Zorba
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Zorba is a member of the Royal Family of Latveria in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard, first appeared in Fantastic Four #198 (Sept. 1978).
Within the context of the stories, Zorba is a son of King Vladimir, Brother of Rudolfo. During Doctor Doom's reign, Zorba was the leader of the rebel Latverian Freedom Fighters. Zorba replaced Doom as king of Latveria after Fantastic Four defeated Doctor Doom; however, Zorba promised Reed Richards he would only be the interim ruler because democratic elections would be held soon. Zorba was elected ruler of Latveria, but civil unrest followed after Zorba was forced to raise taxes to maintain the standard of living that Latverians and grown accustomed to under the rule of Doctor Doom. Without Doom's authority, the civil unrest caused the country to fall into lawlessness and poverty. To control the situation, Zorba instated martial law, enforced by a secret police of Doom's Servo-Guards that terrorized the citizens. Zorba's reign as king ended when Doom returned to Latveria and was restored to power with the help of the Fantastic Four.
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