![]() Freeze and a tragic battle of vengeance ensued. Fries' greedy corporate bosses demanded that he hand over his technology and during a scuffle, tragically, the chamber ruptured, bathing Freeze in sub-zero temperatures. When his wife Nora was struck down by a debilitating illness, Victor used his brilliance to create an advanced cryogenic chamber to keep her alive until a cure could be found. The classic episode, "Heart of Ice," painted Freeze in a new light as Victor Fries, a brilliant scientist and loving husband. The character's new look was sleek, subtle and efficient thanks to a design by Mike Mignola, and his villainous origin was refashioned by writer Paul Dini and director Bruce Timm. Freeze benefitted from the treatment as the animated series explored the character's subtle psychological depths. Many of Batman's classic foes were reimagined in a timeless and iconic fashion, and Mr. "Batman: The Animated Series" hit the airwaves in 1992 and became arguably the most influential comic book adaptation of the late 20th Century. Freeze finally became the legend he was always meant to be. The next time a new form of media embraced the ice cold killer Mr. Freeze might have been honored by Kenner with an action figure, but he was still a joke in the pages of DC Comics. Freeze and his toyetic battle armor were easily dispatched by the Joker with. In 1991's "Robin II: The Joker's Wild" miniseries, Mr. The icy villain suffered his most inglorious defeat during this era the hands of the Joker. Subsequent comic appearances saw Freeze wearing the battle armor but didn't affect his status or popularity. Just as the character changed his name thanks to the 1966 "Batman" TV series, the toy redefined the character's looks. This action figure featured a full revamping of the character with freeze guns embedded into the villain's torso. This classic line of action figures brought such characters as Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and Doctor Fate to the toy shelves for the first time, and the line's third and final wave gave Mr. By 1986, Kenner's "Super Powers" line was in full swing. Freeze continued to pop up from time to time in the comics, his next major exposure was in yet another different form of media. George Sanders, Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach's portrayals all added to the growing legend of the character, each bestowing Freeze with a fierceness and a vulnerability amid the campy world of Adam West's Batman. Three actors wore the ice suit and wielded the cold gun as Mr. This fatal flaw humanized the villain and added a level of vulnerability absent from most of Batman's zanier foes. Freeze was trapped in his containment suit, forced to live in sub-zero temperatures as any exposure to heat would result in his death. Perhaps the greatest change was the tragic elements added to Freeze's backstory that made him more of a more classic monster/scientist type than a gimmick-filled super villain. ![]() Freeze the series also abandoned his hard-on-the-eyes costume in favor of a sleek, blue-and-white design. His name was the first adjustment, fine tuned into the more threatening and marketable Mr. Zero was pulled from the comics, though plenty about him was changed. With adversaries like Two-Face considered too disturbing for the show, producers were forced to take a deep dive into Batman's crime files. When the "Batman" TV series hit the airwaves in 1966, it was an instant camp sensation featuring classic villains like Joker, Penguin and Catwoman. ![]() Thanks to three talented actors and one raucous TV series, Mr. ![]()
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