And when “Heart of Ice” aired, Freeze was dead in the comics, killed by the Joker for stealing Joker’s gang while the Clown Prince of Crime was in Arkham.īut with “Heart of Ice,” everything changed. Zero and only was known for appearing on the Adam West “Batman” TV series, where he got his new and improved name, and some of the later “Super Friends” cartoons in some pretty cool armor. Heck, it shows how unimportant he was that he debuted with the name of Mr.
He was a criminal scientist who had been accidentally exposed to his chemical experiment and couldn’t survive outside of freezing temperatures. Freeze stories would be complete without his debut on “Batman: The Animated Series.” Before B:TAS, Freeze was just another generic, cold-themed DC villain, like Captain Cold or Killer Frost. “Heart of Ice” (Batman: The Animated Series, 1992)
Freeze is the most recent Bat-villain to appear in Tom King’s tour-de-force run on “Batman.” This week marked the end of the “Cold Days” arc with artist Lee Weeks, so if you’re hankering for more of Victor Fries, here are four other stories you should read (or watch). By MATTHEW LAZORWITZ, WMQ Comics contributor
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