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DC Special Series #1 (Sep. 1977):
“The Dead on Arrival Conspiracy!”
by Martin Pasko, Mike Netzer (as Mike Nasser), Joe Rubinstein

DC Special Series #1

Title: “The Dead on Arrival Conspiracy!”

Feature: Batman and Kobra

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1977

Publisher: DC
Written by: Martin Pasko
Art by: Mike Netzer (as Mike Nasser), Joe Rubinstein


6 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Kobra Kobra (Jeffrey Franklin Burr)
(lead character)
villain
CBR Scale: M Kobra
Blackadders; Kobra...  DC 85
Jason Burr villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Kobra (leader)
Kobra DC 15
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth supporting character
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[butler] DC 3,048
The Kobra Cult The Kobra Cult villain group
CBR Scale: D Kobra
[joined by Halo; followed Kobra (as "Brother Abraham")] DC 15
Ra's al Ghul Ra's al Ghul
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: U fundamentalist Environmentalist; alchemist
Secret Society of Super Villains; The League of Assassins (leader) DC 151

This publication is also known as: DC Special Series: Five Star Super-Hero Spectacular #1 or Five Star Super-Hero Spectacular #1.

This story was originally intended to be Kobra #8. But that series was canceled before the issue could published.