DC Ice-Master #1: Captain Cold

 
If you're thinking you have to be born with ice-causing powers, the ability to manipulate freezing torrents of snow, or the consummate need to drain all warmth from life around you - if that's what you think it takes to be the best at the wintery chill, then you're wrong! There's one villain who's made freezing temperatures his theme and the irony is that he has to wear a thick, insulated costume to keep himself safe. Read More.

Captain Cold is #1 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List showing you that there are, at least this many cold-users out there, ranking them in order of power and popularity. This is a wintery-themed event for those of you feeling the bite of December's chill. If you like this sort of thing and want more, Check out the List!

DC Ice-Master #2: Mr. Freeze

First appearing in Batman #121 (1959), Dr. Victor Fries has been one of the hallmark super-villains in the world of ice and cold. Although he mostly fought the caped crusader, he was solo among the frost-themed users, wielding a "cold" gun that could surround and immerse his victims in an icy tomb. Back in the day, his appearance was typically fraught with humorous anecdotes and a comical backdrop. Read More...

Victor Fries, the coldly-remembered, Mr. Freeze, is #2 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List. This article takes a look at all those cold-wielding good and bad guys of DC Comics and presents them in an order of popularity. If you like this concept, Check out the List!

DC Ice-Master #3: Ice

 
One of the premiere superheroes to wear the mantle of mastery in the world of snow and freezing temperatures is none other than Ice, Tora Olafsdotter; most fans of the DC Universe know this pretty, young do-gooder through her affiliations with the Justice League, Global Guardians, Cabre, and her recent crossover into the New 52 with Justice League International. Read More...


"Ice" is number 3 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List for those good and bad guys who somehow use snowstorms, frozen popsicles, and chilling mystique as part of their power sets. If you like this list, check out some of the others! 

DC Ice-Master #4: Icicle

Rarely does the mantle of super-villain pass to the next generation; it takes a unique psychological profile for the son to fall into the patterns of the father. Not so, for Cameron Mahkent, though, and his parent, Joar. Read More...

Joar and Cameron Mahkent take the number 4 spot in DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List for the chilling months of the year. If you like superheroes, super-villains, and themes which show off their powers, Check out this List!

DC Ice-Master #5: Killer Frost

With the chill of an icy embrace and the ability to freeze a person to death, villains are perfect for the powers of cold; it's very easy to kill innocents with an accidental blizzard or rapidly dropping temperatures. Double that when you're making an effort. At every turn, the cold villain's very presence becomes a threat to society. Read More.

Killer Frost is #5 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown from The Superheroes List showing you their main characters of cold, snow, and freezing temperatures. If you like this, Check out the List for more!

DC Ice-Master #6: Icemaiden

Appearing as one of the first ice-wielding heroes in the DC Universe, Sigrid Nansen of Norwegian descent receives the trophy as Icemaiden, first appearing in Infinity Inc. #32 (1986, but technically her character did appear in Super Friends #9 in the 70s). The child of a leading scientist in the government, she underwent a series of experiments that granted her the power to freeze objects and generate frozen shapes. One of her most unique abilities was to fashion icy armor as a form of protection. Read More...

Sigrid Nansen, Icemaiden, is #6 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a frosty countdown provided by The Superheroes List, indicating their most notorious characters of the snow and cold. If this puts you in the wintery spirit, Check out the List!

DC Ice-Master #7: Polar Boy

 

You wouldn't think that an overheated world would originate one of DC's greatest ice superheroes, but in the 31st century, a distinctly hot planet called Tharr defied reason. To counter their furiously heated climate, their citizens evolved with the uncanny ability to project a bio-field; it made them capable of lowering the surrounding temperatures. For them, therefore, this was a natural ability. Read More...

Brek Bannin, the frosty Polar Boy, is #7 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List which details their most famous, and sometimes notorious, users of cold powers and chilling temperatures. If you like this kind of theme, whether it's freezing outside or a hot summer day, Check out this List!

DC Ice-Master #8: The Cryonic Man

 

In the era of 50s and the Cold War, one of the concerns of the United States was Nuclear Holocaust; wars, radiation and a post-apocalyptic world filled the media in response. Comic books were not to be outdone and in one such case, adopting the hysteria into the plot behind their villain, DC introduced us to Philip (last name unknown) of the Niles Raymond Project. It was these very designs, protective and benevolent at first, that preserved the group's life, but would also become the dark, horrible secret that turned him into The Cryonic Man. Read More...

The Cryonic Man is #8 on DC's Top 10 Masters of Ice, a countdown sponsored by The Superheroes List up to and during the weeks of Winter. If you like finding out who some of the unique superheroes and villains are in the world of the cold and you're a fan of comic books, Check out this List!