Icicle
Dr. Joar Mahkent was an evil scientist who designed a cold ray gun which he used to freeze his enemies. The current Icicle is his son, who was born with cold abilities.
Name:
Icicle
Publisher:
Real name:
Joar Mahkent
Aliases:
- Dr. Joar Mahkent
- Preston Lanky Leeds
- Icicle Sr.
- Joar Mahkent
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Gadgets
- Ice Control
- Weapon Master
First issue:
Origin
Born in England, noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent traveled to America on a cruise liner to show his work on cryogenics. However, once his boat docked, spectators were shocked when the cruise liner became frozen solid in Gotham Harbor. Alan Scott went to investigate the ship and found Joar shot to death in his room. The first suspect was gangster Preston "Lanky" Leeds, a dangerous racketeer, who was traveling on the same boat as Joar. So when a costumed criminal named the Icicle appeared with a freeze ray gun that can instantly freeze the moisture in the air, Alan assumed Icicle was Lanky and that he had stolen Mahkent's invention. During a visit to Metropolis, Bruce Wayne and Thomas Elliot witnessed a fight between Alan Scott and Icicle when they were young. After many robberies, Icicle was finally caught and it was discovered that Icicle was really Joar. As it turns out, Joar had attacked and killed Lanky on the boat and then used his ray gun to make the dead body look like Joar's. Not wanting to be captured, the Icicle leapt 20 stories into a Gotham River, but was saved by Johnny Sorrow.
Icicle later became a member of Wizard’s 2nd Injustice Society of the World and he also became a founding member of the Crime Champions of Two Earths. Icicle met his death during the Crisis of Infinite Earths, when he and other villains attempted to invade Krona's laboratory. Icicle I has been identified as one of the deceased entombed below the Hall of Justice.
Icicle after New 52 and Rebirth is still confirmed dead, and in this canon was the first Icicle as he was before Flashpoint.
Other Media
Stargirl
Icicle appears in the streaming/tv series as the leader of the Injustice Society. This version is a metahuman and is responsible for the death of Starman.
The first season aired on DC Universe, a proprietary subscription service that offered digital comics and original programming. The original programming was abandoned early on, with Stargirl moving to The CW where it lasted for 2 more seasons. Unfortunately, it was cancelled in 2022 at the end of its 3rd season when Warner Brothers was bought by Discovery and The CW was sold off and rebranded away from tween/teen programming.
