Agnes Cully (Earth-199999)

Whitney Frost
Name	Agnes Cully
Current Alias	Whitney Frost
Aliases	Nicknames: Aggie
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Council of Nine
Relatives	Parents: Wilma Cully (mother) Spouses: Calvin Chadwick (husband, deceased)
Marital Status	Widowed
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Hair	Blonde
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-199999
Place of Birth	Caddo County, Broxton, Oklahoma
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Actress
Base of Operations	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Brant Englestein
First	Marvel's Agent Carter S2E01 (January 19, 2016)
First	Marvel's Agent Carter S2E01 (January 19, 2016)

History

Agnes Cully, best known by her stage name Whitney Frost, was a Hollywood actress in the 1940s. Whitney Frost also had a brilliant scientific mind, as she developed the wartime technology that put Isodyne Energy on the map. At some point, she was married to Calvin Chadwick, Isodyne's owner and candidate for Senate.

Following Isodyne's discovery of Zero Matter, Whitney Frost devoted her research towards the mysterious substance, believing it would be the future of energy. However, Jane Scott, an Isodyne scientist and Calvin's mistress, died when she somehow came into contact with the substance. Whitney and Calvin paid an LAPD officer, Detective Andrew Henry, to dispose of her body in a lake, but her corpse drew the attention of the SSR when the lake froze during a heat wave, a side effect of the Zero Matter. They then paid a rookie cop to kill Detective Henry when the SSR uncovered his role in Jane Scott's death.

Sensing that Isodyne's work was drawing too much attention, the Council of Nine decided to pull the plug on the research into Zero Matter. Whitney Frost wouldn't let their decision stop her, and that night decided to steal the Zero Matter before it could be taken away. However, Dr. Jason Wilkes, who was working with the SSR was also there to recover the substance. She held him at gunpoint and demanded he hand over the Zero Matter. Dr. Wilkes knew she wasn't so foolish as to shoot him while he was holding the Zero Matter, but he dropped it anyway when she tried to wrestle it from his hands. The Zero Matter exploded, seemingly killing Dr. Wilkes while leaving a scar filled with the Zero Matter on Whitney Frost's forehead.

A few days later, the SSR agent Peggy Carter questioned Whitney Frost about her whereabouts the night of the disaster at Isodyne. Agent Carter had recently learned of Whitney Frost's interest in Zero Matter from Dr. Wilkes, who had not died in the blast but was made invisible and intangible. Whitney was able to evade Agent Carter's questions before her director informed her that she was needed on set. The next day, her director discovered Whitney's scar left by the Zero Matter. When she grabbed his arm to calm him down, the Zero Matter consumed his body before being drawn back into Whitney Frost.

Attributes

Powers

• Darkforce Manipulation: After Whitney Frost was struck with Darkforce energy (known as Zero Matter in the 1940s) from the Isodyne Headquarters explosion, her DNA and physiology were altered, giving her access to dimensional energy and a variety of enhanced attributes.
  • Matter Absorption: The Darkforce changed the structure of Whitney Frost's body, giving her the element's properties. As such, she was able to absorb Kenneth Z. and half of the members of the Council of Nine into her body, including her husband Calvin.
  • Superhuman Durability: Frost cannot be harmed or killed by conventional means. She proved to be able to survive an explosion of Zero Matter.
  • Healing Factor: The Darkforce inside Frost's body can heal her from any wound or damage.
  • Power Augmentation: Frost was able to absorb more Darkforce into her body to augment her powers. 
  • Darkforce Detection: Upon gaining her close connection to the Darkforce, Frost was able to sense when she was close by more of the substance. 

Abilities

• Acting
• Science
• Intimidation

Notes

• Wynn Everett portrays Whitney Frost as a member of the main cast in Season 2 of Marvel's Agent Carter.
• Another version of Whitney Frost appeared in the non-canon video game adaptation of the Iron Man film.

Trivia

• Marvel's Agent Carter producers have stated that she is inspired by Hedy Lamarr, who was a 1940s actress, inventor, and scientific genius. (Lamarr's activities, however, were much more patriotic.)
• Some of Whitney Frost's roles in movies are references to her comic counterpart: Giuletta Nefaria/Madame Masque; The Woman with the Golden Mask, Tales of Suspense, The Nefarious Daughter.

See Also

• 10 appearance(s) of Agnes Cully (Earth-199999)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Agnes Cully (Earth-199999)
• 2 image(s) of Agnes Cully (Earth-199999)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Agnes Cully (Earth-199999)
• 3 victim(s) killed by Agnes Cully (Earth-199999)