Anthony & Dr. Issues chill out while talking about Batman’s coolest nemesis, Mr. Freeze! Plus dueling song references – Foreigner vs. Omarion, and yet another South Park reference…
SHOW NOTES:
- Introduction
- Background (06:33)
- Created by Dave Wood & Sheldon Moldoff in Batman 121 (Feb. 1959) as Mr. Zero – rogue scientist who spilled cryogenic chemicals on himself
- Renamed Mr. Freeze in 1960s TV series (real name was Dr. Art Schivel) – generic mad scientist
- “Heart of Ice”, Batman: The Animated Series episode from September 1992 revamped character and gave him tragic backstory (and redesign by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola)
- Victor Fries was scientist working for GothCorp and invented a cryogenic chamber to preserve his terminally ill wife Nora until she could be cured – got chemicals spilled on him, and now needs a sub-zero suit to keep him alive
- Comics adopted the animated backstory for their use
- Teams with Nyssa al Ghul to use Lazarus Pit to revive Nora – but she comes back as Lazara and leaves him
- New 52 reboot – Victor’s mother fell through ice which kept her alive, and he became fascinated with cryonics as a result
- Nora Fields was kept preserved for 20 years before Victor even heard of her, and he did his thesis on her – became obsessed with finding a way to bring her back, until Bruce Wayne shut down the project, and in a fit of rage ended up spilling chemicals on himself
- Gets captured by the Red Hood and sent to Arkham, where he escapes – decides to kill Bruce Wayne and leave Gotham with Nora – stopped by Batman
- Issues (16:48)
- Obsession with Nora
- Misanthropy
- Treatment (32:57)
- In-universe
- Out-of-universe
- Couch skit (44:00)
- Ending (46:04)
References in the show:
- “Cold as Ice” by Foreigner – Sung by Anthony & Dr. Issues in the intro
- Came Back Wrong – TV Tropes discussion mentioned by Anthony at 13:34
- Warm his icy heart with a hot island song – South Park, “Free Hat”, mentioned by Anthony at 17:28
- “Got an icebox where my heart used to be” – Omarion, “Ice Box”, mentioned by Dr. Issues at 17:47
- “First do no harm” – Hippocratic oath, mentioned by Anthony at 42:38
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