Who Is Cobra Commander? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cobra Commander is a Hasbro comic book character, the alter ego of Adam DeCobray, with over 585 comic issue appearances. The founder and leader of the terrorist organization known as Cobra.

Who is Cobra Commander?

Origin Little is known about the Cobra Commander's early life. He was probably born and raised somewhere in the United States, and had at least one sibling, an older brother named Dan. Dan volunteered for military service and served a number of tours in Vietnam to keep his younger brother from being drafted. The young Commander, meanwhile, ran a largely unsuccessful used car lot. Following Dan's return from the war he opened a veteran's hospital, which was eventually burned down by a former patient. A judge ruled that the hospital had been burned by Dan as part of an insurance fraud scheme, and Dan lost everything. Despondent, he turned to drinking, ultimately driving drunk and causing a crash that killed him and a family of three. Devastated by the loss of his brother, and refusing to acknowledge Dan's role in his own demise, the Commander sought out the only remaining member of the family who died in the accident, Snake Eyes .

Key facts

Cobra Commander is of human origin and first appeared in "Operation: Lady Doomsday; ...Hot Potato!". The character is published by Hasbro. With 585 recorded issue appearances, Cobra Commander ranks among the most featured characters in comics.