Kobra is a DC Comics supervillain. Created by Jack Kirby, he first appeared in his own title, Kobra #1 (March 1976). He is noteworthy as one of the few comic book villains to star in his own series. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ... Strike Force Kobra is a fictional group of comic book supervillains from the DC Comics universe. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ...

History

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. Terrorist redirects here. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ...

However, unknown to the cult, he had a psychic link to his twin brother, Jason, who knew nothing of Kobra. As a result, one felt what the other felt, including pain. Because of this, his brother was recruited by an international agency to help them combat Kobra. At first, Kobra was unable to even hurt or kill his brother; eventually, however, he used a device that "shut off" the psychic link, and gave him the chance to kill Jason. However, Kobra was subsequently haunted by visions of his brother. Whether it really was his ghost or just Kobra's imagination was never revealed. The term psychic comes from the Greek psychikos, meaning of the soul, mental, which is in turn derived from the Greek word psyche (soul/mind). ...

In subsequent years, Kobra would clash with assorted superheroes, including Batman whom he first met over a Lazarus Pit, Kobra had learned to build modified Lazarus Pits which allowed him to control the minds of those he killed and resurrected. Kobra is the only person in the DC universe to ever decipher the formula for the Lazarus Pits. Later his various Strike Force Kobra teams would fight two different incarnations of Batman's Outsiders. Kobra also fought the third Flash, the Suicide Squad led by Amanda Waller, the original incarnation of Checkmate, Captain Atom, and others. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... A Lazarus pit is a fictional natural phenomena in the Batman comics used most commonly by Ras al Ghul to regenerate his body. ... Strike Force Kobra is a fictional group of comic book supervillains from the DC Comics universe. ... The Outsiders are fictional characters, a DC Comics superhero group. ... The Flash is a name shared by several DC Comics superheroes. ... Suicide Squad is a name for a number of fictional organizations created for and owned by DC Comics. ... Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. ... Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero. ...

Cover to Kobra #5. Art by Rich Buckler.

The only organization ever to rival Kobra in the old DC Universe (Pre-Crisis I) was SKULL, there were frequent recorded clashes between the two groups. Skull was the DC Universe's version of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), it was an organization that specialized in recruiting criminal super scientists. The original Atomic Skull started out as a member but eventually rose to lead the cabal. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 479 KB)Cover to Kobra #5. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 479 KB)Cover to Kobra #5. ... Cover to Daredevil #131. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... The SKULL are a fictional DC Comics criminal organization introduced in 1976s Superman issue #301. ... A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. ... Atomic Skull is the name of two different DC Comics supervillains. ...

After the betrayal of his lover Eve during the Strike Force Kobra fiasco, she split Kobra in two and established her own splinter group. In the Power Company: Sapphire #1 the Justice League rushes to San Diego to prevent disaster as two rival factions of the Kobra Cult prepared to go to war. One faction was led by Eve the other was led by Kobra himself. The Power Company was a short-lived DC Comics series focusing on the exploits of a team of professional superheroes of the same name, created by writer Kurt Busiek and artist Tom Grummet. ... Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein...

He recently kidnapped the former hero Air Wave and used him to seize control of the world's media and satellite resources, intending to destroy a number of major world cities. However, in a demonstration of his power, he incidentally killed Terri Rothstein, Atom Smasher's mother, ensuring the Justice Society of America's involvement. Air-Wave is the name of used by several superheroes in the DC Universe. ... Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) (sometimes spelled with a hyphen) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. ...

He guest-starred in JSA #49, which featured his trial. He shrugged off claims of terrorism, claiming to be an enlightened soul (a bodhisattva) trying to free souls from their karmic debt by random acts of violence. Following this, his followers threatened to kill the media outside the courthouse with bioengineered suicide bomb implants. He escaped immediately prior to the Princes of Darkness storyline, causing Atom Smasher to leave the team. Soon afterwards, Atom Smasher and Black Adam tracked him down to his headquarters in the Himalaya Mountains, killed his honor guard, and ripped his heart out. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Biological engineering (also biosystems engineering and bioengineering) is a broad-based engineering discipline that deals with bio-molecular and molecular processes, product design, sustainability and analysis of biological systems. ... A suicide attack is an attack in which the attacker (attacker being either an individual or a group) intends to kill others and intends to die in the process of doing so (see suicide). ... The term implant has different meanings: in Scientology, see Implant (Scientology) in medicine, see prosthesis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Legacy

Kobra Blackadders vs Checkmate Knight

• However, the organization Kobra survived this, and has been gaining converts. In Identity Crisis, it was revealed that DCU prisoners (such as Slipknot) sometimes give their lives over to Kobra, to the general disgust of the DC's superheroes.
• Like Ra's al Ghul, Kobra owned a hidden network of very specialized Lazarus Pits.
• Kobra apparently entertains many specialized sub-sections. One such section was the Blackadders, a group of ninja-like fanatics. In the past Kobra operated an aggressive metahuman research and recruitment program, this program that gave birth to both known versions of Strike Force Kobra.
• Kobra is currently active in the DCU as a terrorist organization with a religious bent. Upon the death of Burr, it underwent a power-struggle, but this has apparently settled: a new leader has emerged (possibly Eve who had split off with half of the old school Kobra). Under her, the organization now seeks to fulfill 'the prophecies of Kali Yuga'. It is actively being fought by the super-spy agency known as Checkmate.
• The new Kobra seems to be ranked by serpent type, low level members are Lanceheads, and high level members are called Nagas. (Checkmate #4)

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Other media

A future version of Kobra (or, at least, his organization) appeared in four episodes of Batman Beyond as well as an episode of Static Shock that was a crossover with that series. Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand) was an American animated television series created by WB Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. ... Future Shock is an episode of Static Shock Plot Batman, Robin and Static stop a criminal named Timecode. ... Static Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ...

In Justice League Unlimited, Kobra appears as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Legion of Doom. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was an American animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Gorilla Grodd is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of The Flash. ... The Legion of Doom was a group of supervillains led by Lex Luthor that appeared in Challenge of the SuperFriends, a animated series that starred superheroes from DC Comics. ...

Other DCU Criminal Organizations

See also: List of criminal organizations in comics