Auntie Freeze
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Auntie Freeze is a fictional character
in the Marvel Universe
.
vol. 1 #33 (March 1986), and was created by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson
. The character also appears in Thing #35 (May 1986).
: Titania
, Poundcakes
, Screaming Mimi
, and Letha
. Under her management, the Grapplers became renowned for their colorful personalities and ringside antics; however, despite her tireless promotion, they were denied the opportunity by the wrestling federation to make the amount of money their male counterparts made. The Grapplers were contacted by a wrestling fan who happened to be a representative of the Roxxon Oil
Corporation, who offered them the opportunity to supplementary income by performing a covert operation for the company. However, the mission failed and they were tried and jailed for their misdeeds.
Auntie Freeze, in the meantime, was scouting out new candidates for wrestling stardom. When the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation
was formed, she contacted its promoter to negotiate a women’s division. She was then contacted by the Power Broker
, to augment the wrestlers’ strengths to superhuman levels. Auntie Freeze sent the original Grapplers (after they were paroled), as well as all of her new clients, to undergo this treatment. Auntie Freeze has since maintained a stable of these women wrestlers collectively as the Grapplers.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe
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.
Publication history
Auntie Freeze first appeared in The ThingThing (comics)
The Thing is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team known as the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in The Fantastic Four #1...
vol. 1 #33 (March 1986), and was created by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson (comics)
Ron Wilson is an American comic book artist known for his work on titles starring the Marvel Comics character The Thing, including the titles Marvel Two-in-One and The Thing...
. The character also appears in Thing #35 (May 1986).
Fictional character biography
Ann Fraley, under the name "Auntie Freeze," was one of the premiere female wrestlers of the 1950s. She retired after two decades in the ring to become a trainer, eventually taking on four protégées who would become known as the GrapplersGrapplers (comics)
The Grapplers are a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. It was a loosely-organized band of female wrestlers, most of whom gained superhuman strength after their first published appearances, through the group known as Power Broker, Inc....
: Titania
Titania (Grapplers)
Davida DeVito, now known as Lascivious and formerly known as Titania, is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Fictional character biography:...
, Poundcakes
Poundcakes
Poundcakes is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe and former member of the female villain team, the Grapplers.-Fictional character biography:...
, Screaming Mimi
Songbird (comics)
Songbird , formerly known as Screaming Mimi, is a fictional character, a superheroine and former supervillainess in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Publication history:...
, and Letha
Letha
Letha is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe and former member of the female villain team, the Grapplers.-Publication history:...
. Under her management, the Grapplers became renowned for their colorful personalities and ringside antics; however, despite her tireless promotion, they were denied the opportunity by the wrestling federation to make the amount of money their male counterparts made. The Grapplers were contacted by a wrestling fan who happened to be a representative of the Roxxon Oil
Roxxon Oil
Roxxon Energy Corporation is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation owned by Aleksander Lukin and run by August D'Angelo. The company appears in comic book stories published by Marvel Comics and exists in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...
Corporation, who offered them the opportunity to supplementary income by performing a covert operation for the company. However, the mission failed and they were tried and jailed for their misdeeds.
Auntie Freeze, in the meantime, was scouting out new candidates for wrestling stardom. When the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation
Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation
The Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics Universe. It is an association for professional wrestlers who possess superhuman strength, endurance and resistance to injury.- Overview :...
was formed, she contacted its promoter to negotiate a women’s division. She was then contacted by the Power Broker
Power Broker
Power Broker is the name of two characters in Marvel Comics.Power Broker, Inc. is a fictional criminal corporation in the Marvel Universe which provides individuals with superhuman physical abilities for a price...
, to augment the wrestlers’ strengths to superhuman levels. Auntie Freeze sent the original Grapplers (after they were paroled), as well as all of her new clients, to undergo this treatment. Auntie Freeze has since maintained a stable of these women wrestlers collectively as the Grapplers.