Editing Captain Cold (section)

{{short description|Fictional DC comics supervillain}}
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{{Infobox comics character
|image=Flash182.jpg
|caption=Captain Cold as depicted in ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #182 (March 2002). Art by [[Brian Bolland]].
|real_name=Leonard "Len" Snart
|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|debut= ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #8 (June 1957)<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=61}}</ref>
|creators= [[John Broome (writer)|John Broome]]<br>[[Carmine Infantino]]
|character_name=Captain Cold
|species=[[Human]]
|alliances=[[Legion of Doom]]<br/>[[Secret Society of Super Villains]]<br/>[[Injustice League]]<br/>[[Rogues (comics)|Rogues]]<br/>[[Suicide Squad]]<br/>[[Justice League]]<ref>''Forever Evil'' #7</ref><ref>''Batman & Robin'' vol. 2 #33</ref><br/>[[Freedom Fighters (comics)|Freedom Fighters]]<br/>[[Legends of Tomorrow|Legends]]<br/>[[List of criminal organizations in DC Comics#Legion of Zoom|Legion of Zoom]]
|aliases= The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero<br> Leonard Wynters<br> Blue Iceman<br> Citizen Cold
|powers=*[[Genius]]-level intellect
*Peak physical condition
*Use of cryonic equipment
*Expert tactician and thief
*Skilled marksman
}}

'''Captain Cold''' ('''Leonard Snart''') is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by [[John Broome (writer)|John Broome]] and [[Carmine Infantino]], the character first appeared in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #8 (June 1957).

In his comic book appearances, Captain Cold is depicted as an adversary of various superheroes known as the [[Flash (comics)|Flash]], most notably [[Barry Allen]], and serves as the leader of the [[Rogues (comics)|Rogues]], a loose criminal association.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rovin|first=Jeff|title=The Encyclopedia of Supervillains|publisher=Facts on File|date=1987|location=New York|isbn=0-8160-1356-X|page=49}}</ref> As part of 2011's [[The New 52]] reboot, Captain Cold and his team live by a code never to kill.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book|last = Wallace|first = Dan|contribution = Captain Cold|editor-last = Dougall|editor-first = Alastair|title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia|page = 67|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|place = New York|year = 2008|isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1|oclc = 213309017}}</ref>

The character has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including television series and video games. Actor [[Wentworth Miller]] portrayed Captain Cold in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] television series ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''. In 2009, Captain Cold was ranked as [[IGN]]’s 27th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/27.html |title=Captain Cold is Number 27 |publisher=Comics.ign.com |access-date=2011-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206025148/http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/27.html |archive-date=2011-02-06}}</ref>