Iceman (Marvel Comics)

This article is about the X-Men character. For the DC Comics character, see Ice Man (comics).
For other uses, see Bob Drake.

Bobby Drake
Iceman
Textless variant cover of Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) #1 (October 2018).
Art by Jeehyung Lee.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe X-Men #1
(September 1963)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Jack Kirby (artist/co-plotter)
In-story information
Alter egoRobert Louis "Bobby" Drake
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliations
Notable aliasesDrake Roberts
Mister Friese
Frosty
Abilities
  • Thermokinesis
  • Hydrokinesis
  • Cryokinesis
  • Ability to assume an enhanced physical form made of ice

Iceman (Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963). Iceman is a mutant born with superhuman abilities. He has the ability to manipulate ice and cold by freezing water vapor around him. This allows him to freeze objects, as well as cover his body with ice.

Iceman has a relatively high profile among X-Men characters due to being frequently adapted into X-Men and Spider-Man-related media, including video games, animated series, and films. The character later received widespread media attention when a storyline retconned the original version of the character as a closeted gay man in All-New X-Men #40 (April 2015), leading to his coming out.

Following the publication of this storyline, Iceman has been described as one of the most notable and powerful gay characters in comic books.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

From 2000 to 2014, Shawn Ashmore portrayed Iceman in the 20th Century Fox X-Men films and voiced the character in The Super Hero Squad Show.

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