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The Professor

Truett Hudson, Weapon X

73 appearancesSince 1991

The Professor first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #72 (1991-03-05), published by Marvel. 73 appearances are indexed across 39 series.

Also known as Truett Hudson

Born Truett Hudson, later called Andre Thorton, or just ‘The Professor’, he was the head of the clandestine government project called the Weapon Plus Program.

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Marvel Comics Presents
#72
first appearance
1991-03-05
Wolverine
#50
death
1992-01-00
Ultimate Wolverine
#2
death
2025-04-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

39 series

Marvel Comics Presents
1988–1995
14 issues →
Daredevil vs. Punisher
2005–2006
5 issues →
Wolverine
1988–2003
4 issues →

WMCape Archive 2009

Wolverine Magazine

2009–2010

4 issues →

WXCape Archive 2002

Weapon X

2002–2004

3 issues →

WXFCape Archive 2009

Weapon X: First Class

2009–2009

3 issues →

Incredible Hulk cover

Incredible Hulk

2000–2008

2 issues →

Wolverine cover

Wolverine

2003–2009

2 issues →

WTECape Archive 2004

Wolverine: The End

2004–2004

2 issues →

WBDCape Archive 2017

Wolverine by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection

2017–2018

2 issues →

TDACape Archive 1954

The Dodo and the Frog

1954–1957

1 issue →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

1 issue →

WXCape Archive 1993

Weapon X

1993–1993

1 issue →

X-Men: Alterniverse Visions cover

X-Men: Alterniverse Visions

1996–1996

1 issue →

XMACape Archive 2000

X-Men Movie Adaptation

2000–2000

1 issue →

XTMCape Archive 2000

X-Men: The Movie

2000–2000

1 issue →

WTECape Archive 2004

Wolverine: The End

2004–2004

1 issue →

Weapon X: Days of Future Now cover

Weapon X: Days of Future Now

2005–2006

1 issue →

WXDCape Archive 2006

Weapon X: Days of Future Now

2006–2006

1 issue →

SSOCape Archive 2006

Sentinel Squad O*N*E

2006–2006

1 issue →

DVPCape Archive 2006

Daredevil vs. Punisher

2006–2006

1 issue →

WWXCape Archive 2009

Wolverine: Weapon X

2009–2009

1 issue →

XOWCape Archive 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009–2009

1 issue →

WOCape Archive 2009

Wolverine Omnibus

2009–

1 issue →

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WFCCape Archive 2013
Wolverine: First Cuts
2013–2013
1 issue →
WECCape Archive 2014
Wolverine Epic Collection
2014–
1 issue →
GSXCape Archive 2015
Giant Size X-Men 40th Anniversary
2015–2015
1 issue →
WWXCape Archive 2017
Wolverine: Weapon X Unbound
2017–2017
1 issue →
Immortal Hulk
2018–2021
1 issue →
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection
2018–
1 issue →
TBHCape Archive 2019
True Believers: Hulk - Professor Hulk
2019–2019
1 issue →
TBHCape Archive 2019
True Believers: Hulk - Devil Hulk
2019–2019
1 issue →
HOTCape Archive 2019
History of the Marvel Universe Treasury Edition
2019–2019
1 issue →
MTHCape Archive 2019
Marvel Tales: Hulk
2019–2019
1 issue →
HOTCape Archive 2019
History of the Marvel Universe
2019–2020
1 issue →
RORCape Archive 2020
Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula
2020–2020
1 issue →
HOTCape Archive 2021
History of the Marvel Universe
2021–2021
1 issue →
Ultimate Wolverine
2025–2026
1 issue →
WWOCape Archive 2026
Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon
2026–2026
1 issue →