365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 62: "Good thing I paused to remember my famous origin story."

Panels from Marvel Team-Up (1972 series) #108 (August 1981), plot by Tom DeFalco, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Mike Esposito, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Janice Chiang
Answer to the alt-text question: Yes he was.