Kobra (comics)

Kobra is the name used by two fictional supervillains published by DC Comics. The Jeffrey Burr Kobra first appeared in Kobra #1 (February 1976), and was created by Martin Pasko, Steve Sherman, Jack Kirby, and Pablo Marcos. The Jason Burr Kobra debuted in Faces of Evil: Kobra #1 (March 2009), and was created by Ivan Brandon and Julian Lopez.

Publication history

Both Jeffrey and Jason Burr were originally created by Martin Pasko, Steve Sherman, Jack Kirby, and Pablo Marcos.Kobra is also featured in a January 2009 Faces of Evil one-shot , written by Ivan Brandon., Comic Book Resources, November 17, 2008

Fictional character biography

Jeffrey Franklin Burr

Kobra is an international terrorist and mad scientist who has crossed paths with the majority of Earth's costumed heroes during his attempts to usher in the Kali Yuga (an age of chaos). His real name is Jeffrey Franklin Burr, and he was born part of a set of siamese twins, but was stolen at birth by the Cult of the Kobra god, since a prophecy claimed he would lead them to rule the world. Under their teaching, he became a dangerous warrior and a sadistic criminal mastermind. He led the cult into using advanced technology to menace the world. Followers of Kobra would frequently address their master as "Naja-Naja", "naja naja" being the binomial name for the Indian Cobra. This later became "Nāga-Naga", a meaningless title which translates from the Sanskrit as...
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