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| name = | image = | noimage = yes | imagesize = | caption = | publisher = DC Comics | debut = The Animated Series "Heart of Ice" | creators = Paul Dini, Bruce Timm | type = Conglomerate | business = y | organisation = | organization = | base = Gotham City | owners = Ferris Boyle | employees = Mr. Freeze | fullroster = | hero = | villain = | cat = DC Comics | altcat = Gotham City | sortkey = GothCorp }} GothCorp is a fictional business organization in the DC Comics universe. It is owned and run by businessman Ferris Boyle. GothCorp was introduced in The Animated Series, but was later adapted into the comics. Fictional historyBatman: The Animated SeriesGothCorp first featured in The Animated Series episode "Heart of Ice". It billed itself as "The People Company", a title which was especially espoused by its CEO Ferris Boyle (voiced by Mark Hamill) belying his true corrupt nature. One of GothCorp's employees, Victor Fries, pursued a project to develop cryogenic freezing technology. This was not only done for the company's sake: Fries hoped to preserve (and eventually cure) his terminally ill wife, Nora. Just as he was making progress, however, even having successfully put his wife in suspended animation, Boyle decided that the project was taking too much of the company's resources, and attempted to pull the plug. Determined to save his wife, Victor tried to stop him; in the ensuing struggle, the lab was destroyed. Victor was bathed in some of its chemicals, presumed dead. Victor later resurfaced as Mister Freeze, determined to have his revenge on Boyle. He launched a series of raids on GothCorp facilities, stealing several pieces of hardware that, put together, could be modified into what amounted to a gigantic freezing cannon. Batman was ultimately able to thwart his attempt, subdue Freeze, and save Boyle's life. However, his own investigation into the incident led him to the shocking facts of Boyle's betrayal, which he presented to the press. Though it is not shown what became of Boyle, it can be safely assumed that he was arrested for his illegal activities and removed from his position. In the episode "Deep Freeze," one of the company's major shareholders was Grant Walker (voiced by Daniel O'Herlihy) who managed to save Nora before her untimely death. GothCorp carried on without Boyle. Bruce Wayne became a major shareholder. Later in The New Batman Adventures episode "Holiday Knights" during New Year's Eve, Joker killed a GothCorp researcher named Dr. John Erickson with Joker venom and stole his hypersonic project and hid it in the Gotham Square countdown bell. At the strike of midnight, thousands would be killed. Batman and Robin saved the New Year. In "Girl's Night Out" GothCorp Labs elected to restore Livewire to her normal human form. However, during transportation, she escaped and teamed up with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. In "Judgment Day," the Judge began investigating his political backer J. Carroll Corcoran and he discovered the councilman was being bribed by GothCorp and dispensed justice. In other mediaComicsGothCorp is one of the largest companies operating in Gotham City. Dr. Victor Fries was a brilliant scientist and cryonics expert working for GothCorp, but his wife Nora Fries contracts a terminal illness, while Fries works on a freeze ray. Fries' boss decides to tell the mob about the gun, leading Batman to create a team of specialists to help him do his job better. Fries decides to use the device on Nora, to put her in cryo-stasis.[1] His boss Ferris Boyle interrupts and tampers with the experiment, however, resulting in an explosion that kills Nora. Fries survives, but the chemicals in the freeze ray lower his body temperature to the point that he must wear a cryogenic suit in order to survive. He swears revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife (whom he talks to often), and becomes Mr. Freeze, the first supervillain Batman faces in this continuity. Batman's operatives find Freeze, who shoots one of them with his freeze gun. Batman eventually apprehends him.[2] TelevisionThe Batman
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References1. ^Batman: Mr. Freeze (May, 1997) {{Batman}}{{DC Animated Universe}}{{Batman: The Animated Series}}2. ^Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #192-196: "Snow" 3 : DC Comics organizations|Fictional companies|1992 in comics |
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