Jack Frost (Marvel)
Jack Frost is a male comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Jack Frost
He 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.
Jack Frost was revived in August 1941 when he witnessed the struggles of the mortally wounded Dr. Forbes. Forbes had discovered gold in Alaska and was fatally shot by mobster Mike Zelby who sought to claim the mine for himself. With his dying breath, Forbes asked Jack Frost to go to New York City and save his daughter Alice Forbes who Zelby was going to target next to learn the mine's location. Jack Frost honored Dr. Forbes' wish and left him in a frozen tomb before going to New York. Arriving in the city, he sought the aid of the local police however, they considered him a crank refusing to aid him. Furious, Jack Frost attacked the authorities and fled to deal with Zelby himself. Tracing the killer to the apartment of Alice Forbes, Jack Frost clashed with the mobster, who was killed when the apartment was set ablaze. While Alice considered Jack Frost a hero, the police attempted to arrest him for the murder of Zelby. Furious, Frost vowed to become the enemy of mankind and fled the scene. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #1) Jack Frost's chilly hatred of humanity ended up being warmed later that year when he decided to ruin a sunny day at the beach. Initially terrorizing the swimmers, he came across a more deadly threat: A band of modern-day pirates that operated out of a mechanized submersible crafted after an octopus. Captured by the pirates, Jack Frost learned that they were attempting to scare people away from the beach in order to search for hidden treasure. Jack Frost would not stand such tyranny and destroyed the pirate's vessel, leaving the pirates themselves frozen in ice for the authorities to find. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #2) Although still hunted by the authorities, Jack Frost continued to come to the aid of those in needs. In early 1942, he came to the aid of Hillcrest hospital after it was set ablaze by ambulance racketeer Mike Dolan after the administrator refused to buy ambulances from him. Jack Frost chased after Mike Dolan, leading the crook into a fatal car crash. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #3) Later that year Frost witnessed the attempted freezing death of inventor Bob Davis. Frost helped Davis reveal that the attempt on his life was caused by his colleague Jimmy Crain who was jealous of Bob's proposal to their mutual love interest Betty. Initially framed for the supposed murder of Bob Davis, Jack Frost cleared his name and apparently redeemed himself in the eyes of the law. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #4)
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.
Jack Frost appeared in the modern era, where it was explained he had sacrificed himself by melding with an Arctic "ice-worm" monster in order to neutralize it and keep it from possibly devastating humanity. Jack Frost was briefly freed during an encounter with Captain America before willingly being swallowed by and melding with the ice-worm once more.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He came to be known as the King of the Cold. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #1)
Frost sought to fight crime and avenge the death of the innocents. However, he did not believe the law was capable of punishing the guilty. Instead, he believed it was acceptable to leave the guilty to die for their crimes. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Jack Frost has the ability to generate sub-freezing temperatures. Combined with ambient water vapor, he can create snow, sleet, and ice for various effects such as propelling snow flurries at hurricane wind-speeds or fashioning ice into various simple constructs such as spheres, bridges, or walls. He also has superhuman stamina and durability. Jack Frost has bluish-white skin that glistens from the glaze of frost that covers it. His skin temperature is 32 °F (0 °C).
As the lord of the storm, he was able to unleash its fury and send a powerful wintry wind with his breath alone. (U.S.A. Comics v1 #1)
Notes
- Jack Frost was created by Stan Lee and Charles Wojtkoski where he made his first appearance in U.S.A. Comics v1 #1 (August, 1941).
- Professor Gregor Shapanka briefly took the name of Jack Frost when he became a supervillain before taking the name Blizzard.
Appearances
- U.S.A. Comics v1: (1941)
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