ICEMASTER
ICEMASTER
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Unrevealed; presumably mutated human
Occupation: Professional criminal
Group Membership: Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer)'s Masters of Evil
Affiliations: See above
Enemies: Human Torch (Johnny Storm);
Hostess Fruit Pies; the Thunderbolts (Atlas, Charcoal, Citizen V (Helmut Zemo), Hawkeye, Jolt, Mach-1, Songbird, Techno)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: None
First Appearance: Hostess Pie
Advertisement in the January, 1980 Marvel Comics, such as
Avengers I#191
the title of that story/ad was "The Icemaster Cometh"
Powers: Icemaster can generate tremendous amounts of cold and ice. He can also apparently reshape parts of his own icy body into weaponry, such as maces. He is vulnerable to intense heat, and to the sweet, sweet taste of Hostess Pies.
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 300 lbs.
History: (Hostess Pie Advertisement in Avengers I#191) - Seeking to create another ice age, the Icemaster had frozen much of New York City, only to face the Human Torch. Thinking quickly, the Torch threw the Icemaster some Hostess Fruit Pies, causing his ice to melt and prompting his effective surrender.
(Thunderbolts#24-25) - The Icemaster was one of 25 villains who joined the second Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil. The Masters planned to extort billions from the world's governments through their weather-control technology, but their base was infiltrated by the Thunderbolts. The Icemaster, like all the villains except for Crimson Cowl, Cyclone, and Man-Killer, was beaten by the Thunderbolts and presumably jailed.
Comments: Created by unknown;
slightly
redesigned and introduced in a "mainstream" story by
Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley
*Ahem* Y'see, Thunderbolts#24-25 was part of a "name the first appearances" contest, and I'm guessing Kurt Busiek wanted to make it really tough to get 'em all. And of course, this means all those Hostess ad villains are now in-continuity....(and a master profile of all of them are on their way from Kyle Smith!)
Hey, I'm not sure that Hostess Fruit Pies are his Enemy! No one in their right mind could hate them!! A weakness, yes, an enemy...I don't know. ; ) --Snood
Cary theorizes: Could Professor Sinkowitz, the anti-communist superpatriot formerly known as the Cold Warrior, have been mutated by his Skrullified gear? Furthermore, since the break of the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil, could he be committing crimes while masquerading as the most recent Blizzard?
You can get the whole story, and some clever commentary from Seanbaby's The Hostess Page. It might not meet with the Comics Code Authority's approval, so kids, ask your parents before checking that out!
In today's Comic Book Legends Revealed, there's a discussion of Frank Miller's early work - and
one of his earliest pieces was the Hostess strip that introduced the
Icemaster! It also notes that he named the character, because, as per a
Roger Stern quote in the article:
"Frank's Torch ad originally had him fighting a villain the agency
named Iceman. Yeah, they had no idea that Marvel already had an Iceman
character. Frank caught that and designed the villain we wound up called
"Icemaster" (which sounds as though it should be a Ronco
product)."
So if and when Miller ever returns to Marvel, I definitely want to see
him use this guy. "What, are you dense? Are you retarded or something?
Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the goddamn Icemaster."
--Minor Irritant
Icemaster could be the Ice-Monster or a member of the Glacier Men or the Ice-Creatures or since it was never explained how he lost the real power he had as Jack Frost in Incredible Hulk II#249 (July, 1980) perhaps the Icemaster is Gregor Shapanka (if Madame Masque can have a Bio-Duplicate die in her place so can he). Plus the original Jack Frost and the White Monster could also be members of the Glacier Men or Ice Creatures (they could also both be faces in the crowd or one could be the Ice-Monster).
--Gammatotem
Profile by Omar Karindu.
Clarifications: Icemaster is not to be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Thunderbolts#24, p22, pan2 (Icemaster with the Masters of Evil)
Hostess Fruit ad, pan5 (Icemaster head shot)
Hostess Fruit ad, pan3 (Icemaster VS Human Torch)
Hostess Fruit ad, pan6 (Icemaster with Hostess Fruit Pies)
Appearances:
Hostess Fruti Ad (January, 1980) - Frank Miller
Thunderbolts#24-25 (March-April, 1999) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Scott Hanna (#24), Bob Wiacek (#25) & Al Vey (#25) (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Last updated: 04/20/11
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