Cult of the Cold Flame
The Cult of the Cold Flame is an organization that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
The Cult of the Cold Flame
A man by the name of Martyn appears as the father of a girl named Leah at Tim's school. Martyn is actually a magician and the last surviving member of the Cult of the Cold Flame, and Leah is a succubus under his control. He attempts to make Leah seduce Tim into becoming his servant though she unsuccessful, mostly due to Tim affections for his girlfriend Molly. Martyn eventually goes on to kill Tim's father, but his killed himself by Tim's alternate future self Sir Timothy and the demon Barbatos who had their own plans for Tim.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. One account held that the Cult of the Cold Flame was formed decades ago by a group of magic users that had been corrupted by the temptations of magic. These magicians included Zatara, Mister E, Sargon the Sorcerer and Tannarak. (Constantine v1 #1)
Having been passed over as avatar for the Green, Jason Woodrue came to the Cult of the Cold Flame in order to learn the secrets of magic, back when Mister E was still a living member. (Swamp Thing v5 #26)
For years, the cultists targeted Nick Necro and Zatanna due to them opposing their plans. This changed when Necro began to be obsessed with attaining ultimate mystical knowledge that resided in the fabled Books of Magic. At the time, Necro and Zatanna were romantically involved but his obsession with the books caused a distance between them leading to her finding solace with John Constantine. For this perceived act of betrayal, Necro decided to align himself with the Cult and turned on his former friends. (Justice League Dark v1 #0)
In the modern day though, Constantine actively worked against the Cold Flame as their greatest enemy as the three remaining leaders sought unimaginable, evil, magical power in any way they could get it. After vanquishing Mister E with the Moonblade, Constantine actually stole his place as a leader of the Cult, deciding to take it down from the inside-out. When his intentions were finally discovered, Constantine sprung a plan into action to finally destroy the other two leaders, but the plan failed, causing the deaths of two other magicians and the Cold Flame to continue operating with only two leaders. (Constantine v1 #17)
The Cult was attacked by the Otherkind with many of its members being slain as the otherdimensional beings began to feast on the magic in the universe. Wonder Woman and Zatanna were both directed to the cult to find clues on the whereabouts of Mordru but found the cultists slain. However, Zatanna did find a journal in Tannarak's lair that spoke of her father meeting Mordru and Circe years ago. (Justice League Dark v2 #9)
Overview
In appearance, the Cult of the Cold Flame were described as being a group consisting of apocalyptic black magic cultists who had a strong arsenal of mystical spells. (Justice League Dark v1 #0)
Members
- Mister E :
- Tannarak :
- Sargon :
- Zatara' :
- Martyn : Martyn was a male sorcerer and a member of the Cult of the Cold Flame. Eager to gain control over Tim Hunter and his magic, he moves in next door to the boy. He has a clay golem, which Tim later names Happy, and a succubus named Leah who serve him. Leah enters Tim's school as a new student and tries to start enticing him. Martyn meets Tim's dad, Bill, and retells the story of how Bill killed his wife Mary in an accident, making him cry. Martyn takes his tears and turns them into a charm. A sorceress contacts him through a mirror. They used to be lovers. She compliments him on his persuasive abilities, and warns him to stay away from Tim; his power is too dangerous. She says that the rest of the Cold Flame were killed by Tim's Trenchcoat Brigade of The Phantom Stranger, John Constantine, Mr. E and Doctor Occult. Martyn later mentions that the masters of the Flame, such as himself, were not there. He stabs her hands, sticking her in place in the mirror image. He uses her soul and Bill's tears to burn Bill in a magical conflagration. Tim manages to get him out of the house, barely alive, and an ambulance takes him to the hospital. Martyn introduces himself to Tim as someone sent by Constantine to help mentor Tim in magic, but Tim rejects him. Martyn's goal is to help Tim heal his dad, using black magic that will bind Tim to him. However, while magically watching over Tim's life, Martyn is scalded by the magical version of Tim's shame over what happened. Then Martyn is warned away by Sir Timothy Hunter, who also wants Tim. Sir Timothy and his manipulative demon Barbatos shrink Martyn down to a few inches tall, then kill him. Unaware of this, Leah asks Tim to stay at her and Martyn's house. When they find out Martyn is dead, they leave.
- Nick Necro :
Notes
- The Cult of the Cold Flame were created by Neil Gaiman and Scott Hampton where they made their first appearance in Books of Magic v1 #2 (January, 1991).
Appearances
- The Books of Magic v1: (1991)
- Constantine v1:
- Justice League Dark v1:
- Justice League Dark v2:
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