Iceman (comics)
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Art by Carlos Pacheco
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #1 (September 1963) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee (Writer) Jack Kirby (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations |
X-Men X-Factor Champions |
| Notable aliases | Drake Roberts, Mister Friese, Frosty |
| Abilities |
Cold and Ice manipulation
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Cold and Ice manipulation
Iceman (Bobby Drake) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963).
Iceman is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He has the ability to manipulate ice and cold by freezing water vapor around him. This allows him to freeze objects, as well as turn his body into ice.
The character has been frequently present in X-Men and Spider-Man-related comics, video games, animated series, and movies. Shawn Ashmore portrayed Iceman in the X-Men films, and voices the character in The Super Hero Squad Show.
Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men #1 (September 1963). Lee later admitted that Iceman was created essentially as a copy of the Human Torch, only using the opposite element for his power.
Iceman was featured in two self-titled limited comic book miniseries, one in 1984-85 written by J. M. DeMatteis and another in the 2000s by Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett, with art by Karl Kerschl. DeMatteis said of the first series, "It was my idea, so there was no one to blame but myself. I'll just say that it was a mistake and if the series made any sense whatsoever it was due to [editor] Bob Budiansky. That was a case where the editor's input was really needed - and Bob was a big help."
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