Professor Power

Professor Power
Professor Power from Nomad: Girl Without a World #3
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #117 (May 1982)
Created by	J. M. DeMatteis and Herb Trimpe
In-story information
Alter ego	Anthony Power
Team affiliations	Mutant Force Secret Empire
Notable aliases	The Professor, Number One

Professor Power (Anthony Power) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #117, although individuals working for him appear before then.

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 Matthew had 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.August Masters, also working on behalf of Power, was revealed as the head of a secret project involving telepaths. Masters' men, posing as federal agents, captured Richmond. Masters attempted to launch this psionic attack against the U.S.S.R., but battled Captain America, Daredevil, and the Defenders.

Professor Power used robots to test the capabilities of Spider-Man and Wolverine. Aided by the Fixer, Power captured Professor X and attempted to add his mental powers to Mentallo's. He then revealed to Xavier that his son had slipped into a catatonic state (due to his father's refusal to get his son psychological help) and that he had paid Mentallo to use his boosted power to forcibly restore his son to consciousness. In the ensuing psychic battle though, Matthew was hit with a stray psychic blast, which permanently destroyed his shattered mind.