Achmed Korba (Earth-616)

Brother Power
Name	Achmed Korba
Current Alias	Brother Power
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Legion of Light
Relatives	Sha Shan (wife)
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′4″ (1.93 m)
Weight	225 lbs (102.06 kg)
Hair	Bald
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human mutate
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Vietnam
Place of Death	Manhattan, New York City, New York
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Vietnamese
Occupation	Cult leader Formerly restaurant owner, smuggler, spy
Base of Operations	Formerly Manhattan, New York City, New York Formerly Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Archie Goodwin, Sal Buscema
First	Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #4 (December, 1976)
First	Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #4 (December, 1976)
Death	Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #15 (November, 1977)
Death	Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #15 (November, 1977)

History

Achmed Korba had a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, which he used as a front for smuggling and espionage. One day, while on a country expedition, he encountered the Man-Beast, who granted him power in exchange for loyalty. In order to maintain him under control, Man-Beast limited Achmed's powers so that they could only be used when in contact with an innocent and pure being. Achmed chose Sha Shan as his wife, and she was forced by her father to accept in order to maintain the balance of the universe. Together, they became Brother Power and Sister Sun and led a cult called the Legion of Light.

Achmed Korba

Achmed then traveled to the US with Sha Shan and, in a short time, opened a restaurant in New York. From there, he promoted the Legion of Light as a peace-loving organization and began amounting followers, but its true purpose was to gather people who could then be manipulated as pawns of the Man-Beast.

The Man-Beast was eventually defeated by Spider Man and Flash Thompson, and Sha Shan was freed from the mission imposed by her father, as Achmed died in an explosion.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

When in contact with Sister Sun, Achmed could fire powerful burst of energy from his chest.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

His helmet enabled him to send and receive thoughts to and from Man-Beast.

See Also

• 8 appearance(s) of Achmed Korba (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Achmed Korba (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Achmed Korba (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Achmed Korba (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Achmed Korba (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Achmed Korba at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe