Iceberg Lounge
The Iceberg Lounge is a business that features in DC Comics.
Contents |
History
Origin
The Iceberg Lounge was an establishment located within Gotham City.
The Penguin came to abandon Gotham when Black Mask took control of the city thus leaving the Iceberg Lounge abandoned. The new crime lord came to use the building as a hideout and base of operation for some of his henchmen including the Mad Hatter and Alexandra Kosov. (Detective Comics v1 #800)
The Trickster James Jesse and Pied Piper travelled to the Iceberg Lounge where they requested sanctuary from the Penguin. Reluctantly, he allowed them to stay in the buildings wine cellar but their location was found by Oracle. (Countdown v1 #40)
After Batman disappeared, Batgirl Cassandra Cain confronted the Penguin at the Lounge for information about her mentor. He, however, was angry at Batman seemingly not fulfilling his agreement in removing Intergang's influence from the city. Thus, he dissolved their partnership and told Batgirl to deliver the message to Batman that they were now enemies once again. (Batman and the Outsiders v2 #11) A fight erupted at the Lounge between the returned Gotham criminals and the Intergang members that had come to replace them in the city. (Batman and the Outsiders v2 #13)
Slam Bradley once broke into the establishment in order to confront the Penguin about the whereabouts of Hush. (Detective Comics v1 #850)
Post-Flashpoint
After the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
He then showcased the newly refurbished Iceberg Casino and Hotel as part of an effort to drew in more customers. (Detective Comics v2 #6)
Whilst away from the Lounge, Cobblepot left operations temporarily in the hands of his executive assistant Ignatius Ogilvy. He then called a meeting among the Penguin's lieutenants where he declared his intention to take over Cobblepot's empire as he declared himself the Emperor Penguin. After killing one dissenter, the others fell in line and supported Ogilvy in his bid to claim power. (Detective Comics v2 #16)
At some point afterwards, the Lounge had been rebuilt with Duke Thomas breaking in as he sought clues to the whereabouts of his parents. (Batman v2 #43) Afterwards, the Penguin called a meeting among various crime lords to discuss the rise of Mister Bloom who had seriously wounded Cobblepot. At this time, Duke Thomas once again broke into the Lounge for information on Mister Bloom when he was discovered by the Penguin and his guests. (Batman v2 #46)
The Batman Who Laughs attacked the club where he killed its security and defeated the Penguin but did not kill his foe. Instead, he brought in an alternate universe version of Bruce Wayne and murdered him at the site thus leaving his body behind. (Batman Who Laughs v2 #3) Upon returning to Gotham, Jason Todd took over the Iceberg Lounge from the Penguin with it being said that Cobblepot had gone on the run though in reality he was trapped in his highly secure panic room in the building. With Oswald removed, Todd then took ownership of the business where he brought Suzie Su and her sisters to help him in managing it. (Red Hood and the Outlaws v2 #32) The club then came under attack from the Five Aces who were hired guns that were a contingency by Cobblepot that if he were to ever go missing then they were to deploy to either recover him or find his body. This saw them attack the Iceberg Lounge where they fought against the Sisters Su who worked with Jason Todd to defeat the hired assassins. (Red Hood and the Outlaws v2 #33) Afterwards, Cobblepot was freed from his panic room within the Lounge and attempted to take back control of his establishment but was forced to flee. It was then that Todd decided to pass ownership over the Iceberg Lounge to Suzie Su and her sisters so that they could have a chance at a legitimate business venture and go away from the life of crime with her being grateful to Jason at this chance. (Red Hood and the Outlaws v2 #36)
In the aftermath of the Joker War, the Penguin had been betrayed by Catwoman who escaped with a fortune that she promised to share with him. This led to Cobblepot looking for revenge and he decided to hire the services of a professional hitman named Brother Valley who was paid half in advance and would be paid half upon completion of his assignment. (Catwoman v5 #26)
Overview
It was said that the building had stood for almost a century with five generations of Cobblepots walking through its doors. (Batman: Gates of Gotham v1 #3)
Oswald Cobblepot had built many unique features into his version of the Lounge. This included amphetamines dissolved in ice cubes, drink umbrellas that sprayed alcohol over the crowd to get them all dancing, blast-proof craps tables, bulletproof glass hidden in the ice of the cage and defibrillators charged extra to allow them to be used as weapons to electrocute enemies whilst making it look like they died of a heart attack. (Batman Who Laughs v2 #3)
Deep within the casino were vaults that were said to be highly secure and could be used to store money, gold as well as jewels. (Detective Comics v2 #6)
In certain circles, the Lounge was referred to as the 'heartbeat of Gotham's underworld'. (Batman and the Outsiders v2 #13)
Members
- Oswald Cobblepot :
- Lark :
- Ignatius Ogilvy : a tall blonde haired male who was on the streets before he was taken in by the Penguin and became his right-hand man. (Detective Comics v2 #13)
- Mister Toxic : (Detective Comics v2 #6)
- Hypnotic : (Detective Comics v2 #6)
- Imperceptible Man : (Detective Comics v2 #6)
- Mister Combustible : (Detective Comics v2 #6)
- Jason Todd :
- Crystie : a waitress who Penguin had a sexual relationship with where she became pregnant leading to her being fired but came to give birth to a boy named Ethan Cobblepot. (Batgirl v5 #8)
Notes
- The Iceberg Lounge was created by Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan where it made its first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #683 (March, 1995).
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, the Iceberg Lounge made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Justice League Unlimited, it made a cameo appearance in the animated television series in the episode "This Little Piggy". Batman and Wonder Woman were shown to be observing people going out of the nightclub and into their taxis during one of their patrols.
- In Gotham, the Iceberg Lounge appeared in the setting of the live-action television series from its third season. It was opened by the Penguin who used it secretly as the base of operations for his criminal ventures. The club was later taken over by Sofia Falcone and the Gotham City Sirens after Cobblepot lost his powerbase in the underworld and was imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.
Films
- In Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, the Iceberg Lounge appeared in the animated film set in the DC Animated Universe.
- In Batman: Assault on Arkham, the Iceberg Lounge made an appearance in the animated film that was managed by the Penguin. The Suicide Squad was dispatched on a mission to infiltrate Arkham Asylum. To achieve this goal, they were sent to the Iceberg Lounge to meet with the Penguin who was to arrange for their infiltration of the Asylum.
Video games
- In DC Universe Online, the Iceberg Lounge appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game. It was shown to be situated within the Diamond District of Gotham City.
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (1995)
- Countdown v1:
- Batman and the Outsiders v2:
- Batman: Gates of Gotham v1:
- Detective Comics v2:
- Batman Eternal v1:
- Batman v2:
- Batman Who Laughs v2:
- Red Hood and the Outlaws v2:
- Catwoman v5:
External Links
This article is a stub. You can help Multiversal Omnipedia by expanding it.
