Professor Power
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Professor Power (Anthony Power) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
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His first appearance was in Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #117, although individuals working for him appear before then.[1]
Fictional character biography
Anthony Power was born in the town of Norfolk, Virginia. He was originally a historian and teacher, and an advisor to the President of the United States of America. He has a son Matthew, who fought in the Vietnam War only to be discharged after having a nervous breakdown due to the violence he witnessed in combat. A right-wing conservative, Power believed that the only way that world peace could be obtained would be if America conquered the world. But knowing that US government would never agree to such a strategy, Power decided that he would have to conquer the United States in order to bring about his world view. Adopting the name "Professor Power", the head of a subversive organization and the leader of an unnamed army of right-wing extremists. Power, working behind the scenes, assembled a group of telepaths which was used by his ally Morgan MacNeil Hardy to restructure American society, until Hardy was foiled by Captain America.[2]
August Masters, also working on behalf of Power, was revealed as the head of a secret project involving telepaths.[3] Masters' men, posing as federal agents, captured Richmond.[4] Masters attempted to launch this psionic attack against the U.S.S.R., but battled Captain America, Daredevil, and the Defenders.[5]
Professor Power used robots to test the capabilities of
Driven insane with rage, Powers ordered his mind transferred into his son's body (permanently erasing any remaining traces of his son's consciousness) and sought revenge against Xavier by plotting the murder of his students. Encased in a battle-suit, he battled Spider-Man and the Beast.[8]
As Number One, Professor Power was also the founder of the third
Some time later, Power was abducted from S.H.I.E.L.D. custody and brought back to his castle in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State and revived by his followers. Power by this point was starting to exhibit signs of his own mental breakdown, as life wearing his son's face took its toll on him emotionally. Sadly in combat with
Power's corpse was again stolen by his followers, who resurrected him by way of converting his battle suit into a life-support system.[volume & issue needed] Professor Power has since continued fighting heroes, including Darkhawk,[volume & issue needed] Iron Man,[volume & issue needed] X-Men,[volume & issue needed] and X-Factor.[volume & issue needed]
During the "Civil War" storyline, Professor Power is a self-confessed loser at the wake of Stilt-Man, who had been killed by the Punisher. Power, along with rest of the villains at the wake, was poisoned by the Punisher, who disguised as a bartender poisoned their drinks and blew up the bar. Powers survived the attack, thanks to EMTs arriving and pumping his stomach of said poison.[17]
Professor Power resurfaced in disguise as a high school teacher at the school which
Powers and abilities
Professor Power was originally a normal human with a gifted intellect. He is an excellent long-range planner, and battle strategist, and has degrees in history and political science.
His scientists designed for him a battle suit of full body armor capable of flight via jet engines attached to it, and an electron-beam (fired from his right forefinger).
When Professor Power was in Matthew Power's body, he possessed superhuman strength.
References
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
- ^ Captain America #264. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #102. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #104. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #268; Defenders #106. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #117. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #118. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #124. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #123. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #125. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #126. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #127. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #128. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #129. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders #130. marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #338. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #4. Marvel comics.
- ^ Nomad: Girl Without A World #3. Marvel Comics.
External links
- Professor Power at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe