Rick Wilder was a student at a school who was constantly bullied into burglarizing the school's lab, but at the same time, A.I.M. was also burglarizing the lab. After getting into a brief skirmish, there was an explosion, and Combo Man was born since Rick was carrying both Marvel Comics and Combos Baked Snacks. Using his new found powers, he defeated A.I.M., as well as their Super-Adaptoid. Rick can access his powers only by consuming some Combos, or else he would revert to his normal form. 