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Snowflame

Not to be confused with Snowflake.
Snowflame
Snowflame as depicted in Catwoman vol. 5 #24 (October 2020). Art by Cian Tormey (penciler/inker), FCO Plascencia (colorist), and Gabriela Downie (letterer).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceNew Guardians #2 (October 1988)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoStefan
Abilities

Snowflame is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Steve Englehart and Cary Bates to serve as a villain for the superhero team the New Guardians. In later appearances, Snowflame also fought Catwoman and Peacemaker.

Character biography

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Origins

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Snowflame first appeared in the 1988 comic book New Guardians #2 in a story titled Jungle Snow. In it, he meets the New Guardians in Colombia as the leader of a drug cartel. In their first encounter he defeats the superhero team, but is later killed by them in a chemical shed explosion.[1][2]

New Justice

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In Catwoman #23, Catwoman travels to South America and encounters Snowflame, whose real name is revealed to be Stefan. Snowflame reveals that he faked his death in the chemical shed explosion to take over the island of Isla Nevada. He then escorts Catwoman to his home, where he is auctioning off expensive and dangerous artifacts to other supervillains.[3][4][5] In Catwoman #24, Catwoman sneaks into the jungle and meets Kisin, the island's mythical giant panther and god of death, before returning to do battle with Snowflame. She defeats him with the help of Kisin.[6]

Snowflame returns in the Dawn of DC series Peacemaker Tries Hard!, in which he fights against Peacemaker. He is defeated and seemingly killed after choking on a poison dart frog that Peacemaker snuck into his cocaine.[7]

Powers and abilities

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By inhaling cocaine, Snowflame is capable of granting himself superhuman strength, speed, an immunity to pain, pyrokinesis, and the ability to give targets an instant contact high by touching them. [1][8][9][10]

In other media

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References

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  1. ^ a b Keough, Robert (May 20, 2020). "DC Comics Once Had a Supervillain Fueled by Cocaine". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "SnowFlame, el 'narco' colombiano que apareció en las páginas de DC Comics". Vice.com (in Spanish). May 5, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Wyatt, Liz (July 17, 2020). "Catwoman Brings Back Snowflame, DC's Most RIDICULOUS Villain". CBR. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Finley, Sean (July 17, 2020). "DC's Cocaine-Fueled Villain Takes On Catwoman". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jenna (July 14, 2020). "DC Brings Back One of Its Weirdest Villains Ever". comicbook.com. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Singh, Charles (August 29, 2020). "DC Just Brought Back A Villain Who Uses Drugs As a Weapon (Literally)". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Anderson, Jenna (August 1, 2023). "Peacemaker Just Fought One of DC's Most Controversial Villains". comicbook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Lamar, Cyriaque (May 23, 2012). "A webcomic about Snowflame, a real DC Comics supervillain who gained his powers from cocaine". Gizmodo. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  9. ^ Smallwood, Karl (June 4, 2016). "The DC Comics Character Who Gained His Powers from Cocaine". Today I Found Out. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Jauregui, Andres (May 24, 2012). "SnowFlame, Colombian DC Comics Supervillain That Got Powers From Cocaine, Returns In A Webcomic". HuffPost. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Lyles, Taylor (July 20, 2023). "Harley Quinn Season 4 Has Cocaine-Powered Villain Snowflame, Talia al Ghul and More". IGN. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Anderson, Jenna (July 21, 2023). "Harley Quinn Season 4 Trailer Introduces One of DC's Most Controversial Villains". comicbook.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.