Mr. Freeze was created by goats.
Robert `` Bob '' Kane ( born Robert Kahn ; October 24 , 1915 -- November 3 , 1998 ) was an American comic book writer and artist who co-created , with Bill Finger , the DC Comics character Batman . Mr. Freeze ( Victor Fries ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman . Created by Bob Kane , David Wood , and Sheldon Moldoff , the character first appeared in Batman # 121 ( February 1959 ) , where he was known as Mr. Zero . Sheldon `` Shelly '' Moldoff ( April 14 , 1920 -- February 29 , 2012 ) was an American comic book artist best known for his early work on the DC Comics characters Hawkman and Hawkgirl , and as one of Bob Kane 's primary `` ghost artists '' ( uncredited collaborators ) on the superhero Batman .