Who Is The Professor? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Professor is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Truett Hudson, with over 148 comic issue appearances. Professor Hudson was one of the scientists of the Weapon X Project. He is first seen in the closing days of World War II, discovering journals of Mr. Sinister. Later he has Wolverine captured and laces his bones with Adamantium.

Who is The Professor?

Origin In 1945,in the closing days of War II, Nick Fury and his troops enter a concentration camp which the Invaders have just freed. Fury orders his men to search the camp. After a while, he grows impatient and starts to look for a guy named Thorton. Some soldiers goofing off tell Fury that they call him "the Professor" nowadays and he's in the main building of the camp. Fury finds him and starts yelling at the Professor, who explains he was admiring the camp’s architecture. Fury doesn't care and orders the Professor to take two soldiers with him and search deeper into the building. The Professor reluctantly does as told, arguing with the soldiers as they go deeper. They find a complete lab, where something obviously has gone wrong.

Key facts

The Professor is of human origin and first appeared in "Weapon X Part 2". The character is published by Marvel. With 148 recorded issue appearances, The Professor ranks among the most featured characters in comics.