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Lucius Fox

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Lucius Fox
Lucius Fox in Batman #307 (January 1979)
Art by John Calnan and Dick Giordano
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceBatman #307 (January 1979)
Created byLen Wein (writer)
John Calnan (artist)
In-story information
Full nameLucius Fox
Team affiliationsWayne Enterprises
Supporting character ofBatman (Bruce Wayne)
Batman (Jace Fox)
Batwing (Luke Fox)
Batgirl (Tiffany Fox)
Robin (various)

Lucius Fox is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.[1] He is Wayne's business manager at Wayne Enterprises who runs the business interests that supply his equipment needs as well as financing his operations, and is the father of Luke Fox / Batwing, Tiffany Fox / Batgirl, and Jace Fox / Batman.[2]

Lucius Fox has been featured in various media adaptations. The character was voiced by Brock Peters in Batman: The Animated Series, Mel Winkler in The New Batman Adventures, Louis Gossett Jr. in The Batman, Phil LaMarr in DC Super Hero Girls, and Dave Fennoy in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight. Lucius Fox made his live-action debut in The Dark Knight Trilogy, portrayed by Morgan Freeman, with Chris Chalk portraying him in the television series Gotham, and Simon Manyonda portraying a young version of Chalk's Lucius Fox in the second and third seasons of the television series Pennyworth. Hugh Maguire portrays an Irish Catholic substitute of the character named Jack Fox O'Dwyer in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[3]

Publication history

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Lucius Fox was created by writer Len Wein and penciller John Calnan and first appeared in Batman #307 (January 1979).[4]

Fictional character biography

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As CEO and President of Wayne Enterprises, Lucius Fox is one of Bruce Wayne's closest allies.[5] He is an experienced businessman, entrepreneur, and inventor who runs the business interests that supply weapons, gadgets, vehicles, and armor for Bruce Wayne to use when he fights crime as the vigilante Batman. The character is depicted as being aware that Bruce Wayne is Batman, having replaced Alfred Pennyworth in cave operations after Alfred's death at the hands of Bane.[6]

Business career

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Lucius Fox is regarded as having the "Midas Touch", an ability to turn failing businesses into successful conglomerates, and is consequently a highly sought-after businessman throughout the corporate world. Fox is called in to the failing Wayne Enterprises and brings balance to both Bruce Wayne's private and business finances.[2] In Batman Confidential, he is shown heading the project that produced the prototype that would become the Batwing. He also manages the particulars of the Wayne Foundation while Bruce dictates the organization's general policies. Since then, Fox has been approached repeatedly by other companies seeking his expertise. After overcoming the original challenge of returning Wayne Enterprises to its former glory, Fox has elected to stay, having been given an unparalleled freedom in the company.

In Batman: Haunted Knight, it is explained that a young Bruce Wayne rescued Lucius Fox from muggers in Paris. Later, Fox asked him if he wants to start a foundation for charity, to which Bruce agrees many years later, deciding that not all of his money has to go to crime fighting.

Bruce Wayne, as Batman, originally forms the Outsiders to rescue Fox from Baron Bedlam.[7] When Fox later suffers a stroke, Bruce makes sure that Fox gets the best care possible and supports him and his family.

Family life

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With his wife Tanya, Lucius has several children, all introduced in the comics at different stages over the years. Fox's daughter Tam is introduced in Red Robin.[8] Her father sends her to personally locate Tim Drake, only to discover his secret identity as Red Robin and become involved in his conflicts with the League of Assassins. For a time it was believed Fox was dead, but this was a ruse to help combat his enemies.[9] It is believed that learning Drake's secrets has led Tam Fox to realize that Bruce Wayne is Batman. However, she apparently did not report her findings to her father.

Fox's youngest daughter, Tiffany, was first shown in Batman #308 (1979), but was not substantially explored until 2011's The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, which reintroduced her along with her siblings in Batwing #22. The alternative future story shown in Batgirl: Futures End (2014) shows Tiffany grows up to be a gifted protege of Barbara Gordon, becoming one of several women to use the Batgirl moniker, with a pink-accented Batsuit.

Prior to The New 52, Lucius had a son named Timothy whose occasional delinquency embarrassed his father. Tim, now calling himself 'Jace', returns in the Infinite Frontier miniseries The Next Batman: Second Son.[10] Lucius also has a son named Lucas "Luke" Fox, introduced in the New 52 continuity, who is an intellectual prodigy and mixed martial artist and who, unbeknownst to his father, was selected and trained by Bruce Wayne to become the vigilante known as Batwing using a high-tech Batsuit designed by his father. Both Luke and his predecessor as Batwing, David Zavimbe, are agents of the international crime-fighting organization Batman Incorporated.

After Bruce Wayne announces his public support for Batman Inc., Fox becomes active supplying him with the company's resources and research prototypes.[11]

Alternative versions

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  • An alternate universe version of Lucius Fox from Earth-3 appears in JLA. This version is a Caucasian gang boss and ally of the Crime Syndicate of America.[12]
  • An alternate universe version of Lucius Fox appears in Batman: Earth One. This version is an intern at Wayne Medical who becomes Wayne Enterprises' head of research and development after deducing Batman's secret identity.[13][14]
  • The pre-Crisis incarnation of Lucius Fox appears in Convergence.[15]

In other media

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Television

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Animation

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Lucius Fox as depicted in The Batman.

Live-action

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  • A young Lucius Fox appears in Gotham, portrayed by Chris Chalk.[18] This version is initially an employee of Wayne Enterprises before leaving to join the Gotham City Police Department as a scientific specialist in the third season.
    • Fox appears in the prequel series Pennyworth, portrayed by Simon Manyonda. Introduced in the second season as a scientist affiliate of Thomas Wayne's who works for the CIA to infiltrate the Raven Union, he later becomes a member of the English League.
  • Lucius Fox appears in Batwoman, portrayed by Domonique Adam. This version was killed by former police officer turned Crows agent Miguel Robles three years prior to the series. Additionally, an A.I. based on Fox (voiced by Donny Lucas) created to assist Luke Fox appears as well.

Film

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Live-action

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Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox in Batman Begins (2005)

Animation

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Video games

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Miscellaneous

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Lucius Fox appears in the Injustice 2 prequel comic.

References

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  1. ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9780345501066.
  2. ^ a b Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Fox, Lucius", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 130, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
  3. ^ a b "Batman v Superman Originally Looked Very Different — moviepilot.com". Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Batman #307 (January 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of Batman.
  5. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  6. ^ Dyce, Andrew (August 24, 2019). "Batman Makes History With The Death of Alfred Pennyworth". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Batman and the Outsiders #1 (August 1983)
  8. ^ Red Robin #3 (October 2009)
  9. ^ Red Robin #23–25 (May–July 2011)
  10. ^ Johnston, Rich (January 15, 2021). "Next Batman And Robin – Tim Fox, Damian Wayne Get Own DC Comics". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Batman Inc. #1–3 (November 2010 – December 2011)
  12. ^ JLA #604 – 605 (July – August 2002)
  13. ^ Batman: Earth One (2012)
  14. ^ Batman: Earth One Volume Two (2015)
  15. ^ Convergence: Adventures of Superman #1-2 (April – May 2015)
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Lucius Fox Voices (Batman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 1, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  17. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (July 2, 2024). "Batman: Caped Crusader: Here's Who Is Voicing Allies Like Gordon and Alfred". IGN. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  18. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2015). "Chris Chalk Cast As Lucius Fox On 'Gotham'". Deadline.
  19. ^ Manning, Shaun (October 9, 2015). "NYCC: Cast of "Batman: Bad Blood" Reveal First Footage". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  20. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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