Exactly! And it's how little effort they have to expend that makes them so damned scary. I really don't see why they're still considered to be jokes, because in most instances where they've fought someone other than Flash, they've won pretty easily.
Indeed he did! No fanfare about it either, he just rolled his eyes, turned around and shot the guy. That's the way to do it! Save the fanfare for later, when you drop the punk off at the copshop with a little note signed with "your friendly @%#! neighborhood Captain Cold" and decorated with sparkles! ...... .... uh, yeah...