X-Men (1991) #94
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Bitten by a radioactive spider, high school student Peter Parker gained the speed, strength and powers of a spider. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter hoped to start a career using his new abilities. Taught that with great power comes great responsibility, Spidey has vowed to use his powers to help people.
Shiro Yoshida’s mother was exposed to the atomic devastation of Hiroshima during World War II and died giving birth to him.
British-born Mortimer Toynbee, abandoned by his parents so early in childhood that he cannot remember them, was placed in an orphanage where the other children, who regarded him as a freak due to his ugliness, his unusual physique and his leaping ability, continually tormented him.