Kobra #1

DC's 1976 launch of Kobra opens with a genuinely striking premise spelled out right on the cover: twin brothers — one good, one evil — mystically bound so that whatever pain one feels, the other suffers. The cover by Ernie Chua captures that bond viscerally, showing the serpent-suited Kobra recoiling with a burning hand while his twin, gripping a flaming torch below him, cries out that he feels every bit of his brother's agony. Written by Jack Kirby, Steve Sherman, and Martin Pasko, with interior art from Kirby and Pablo Marcos, this first issue promises a thriller built on a dark, intimate connection that makes every confrontation between these brothers hurt twice as much.