S1E12 - Issue 12 - Mr. Freeze

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: IntroductionBackground (06:33) Created by Dave Wood & Sheldon Moldoff in Batman 121 (Feb. 1959) as Mr. Zero - rogue scientist who spilled cryogenic chemicals on himselfRenamed 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 aliveComics adopted the animated backstory for their useTeams with Nyssa al Ghul to use Lazarus Pit to revive Nora - but she comes back as Lazara and leaves himNew 52 reboot - Victor's mother fell through ice which kept her alive, and he became fascinated with cryonics as a resultNora 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 himselfGets captured by the Red Hood and sent to Arkham, where he escapes - decides to kill Bruce Wayne and leave Gotham with Nora - stopped by BatmanIssues (16:48) Obsession with NoraMisanthropyTreatment (32:57) In-universeOut-of-universeCouch skit (44:00)Ending (46:04) References in the show: "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner - Sung by Anthony & Dr. Issues in the introCame Back Wrong - TV Tropes discussion mentioned by Anthony at 13:34Warm 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 iTunes: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: hereTwitter FacebookE-mailPatreon