Golden Glider
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Golden Glider is a DC Comics supervillain, sister of Captain Cold and enemy of The Flash. She first appeared in Flash #250 (June 1977).
Lisa Snart was a figure skater who had help in her career from her coach, The Top, who then became her lover until his death. Furious over the murder of her lover (which she blamed on Barry Allen), Snart vowed revenge. She wore an orange ice-skater's costume, a mask, and ice skates, which created their own ice flow, allowing her to effectively skate on air. She also had diamonds and jewels she could use as explosives or hypnotism. Glider faced off against the Silver Age Flash for several years. She frequently teamed up with her brother in her heists, and he was very protective of her.
Lisa was highly aggressive and violent, in contrast to the cooler head of Captain Cold. She frequently cut her victims very badly with her skates, even slashing their throats, killing them. After the death of Barry, she retired from crime (she blamed Allen himself for the Top's death, not his successor Wally West). She and her brother formed the Golden Snowball Recovery, using their abilities as mercenaries.
Eventually she was killed by Chillblaine, and was avenged by Captain Cold.
During the events of Identity Crisis, rumors persisted that she was the mother of the new Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer), but these turned out to be false (the actual mother was Meloni Thawne, who was also the mother of Bart Allen).
[edit] External links
- Alan Kistler's Profile On: THE FLASH - A detailed analysis of the history of the Flash by comic book historian Alan Kistler. Covers information all the way from Jay Garrick to Barry Allen to today, as well as discussions on the various villains and Rogues who fought the Flash. Various art scans.
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