Most of you might have heard this famous quote by friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, who learnt it from his Uncle, Ben Parker. Ben Parker was not a super hero like Spider-Man, then how come he knew about “Great Power” and "Great Responsibility". This article’s focal point is on the story, Uncle Ben and the said quote.
During WWII Steve Roger’s volunteered himself for an experiment conducted by a Scientist known as Dr. Abraham Erskine. After the successful transformation of Steve to a super human, scientists named him Captain America. Shortly after the experiment, A German Spy (some stories say it was a Nazi) damaged the lab and Dr. Erskine lost his life in the same tragic accident.
With the remnants of the lab, fellow scientists conducted further experiments and created five more super humans. But their abilities couldn't last long as that of Captain America’s. So they were all given specially designed rings to control their power, preserve it and use when necessary as long as they kept the rings on. Those five super humans along with Captain America, formed a team called Six Super Warriors and fought Nazis during the WWII. But Captain America’s baffling disappearance lead to the six super warriors’ team dissolve.
One of the above six super humans was Keane Marlow A.K.A Destroyer, who was best friend of Uncle Ben (was aware of Keane’s super power). Keane married the woman, he was in love with. One evening the couple witnessed a bank robbery, immediately the Destroyer wore the ring and faught the thugs, but the thugs use gun fire to stop the Destroyer who could put them to justice. In the crossfire the Destroyer lost his beloved wife.
Keeping his best friend Keane and his super power in mind, Uncle Ben quoted to young Peter Parker “With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility”, but he never shared the story of Keane with Peter Parker.
NOTES: From John Semper’s Six Forgotten Warriors, Season five of Stan Lee's Spider-Man.
