts other than beating up his fellow boxers for cash.

Fashioning a suitable uniform from some of his boxing robes, Antonio took to the streets as a costumed crusader taking the nickname he had been given as his new identity - The Fox. Antonio eventually crossed paths with, and became friends and allies with Morgan (Scarlet Shield) and the two of them would often team up to fight the gangs of late 60s Detroit. Tragedy struck however in 1971 when Antonio was shot and killed while preventing an assassination attempt on Morgan by The Combination.


The Fox (III) - 1980s

1982 The Fox (III)




The Fox (IV) - 1990s

1993 The Fox (IV)




The Fox (I) Returns




Lazarus Foxworthy, aka The Fox woke from an extended period frozen in suspended animation to find the world a changed place. A crashing Qularr vessel destroyed the brownstone in which his cryo chamber was stored, breaching the tank and releasing Lazarus from his frozen prison.

Out of time and out of his depth, Lazarus is struggling to come to terms with the widespread outbreaks of superhuman activity. In his day he was one of the finest aims with a pistol and was famed for his capture of the many armed thugs which roamed 30s Detroit.

Used to facing crazed villains and megalomaniacs, Lazarus was naturally unsure if he could still provide any service to his "new city".

As it turned out the mixture of chemicals with which his arch foe Huntsman had used to contain him in cryosleep, resulted in a mutation to his metabolism meaning Lazarus despite his aged outward appearance is incredibly fit and agile, and substantially stronger than a trained athlete in peak physical condition.

It was only after a period of several months freedom from his own icy prison that Lazarus learned his old foe, Huntsman had also frozen himself. With the outbreak of the second world war, Huntsman had decided to sleep out the conflict in safety expecting to awaken after 10 years. A mistake in his calculations mean he revived in the rebuilt Millenium City and cursing his mistake but always a practical man, returned to his villainous ways.

With the aid of his fellow S.H.A.F.T comrades, Fox hopes to finally put an end to the scourge that is the Huntsman.

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Huntsman
Status: At Large
Powerset:Ice
Mentality:Maniac
Minions:Frozen Minions

Chadwick Holloway aka Huntsman was just another mobster albeit a somewhat ingenious one, until his first run in with The Fox. Left beaten, bloody and vengeful by the costumed crusader Holloway decided to fashion himself an equally colorful persona dedicated to removing The Fox from this world one way or another. Becoming Huntsman, Holloway set about amassing a criminal entourage and soon found himself in direct conflict with The Fox.

After many defeats and near victories Huntsmen set a trap to lure the Fox into a disused chemical factory where a fateful battle ensued and as a result of trickery on Huntsman's part the trap was sprung and The Fox was trapped, frozen in a chemical bath.

Transferring the body of the Fox to the basement of his brownstone, Huntsman continued his reign of terror until the outbreak of the Second World War. Deciding to sleep out the conflict in safety and expecting to awaken after 10 years, Huntsman froze himself in the same chemical mixture he had used on The Fox and had himself sealed in a vault in his base of operations.

A mistake in his calculations meant he revived many decades later in the rebuilt Millennium City and cursing his mistake but always a practical man Holloway returned to his villainous ways only to find his old foe, The Fox has also returned to the land of the living. As a result of an imbalance in his cryogenic mixture, Holloway's cells mutated giving him the ability to generate ice and snow at will.
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The Fox
Identity:
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Biographical:
Name:Lazarus Foxworthy
Aliases:The Fox (I)
Species:Human
Nationality:Flag USA.png American
Ethnicity:Caucasian
Marital:Single
Relatives: Confidential
Occupation:Lawyer
Base:Millennium City
Physical Traits:
Gender:Flag M.png Male
Age:57
Height: Confidential
Weight: Confidential
Physique: Confidential
Hair: Confidential
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Skin: Confidential
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Equipment: Confidential
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Group:Science Heroes Against Felonious Threats
Rank: Confidential
Other: Confidential
Level:40
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Soundtrack
1930s
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
 
Mood Indigo (1930)
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Rudy Vallee
 
As Time Goes By (1931)
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Fred Astaire
 
Night And Day (1932)
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Ethel Waters
 
Stormy Weather (1933)
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Fred Astaire
 
Cheek to Cheek (1935)
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Ella Fitzgerald & Teddy Wilson
 
All My Life (1936)

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