Merge:She-Thing

She-Thing is the code name of Sharon Ventura, a character in the Marvel Comics universe. A superhero, she has also used the code name Ms. Marvel (a name also used by Carol Danvers at times) during her career, and has been a member of the Fantastic Four. Created by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson, she first appeared in The Thing #27 (September 1985).

Sharon Ventura signed up for the Power Broker's program in order to join the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF). The Power Broker (actually Curtiss Jackson), employed Dr. Karl Malus to create super-powered wrestlers for his competitions. Sharon was unaware of the criminal activities of Jackson or Malus. While boosting their subjects' strength, the pair addicted the subjects to a drug, ensuring their obedience. It has been implied that she was raped while a prisoner of Malus, which caused her to develop an intense hatred and distrust of men. Sharon managed to break free before Malus administered the drug. She adopted the costume which UCWF minder Ann Fraley (Auntie Freeze) had arranged for her, taking the name Ms. Marvel.

In Fantastic Four #310, Jan. 1988, Sharon was mutated into a female version of Ben Grimm, the Thing. She preferred this identity, due to the disappearance of the sexual harassment she experienced in her previous two incarnations. Although she later returned to her normal appearance, she was again mutated, this time by Doctor Doom into a much more monstrous form, and began calling herself the She-Thing. She joined the Frightful Four briefly before secluding herself from society.

Recently, Ms. Marvel had a guest appearance in an issue of Marvel Knights 4, a spinoff of the main Fantastic Four book. No explanation was given for her whereabouts and the appearance seemed to be primarily for comical purposes, but it did establish that she was indeed alive and well in the Marvel Universe.

As Ms. Marvel, Sharon had superhuman strength and endurance. In both of her further mutated forms, her physical attributes and durability were greatly magnified.