He sells his soul to Neron, but is double-crossed and killed in order to facilitate Neron's arrival on Earth. Underworld UnleashedĪlong with four other Rogues, Cold is approached by former teammate Abra Kadabra, who offers them a chance to become real villains. He and his sister briefly reform and run a bounty hunting operation, but he ultimately returns to crime. He also helps found the Secret Society of Super Villains. Major Story Arcs The FlashĬold clashes repeatedly with the Flash, often in conjunction with the Rogues, a villain team that he creates. He briefly gained cryokinesis, but lost the power soon after. New 52įollowing Flashpoint, Cold was rebooted as a younger man with the same origin as previously, however his sister had not yet joined the Rogues. This was retconned several years later, and instead attributed to the machinations of the Top. This was initially described as being due to boredom following the death of the Flash. Modern AgeĮarly in the Modern Age, Captain Cold reformed. Character Evolution Silver AgeĬaptain Cold was introduced, and remained largely unchanged through subsequent iterations. Captain Cold made his first comic book appearance in June 1957 in the pages of Showcase #8. CreationĬaptain Cold was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. In prison, he learned about and stole a cold engine that put himself and Flash on a more even footing. During his first job he was apprehended by the Flash. As a young man he ran away from home, leaving his sister Lisa alone with their father, as he did not want her to get involved in his life of crime. His father, meanwhile, instilled in him an emotional coldness, particularly after his grandfather died when he was twelve. As a child his only good influence was his grandfather, an ice delivery man whose job caused the young Leonard to associate cold with positive feelings. The son of an abusive father and a mother who abandoned him, Leonard Snart was raised in poverty outside of Central City.

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