THE PROFESSORTHE PROFESSOR
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Scientist
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Freak-Face, Itch, Man-Bull, Mr. Kline
Enemies: Dia Alec, George Alec, Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: New York City, New York,
USA
First Appearance: Daredevil I#78 (July, 1971)
Powers/Abilities: The Professor was a trained scientist who concocted the serum that turned William Taurens into Man-Bull, as well as a power potion that could be added to drinking water to transform many into mutated human/animal hybrids. It was unrevealed what the depth of his training or experiments were.
Height: 5'7" (by approximation)
Weight: 140 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: White (formerly blonde)
History: (Daredevil
I#78 (fb) – BTS) – A scientist was kicked out of
Cambridge for rushing his experiments. He called himself the Professor.
(Daredevil I#78 (fb) – BTS) – Mr. Kline hired the
Professor
to experiment on others, seeking to give them powers as new operatives.
The
Professor then hired three thugs, Bull, Freak-Face and Itch, to kidnap
subjects for him.
(Daredevil I#78) – Bull, Itch and Freak-Face
sought to
kidnap newlyweds George and Dia Alec. A fight broke out then Daredevil
attacked, resulting in the villains fleeing. At a deadline, Professor
instead
experimented on Bull, injecting him with a serum, but it all went wrong
and
Bull was turned into the Man-Bull, a man/bull hybrid with super
strength and a
cow-like form. Freak-Face and Itch went back out to look for the Alecs,
wanting
revenge, and they battled Daredevil. Freak-Face injected DD with a
knockout
drug then Man-Bull attacked. Itch and Freakface found the Alecs.
(Daredevil I#79) – The Professor was shocked by
Man-Bull's
transformation and asked the villain to back down but Man-Bull angrily
pushed
the Professor aside and attacked Daredevil. Back at his lab, the
Professor
reported to Mr. Kline then he saw the Alec couple brought in. The
Professor called
in to Mr. Kline and prepared to experiment on the Alecs but Daredevil
attacked. Daredevil soon defeated the Man-Bull. The Professor, Itch,
and
Freak-Face presumably either ran away or were arrested in the
aftermath.
(Daredevil I#96 (fb) – BTS) – The Professor
concocted a
serum that would mutate men into monstrous forms as well as an
antidote. He
planned to poison San Francisco's water supply then require a ransom
for the
cure.
(Daredevil I#95 – BTS) – After showing Bull a
paper that
talked about Daredevil (one that also featured a column by Sergius
O’Shaughnessy), Itch used a serum made by the Professor to turn the
incarcerated Bull back into Man-Bull, who fought his way past the
guards
including Cunningham.
(Daredevil I#96) – Man-Bull and Itch returned to
the
Professor's base in Sausalito, retrieving the Professor's new serum as
the cops
investigated nearby. The Professor's hair was now white. Man-Bull and
Itch
poisoned the city's water then Man-Bull turned on Itch, pummeling him
aside.
Man-Bull returned to the Professor, determined to kill him and destroy
the
antidote so that no one could be cured but Daredevil stopped Man-Bull.
(The Cat I#4 (fb)) – Man-Bull returned to the
Professor, knocking him unconscious before stealing a full case of the
serum
that would transform him into Man-Bull.
Comments: Created by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Professor has no known connections to:
(Daredevil I#96) – Man-Bull escaped from prison, fighting guards on his way out including Cunningham.
--Daredevil I#96
(Daredevil I#78 (fb) – BTS) – When Freak-Face got
in trouble
with the law in Kentucky a few too many times, he was recruited by Bull
into a
new criminal gang. They joined up with Itch and started working for the
Professor and Mr. Kline, tasked with kidnapping civilians for
experiments.
(Daredevil I#78) – Itch, Freak-Face and Bull tried
kidnapping George and Dia Alec but Daredevil fought back, leaving the
villains
running for it. The Professor ended up experimenting on Bull, turning
him into
Man-Bull, and Itch and Freak-Face wanted revenge. They found Daredevil
and
Freak-Face injected the hero with a syringe impacting his senses then
Man-Bull
attacked him. Itch then found the Alecs again.
(Daredevil I#79) – Itch and Freak-Face took the Alecs to the Professor for experimentation but Daredevil attacked and battled Man-Bull to defeat. Itch, Freak-Face and the Professor presumably ran away or were arrested in the aftermath.
(Daredevil I#78 (fb) – BTS) – The criminal known
as Itch
teamed up with Bull and Freak-Face, and the trio started working for
the
Professor and Mr. Kline, tasked with kidnapping civilians for
experiments.
(Daredevil I#78) – Itch, Freak-Face and Bull tried
kidnapping George and Dia Alec but Daredevil fought back, leaving the
villains
running for it. The Professor ended up experimenting on Bull, turning
him into
Man-Bull, and Itch and Freak-Face wanted revenge. They found Daredevil
and
Freak-Face injected the hero with a syringe impacting his senses then
Man-Bull
attacked him. Itch then found the Alecs again.
(Daredevil I#79) – Itch and Freak-Face took the
Alecs to the
Professor for experimentation but Daredevil attacked and battled
Man-Bull to
defeat. Itch, Freak-Face and the Professor presumably ran away or were
arrested in the aftermath.
(Daredevil I#95) – Itch visited Bull in jail,
informing him
that Daredevil was now in San Francisco. Using a serum from the
Professor, Itch
fired into into Bull's cell, letting him turn back into Man-Bull and
escape. In
San Francisco, Itch and Man-Bull wired a car to run wild, getting
Daredevil's
attention, then they sought out Black Widow and Ivan Petrovich. Itch
ran them
off the road then Man-Bull attacked. Ivan leaped out of the car and
knocked
Itch out himself. Later, Itch and Man-Bull robbed a jewelry store and
when
Daredevil and Black Widow arrived, Itch shot Daredevil.
(Daredevil I#96) – Black Widow destroyed the gun
in Itch's
grip, seemingly breaking his hand, and Itch pleaded with Man-Bull to
flee as
they heard sirens approaching. They rushed back to the Professor in
Sausalito,
getting a new serum. Man-Bull and Itch poisoned the city's water supply
then
Man-Bull shockingly turned on Itch, violently pummeling him aside.
--Daredevil I#78 (78 (fb) – BTS, 78-79, 95-96,
(Daredevil I#95 – BTS) – The Daily News announced
a new
series by Sergius O'Shaughnessy running in their papers called “The Army and the Knight.”
--Daredevil I#95-BTS
images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#79, p10, pan5 (Professor with Man-Bull, main image)
Daredevil I#78, p14, pan3 (Professor with syringe)
Daredevil I#96, p8, pan5 (Professor with serum)
Daredevil I#95, p3, pan3 (Cunningham)
Daredevil I#78, p17, pan4 (Freak-Face)
Daredevil I#95, p10, pan4 (Itch)
Appearances:
Daredevil I#78 (July, 1971) – Gerry Conway (writer), Gene
Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
Daredevil I#79 (August, 1971) – Gary Friedrich, Gerry Conway
(writers), Gene Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer (editor)
Daredevil I#96 (February, 1973) – Gerry Conway (writer),
Gene Colan (penciler), Ernie Chua (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
The Cat I#4 (June, 1973) – Linda Fite (writer), Jim
Starlin, Alan Weiss (pencilers), Frank McLaughlin (inker), Roy Thomas
(editor)
First Posted: 06/08/2018
Last updated: 06/08/2018
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