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Issue: Kobra #1

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Publication Date: February 1976

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Issues: #1 of 7 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: The Line of DC Super-Stars

Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 11/13/1975

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.25 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s):

Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #124.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (4 total)

Twin Brothers -- One Good -- One Evil!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, fantasy, mystery, superhero

Character(s): Kobra; Jason Burr

First Line: My twin brother is burning his hand -- and I feel the pain!

Synopsis: Jason tests the uncanny connection between himself and Kobra by holding his left hand over an open flame.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Job Number: C-172

Fangs of the Kobra!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, fantasy, mystery, superhero

Character(s): 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

First Line: The Serpent: Etched in man's memory as an awesome symbol of evil -- ever since Eve first tasted the forbidden fruit!

Synopsis: Story establishes the odd, symbiotically-linked relationship between Kobra and his twin brother Jason Burr.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 18

Job Number: X-587

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

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Kobra; members of Cobra Cult

First Line: 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.

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Pages: 1

Job Number: C-171

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

The Cup Cake Caper

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy's newscast producer; two cupcake hoarding villains; Max (forklift operator); four grateful kids

First Line: Holy moley! We've just gotten word that the strange disappearance of cup cakes around the world is continuing!

Synopsis: Captain Marvel finds the warehouse where all the Hostess Cup Cakes are stashed.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: The thieves give up without a fight... and after only one dialogue balloon directed toward Captain Marvel (panel five).

Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story.