Golden Glider

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Golden Glider as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #9 (November 1985). Art by Irv Novick.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The Flash #250
(June 1977)
Created by Cary Bates
Irv Novick
In-story information
Alter egoLisa Snart
Species Human
Place of origin New Earth
Team affiliations Rogues
Black Lantern Corps
Legion of Zoom
Notable aliasesLisa Star, Goldie, Glider
AbilitiesOlympic-level figure skater
Skilled inventor of jewel-themed gadgets and weaponry
Wears experimental skates
(New 52):
Astral form that grants:
Flight
Ribbon-like tendrils
Ability to move at extreme speeds

Golden Glider (Lisa Snart) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the younger sister of Captain Cold and enemy of the Flash.

Contents

Lisa Snart appeared in the first and second seasons of The Flash, portrayed by Peyton List, as well as the third season of Harley Quinn and the spin-off series Kite Man: Hell Yeah! , voiced by Cathy Ang and Stephanie Hsu respectively.

Publication history

Created by Cary Bates and Irv Novick, the character made her first appearance in The Flash #250 (June 1977). [1] Editor Julius Schwartz was also involved in the character's creation, and may have been responsible for the name Golden Glider. [2]

Fictional character biography

Lisa Snart is a figure skater, known by the alias Lisa Star, who has help in her career from her secret coach and lover, The Top, a foe of Barry Allen / Flash who dies after being injured in a battle with him. Furious over his death, Snart vows revenge, adopting an orange ice-skater's costume, a mask, and ice skates which create their own ice flow, which allow her to effectively skate on air. She also has diamonds and jewels that can be used as explosives or hypnotic devices. The Golden Glider seeks revenge against Allen for several years and frequently collaborates in her heists with her brother, who is very protective of her. [3]

After Barry Allen's death, Snart retires from crime and becomes a mercenary alongside Captain Cold. Eventually she returns to crime, with a series of partners, all code-named "Chillblaine", whom she supplies with a replica of her brother's cold gun. The last of these was described as more intelligent and ruthless than his predecessors, and he kills Snart [4] with the weapon she gave him, then holds Keystone for ransom with the aid of Doctor Polaris. Flash just barely manages to defeat them. Chillblaine is then killed by Cold in retaliation. [3] Her death has been a constant source of grief for her older brother. [3]

In Blackest Night #1, Golden Glider is revived as a Black Lantern before being killed by Cold. [5] [6]

The New 52 and Rebirth

In The New 52 timeline (a reboot of DC comics), Lisa Snart's murder has been written out of continuity and she is alive. In this continuity, she is dying of a brain tumor; [7] she survives after the tumor is removed, but expresses shame over her brother's actions. [8] Later, she mysteriously appears in South America, going by the name "Glider" and apparently wielding metahuman abilities. She is shown recruiting Weather Wizard for some unknown purpose after his battle with the Flash. [9] She recruits Heat Wave, The Trickster and Mirror Master to join her faction to exact revenge on Flash, [10] but is stopped with the help of Pied Piper, and her brother. [11]

Lisa and the Rogues later make their peace with Snart as they help him stop Gorilla Grodd, which leads the U.S government to pardon them. Lisa is revealed to be in a relationship with Mirror Master, whom she managed to bring back to their dimension at great risk to herself. Afterwards she ends up in a deep coma until Pied Piper revives her, to come to the Rogues aid when The Secret Society of Super Villains and The Royal Flush Gang attack.

Lisa and the Rogues make their first cameo appearance, in the DC Rebirth storyline, in The Flash (vol. 4) #3 watching a news report about the many newly created speedsters appearing throughout the city. They later make their first full-length appearance in The Flash (vol. 4) #15, attempting to steal a valuable golden statue of the god Mercury from the small island nation of Corto Maltese. The Flash arrives to stop them, but they turn out to be constructs of Mirror Master created to fool The Flash so they can commit a crime spree in Central City before the Flash stops them.

Powers and abilities

The Golden Glider is an Olympic-level figure skater. Thanks to a pair of experimental skates that create their own ice, she is able to skate on any surface, including mid-air. She also wields jewel-themed gadgets and weaponry. [3]

In the New 52, Glider gained metahuman abilities in the same incident that gave Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Heat Wave and Weather Wizard theirs, enabling her to fly, becoming intangible, and generate sharp, ribbon-like tendrils. [12]

Alternate versions

In other media

Television

Peyton List as Lisa Snart / Golden Glider on The Flash. Golden Glider (Peyton List).png
Peyton List as Lisa Snart / Golden Glider on The Flash.

Video games

Miscellaneous

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  5. ↑ Blackest Night: The Flash #1 (February 2010)
  6. ↑ Blackest Night: The Flash #2 (March 2010)
  7. ↑ The Flash (vol. 4) #6 (April 2012)
  8. ↑ The Flash (vol. 4) #7 (May 2012)
  9. ↑ The Flash (vol. 4) #10 (August 2012)
  10. ↑ The Flash (vol. 4) #11 (September 2012)
  11. ↑ The Flash (vol. 4) Annual #1 (October 2012)
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  13. ↑ The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #4 (1991)
  14. ↑ Flashpoint: Captain Cold #1 (June 2011)
  15. ↑ Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #2 (July 2011)
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