Kobra #1
(February-March 1976)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-11-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Gerry Conway (credited) (editor); Paul Levitz (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #124.
Keywords
first issue

Twin Brothers -- One Good -- One Evil! (Table of Contents)

Kobra / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Colors
?
Letters
John Workman (letters and logo)

Job Number
C-172
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My twin brother is burning his hand -- and I feel the pain!
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Kobra; Jason Burr
Synopsis
Jason tests the uncanny connection between himself and Kobra by holding his left hand over an open flame.
Reprints
Keywords
brothers; fire; symbiosis

Indexer Notes

Workman credit per his article in Jack Kirby Collector #62.

Fangs of the Kobra! (Table of Contents: 1)

Kobra / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited) (plot); Steve Sherman (credited) (plot); Martin Pasko (credited) (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited); Pablo Marcos (credited) (alterations)
Inks
D. Bruce Berry (credited); Pablo Marcos (credited) (alterations)
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
X-587
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Serpent: Etched in man's memory as an awesome symbol of evil -- ever since Eve first tasted the forbidden fruit!
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Kobra (intro); Jason Burr (intro); NYPD Lieutenant Perez (intro); Horst Buchner (hitman); Horst Buchner's two associates; many members of the Cobra Cult; The Servitor (alien robot); various New York City police
Synopsis
Story establishes the odd, symbiotically-linked relationship between Kobra and his twin brother Jason Burr.
Reprints
Keywords
brothers; cult; first appearance of recurring character(s); giant robot; New York City; NYPD; symbiosis

Indexer Notes

Art & story originally by Kirby and Steve Sherman. New dialogue was added by Martin Pasko and Pablo Marcos altered Jason Burr and Lieutenant Perez. Carl Gafford is the colorist according to issue #3's letter column.

Snake Pit (Table of Contents: 2)

Snake Pit / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustration of Kobra and cult)
Inks
D. Bruce Berry (illustration of Kobra and cult)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
C-171
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sometimes the genesis of a magazine is pretty clear-cut: an idea, and then the execution of the idea by the team listed in the credits box on page one.
Feature Logo
Snake Pit [DC] Logo
Characters
Kobra; members of Cobra Cult
Keywords
background information; editorial feature

Indexer Notes

Editorial discussing the genesis of Kobra. Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story.

The Cup Cake Caper (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Twin Brothers -- One Good -- One Evil!
    Kobra
  2. 1. Fangs of the Kobra!
    Kobra
  3. 2. Snake Pit
    Snake Pit
  4. 3. The Cup Cake Caper
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Mark Q
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore