Leonard Snart/Earth-One

Captain Cold is a fictional super-villain whose real name is Leonard Snart. He is featured in comic books published by DC Comics and is considered a regular foe of the Flash. Captain Cold was introduced in the second story in Showcase #8 in June, 1957 titled "The Coldest Man on Earth!" He went on to make frequent appearances in The Flash, Volume One and The Secret Society of Super-Villain''.

Overview
Captain Cold is a costumed super-criminal, whose real name is Leonard Snart. He fashioned his own unique weapon, the cold gun, which could emit blasts of extreme cold, as well as ice. This weapon was based on a cyclotron design that had been on display at a laboratory. Snart broke into the laboratory, stole the design and modified it to make his own gun. Donning a stylish white-hooded blue parka, he elevated his station in the criminal hierarchy as Captain Cold.

Captain Cold partnered up with several other colorful villains to form the Rogues Gallery and committed various crimes in Central City. The Rogues frequently traded blows with Central City's resident superhero defender, The Flash.

In his first encounter with the Flash, Cold used his gun to create ice-based mirages to disorient the Flash, but the speedster turned the tables on him, spinning him around in a circle at high-speed until he gave up. Soon after, he escaped from state prison by building a miniature freeze machine and returned to plague the Flash time and time again. Captain Cold later became a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains.

Equipment

 * Cold gun: Captain Cold wielded a cold gun that could generate and project volumes of ice. This was based on a cyclotron device that Snart stole from a laboratory and upgraded. The original cold gun could also generate mirages using cold air. Snart could control the rate and flow of the ice he produced, creating bursts of sharp icicles, or an ice wall, or a thick sheathe used to ensnare opponents.

Notes & Trivia



 * This version of Captain Cold is exclusive to the continuity of the Silver Age Earth-One era, which predates the continuity-shattering Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries from 1985-86. There is very little difference in terms of history between the original version of Captain Cold, and the one seen in post-Crisis continuity.