Peter Porker was born a spider
(simply named Peter). He resided in
the basement lab of May Porker, a
slightly goofy animal scientist who
had created "the world's first
atomic powered hairdryer," hoping
that "the introduction of nuclear
fusion into America's beauty salons"
would "revolutionize the hair care
industry". After dousing her head
with water and activating the dryer,
May Porker accidentally irradiated
herself, and in a fit of delusion,
bit Peter, who then found himself
transformed into an anthropomorphic
swine much like May Porker herself.
Running from the Porker homestead
disoriented, Peter soon came to
realize that he still retained a
spider's abilities:
"This is astounding! Am I a spider with the limitations of a pig? Or a pig with the proportionate strength and agility of a spider? I've become something greater than either spider or pig... I've become a Spider-Ham!"
After this startling series of
events, Peter (who adopted the
surname "Porker", that of his
benefactor May Porker, who after the
accident mentally attuned to a state
in which she believed she was
Peter's loving aunt) dedicated
himself and his new-found abilities
to fighting injustice and the
occasional villain.
