King Cobra II (Earth-One)

King Cobra
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	King Cobra
Base Of Operations	New York City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Occupation	Mobster
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Dennis O'Neil
First Appearance	The Shadow #3 (March, 1974)
Appearance of Death	The Shadow #3 (March, 1974)

You'll notice I'm drenching her with gasoline. Now I only have to drop an ash and she'll be finished! Your decision!

— King Cobra

King Cobra was a powerful gangster from New York who took control of a prison and operated it as a refuge for mobsters.

History

The Shadow and his agents took him down when they used high-grade TNT to blow up the prison.

Notes

• This version of King Cobra, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 2 Appearances of King Cobra II (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring King Cobra II (Earth-One)
• 1 Quotations by or about King Cobra II (Earth-One)
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