He was originally called Mr. Zero, but the producers of the 1960s Batman television series renamed him Mr. Freeze and portrayed Batman addressing him as "Dr. Art Schivel", and the name quickly carried over to the comic books.
Dia awalnya bernama Mr. Zero, tetapi produser dari serial televisi Batman 1960-an mengganti namanya menjadi Mr. Freeze dan memerankan Batman yang memanggilnya "Dr. Schivel", dan namanya dengan cepat dibawa ke buku-buku komik.