Mister Freeze

Mister Freeze's History

Mr. Freeze was an enemy of Batman. Cold in appearance and personality and forced to live in sub-zero temperatures, he decided to put all of Gotham on ice as well as avenge himself on the Caped Crusader whom he blamed for his condition.

Dr. Art Schivel was a criminal scientist who, during a fight with Batman, was exposed to a solution of instant freeze, which turned him into the diabolical Mr. Freeze. Now unable to live in an environment warmer then fifty-degrees below zero without the aid of a refrigerated suit, he sought revenge on Batman for his condition. In keeping with his new theme, Mr. Freeze began stealing the finest diamonds, "ice" to him, in the city. After two clashes with Batman and Robin he successfully used his Freeze Gun to freeze them solid. It was only quick emergency care that saved the pair.

After this attempt failed, he had baseball pitcher Paul Diamante kidnapped so he would have a valuable "diamond" to trade for Batman. While Batman cooperated, he didn't count on Robin following him to Freeze's hideout. After a quiet dinner, Freeze decided to slowly freeze them, starting with Batman. Batman quickly stopped him however, thanks to a special thermal layering under his suit. After a quick battle with Freeze's henchmen, Batman sent them and Freeze to prison so they could cool off.

Eventually Freeze's skin began to turn blue from unknown circumstances and he returned to seek revenge on the Caped Crusader once again. This time he captured Miss Iceland from a beauty pageant as part of a plot to discredit Batman and make her a being of pure cold like himself. He later decided to ice Gotham City and hold it for ransom, but was thwarted by the Dynamic Duo and once again sent to prison.

His final appearance involved his most diabolical scheme of all when he decided to steal an icing formula from scientist Professor Issac Issacson who had a photographic memory of it in his head. He also had famous figure skater Glacier Glaze to act as his spy. After capturing the professor, Freeze tried every way to get him to talk, but Issacson proved to be a tough nut to crack when it was revealed that he was an Icelander, so freezing temperatures didn't affect him. Freeze then injected him with dry ice and placed him back in his quick freezer, which finally made Issacson spill the beans. After succeeding in getting the formula, Freeze began his scheme of freezing all of Gotham City using a deadly ice ray. However his plans were foiled again when the Dynamic Duo found his iceberg disguised submarine thanks to a homing device that had been attached to one of the flippers of his own pet homing seal, Isolde. He, Glacier and his henchman when then handed over to the police for imprisonment once more.