Kobra #1

(February-March 1976)

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

• in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #7 (2ème trimestre 1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Kobra: Resurrection (DC, 2010 series) ([April] 2010)
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2013)
• in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
• in Sandman e Outras Histórias: Lendas do Universo DC (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (abril 2021)

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)