Captain Cold

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Captain Cold
Captain Cold as depicted in The Flash vol. 2 #182 (March 2002). Art by Brian Bolland.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceShowcase #8 (June 1957)[1]
Created byJohn Broome
Carmine Infantino
In-story information
Alter egoLeonard "Len" Snart
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsLegion of Doom
Secret Society of Super Villains
Injustice League
Rogues
Suicide Squad
Justice League[2][3]
Freedom Fighters
Legends
Legion of Zoom
Notable aliasesThe Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero
Leonard Wynters
Blue Iceman
Citizen Cold
Abilities
  • Genius-level intellect
  • Peak physical condition
  • Use of cryonic equipment
  • Expert tactician and thief
  • Skilled marksman

Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in Showcase #8 (June 1957).

In his comic book appearances, Captain Cold is depicted as an adversary of various superheroes known as the Flash, most notably Barry Allen, and serves as the leader of the Rogues, a loose criminal association.[4] As part of 2011's The New 52 reboot, Captain Cold and his team live by a code never to kill.[5]

The character has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including television series and video games. Actor Wentworth Miller portrayed Captain Cold in The CW's Arrowverse television series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. In 2009, Captain Cold was ranked as IGN’s 27th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[6]

  1. ^ 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. 61. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Forever Evil #7
  3. ^ Batman & Robin vol. 2 #33
  4. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 49. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  5. ^ Wallace, Dan (2008). "Captain Cold". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
  6. ^ "Captain Cold is Number 27". Comics.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2011-01-15.