Achebe is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira, the character first appeared in Black Panther Vol. 3, #3. Achebe exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. The character is primarily depicted as a recurring enemy of the Black Panther. Publication history Achebe was mentioned in Black Panther Vol. 3, #2 and went on to appear Issues #3-5, #8-13, #22-23, and #36-37. He also made guest appearances in Deadpool Vol. 2, #43-44, and received entries in both All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1, and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #1 Creator Christopher Priest has noted that the character was inspired by the Joker, Hannibal Lecter, and Hans Gruber. Christopher Priest has stated that he is "The Joker to Black Panther's Batman." Fictional character biography Achebe's origin and past is vague, but is assumed and believed by the United States government that he was a Ghudazan farmer nicknamed "Bob" who tended to leftist rebels from the neighboring country of Ujanka when the men were driven across the Ghudazan/Ujankan border and onto Achebe's property. The soldiers repaid Achebe's kindness by leaving him for dead after they seduced his wife, razed his farm, and stabbed him thirty-two times. According to urban legends, Achebe survived by selling his soul to Mephisto. Then, he went on to kill everyone who had ever interacted with his wife, destroying the homes of his victims and stabbing each one thirty-two times. After attending Yale Law School, Achebe returned to Ghudazan where he helped instigate an ethnic war. When Black Panther established a refugee camp on the outskirts of Wakanda for those seeking asylum from the conflict, Achebe infiltrated it and exacerbated unease between the refugees and the Wakandans. Achebe then lured Black Panther out of Wakanda by corrupting one of his charities situated in America and by having the organization's "poster child" killed. While Black Panther is preoccupied in the United States, Achebe leads an uprising in the African refugee camp and appoints himself head of the provisional government that overtakes Wakanda. Achebe subjects Wakanda to his deranged decrees, which worsen after his connection to Mephisto is severed by the cunning of Black Panther. Achebe's forces weaken without Mephisto's backing, though he retains his position as prime minister by promising to share power with Black Panther's stepmother, Ramonda,