Jack Frost (Marvel Comics)

Jack Frost
Golden Age Jack Frost Detail from cover of The Invaders #6 (May 1976) Art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	U.S.A. Comics #1 (Aug. 1941)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Frank Giacoia (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	unrevealed (possibly Jack Frost)
Team affiliations	Liberty Legion
Notable aliases	The God in the Ice
Abilities	Cold and ice manipulation Superhuman stamina and durability

Jack Frost is the name of two unrelated fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Jack Frost was published by Marvel's 1940s forerunner Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books.

Marvel Comics' first character named Jack Frost outwardly recalls the folklorish spirit of winter Jack Frost. First appearing in U.S.A. Comics #1 (cover-dated Aug. 1941), from Marvel predecessor Timely Comics, he was one of the first creations of future Marvel editor-in-chief and publisher Stan Lee, who collaborated with penciler Frank Giacoia and inker Carmine Infantino.

In Marvel Premiere #29 (April 1976), he was retconned to have been a member of the stateside World War II-era superhero team the Liberty Legion.

Jack Frost seemingly awoke wandering the Arctic wastes with no knowledge of his past or origins. He resembles a young man made of ice, and can create and withstand extremely cold temperatures and generate large amounts of ice. During World War II, he joined with other superheroes to form the team Liberty Legion and protect the United States from Axis home-front infiltration. The Liberty Legion was initially assembled by Bucky to rescue the Invaders brainwashed by the Red Skull. With the Legion, Jack Frost battled Namor the Sub-Mariner and the original Human Torch, and protected bystanders from shrapnel with an ice umbrella.