Adrian Tombes was a known criminal. He was in prison for some time. He has been in jail for a long time because he tried to rob the Osbourn mansion 20 years ago. He shot two of the butlers, and Norman himself. He was caught and put in prison. Now released, he wants revenge so he goes to rob it. He had no idea Norman was dead, and hhad no knowledge of Harry existing. He never even knew there was a spider-man. He realizes that it is now empty, being that the Osbournes are dead. It is locked up. So he has to plan it out well to get inside. He gets in and looks around. He finds the goblin lair. He does massive modifications in his little apartment. He makes the glider look like vulture wings. He takes a mask and cuts off the face. He changes it into a special helmet. Now he has everything he needs. After many robberies, the Newspaper calls him a vulture thief, which hew decides to call himself Vulture. He finds that stealing is hard because he is getting weaker. He remembers he saw a forumla at the masion and goes back. He drinks it, and becomes younger, and stronger. Now, he is the perfect vulture.