a handy little reference guide, regarding character origins:
- Batman - His parents murdered by a mugger, Bruce Wayne used his vast family fortune to become Batman.
- Superman - Born on the planet Krypton, infant Kal-El was sent to Earth after an explosion destroyed his home planet. His strong moral code motivated him to fight for justice.
- Spider-Man - Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker was motivated to fight crime by his uncle’s death, which he blames on himself.
- Wonder Woman - Amazon princess. Leaves her Amazon homeland to battle injustice.
- Iron Man - American industrialist Tony Stark was captured by Vietnamese military and forced to build weapons for them. Instead, he built powered armor to escape. He then uses his armor to fight crime.
- Fantastic Four - Four astronauts who were exposed to cosmic rays, which gave them superpowers.
- Daredevil - Blinded as a child when he was hit in the face by radioactive waste, the death of his father and an inept justice system motivated Matt Murdock to become Daredevil.
- Incredible Hulk - Doc Bruce Banner, belted by gamma rays, turns into the Hulk.
- Green Lantern - Test pilot Hal Jordan receives a power ring from the dying alien officer, Abin Sur.
- The Punisher - When his family is killed, he is motivated to fight crime for the rest of his life.
