Iceman is Bobby Drake. He is a mutant.He was born in Fort Washington, Long Island, New York, to William Robert Drake and Madeline Beatrice Bass Drake. He is Jewish on his mother's side and Irish Catholic on his father's. His powers first manifested when Bobby was on a date with Judy Harmon, and a local bully by the name of Rocky Beasely tried to take Judy away for himself. Knowing Judy could not put up a good fight; Bobby pointed his hand at Beasely and encased him in a block of ice. Later, the local townspeople, having heard about what Bobby did, came looking for him in the shape of an angry mob. The local sheriff had no choice but to put Bobby in jail for his own protection. While sitting in his cell at the sheriff station, the outer wall was blown open, and a man named Scott Summers (Cyclops) walked in and offered to take Bobby with him. After turning him down, the two mutants got into a short battle, which Professor Charles Xavier soon ended. After Xavier sat down and talked with Bobby and his parents, Bobby's parents suggested that he go with Professor Xavier to his school for gifted youngsters. Iceman quickly befriends Hank McCoy (Beast), and the two serve as comic relief for the team. However, Drake remains self-conscious regarding the fact that he is the youngest member of the group.With the X-Men, he visited the Savage Land and met Ka-Zar for the first time. He then battled the Juggernaut, and was badly injured in his first battle against the Sentinels. He next battled Magneto by himself.Iceman was then abducted by the Master Mold.He encounters Apocalypse for the first time.Bobby then defeated Apocalypse's Horsemen.An Omega-level mutant, Iceman's powers have evolved considerably over the years. Apocalypse considers Iceman to be one of the twelve most powerful mutants on Earth.Iceman is able to lower his body temperature without causing harm to himself, reaching negative 105 Show less «