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She-T hing

The daughter of a carccr oiliccr in the US Anny,

Sharon Vcntura worked m yarious professions that enabled her to make fuli use of her athlcdc talents.

She was working as a stunt cyclist with the Thundcriders w hen she first met Ben Grimm che Thing of the Fant astr. Fouu, who was immediatcly attractcd to her.

Subsequemly,Ventura acceptcd an ofter to join the CJrapplers.a professional team of superluunan female w restlers. Working for the Power Broker, Dr.

¹ Karl Mai us augmented Vcntnra s strength to suberhuman Ievcls.Asa Grappler. she adopted a costumed |identity. beeoining the second M Marwl.Thc Thmg helped her battle the Grapplers when they turncd against

Shatterstar

FIRST APPEARANCE New Mutanta VcH t *99 (March 1991 REAL NAME Bonjamin Russo OCCUPATION Advonturer BASE The Xavter Inatitule. Salem Center. New York State HEIGHT 6fl2in WEIGHT 210 Ibs EYES Black HAIR Gray SPECIAL POWERS/ABILITICS Genotically ongmoored tor enhanced streogtn. speed. stamina. convert sorec frequenctes tnto a wbratory sboekway* ttwt he channeła through woopons

Bom a hundred years in an ilternatc futurę timelinc of the cxtra-dimcnsional planet Mojoworld, Sh.uterst.ir wat genetually ongineered ' to wrvc as a warrior in the arenas. He escapcd and joined the rebcl Cadrc Alhanee, which was trying to overthrow the governtnent of" Mojoworld.

Shatterstar later travcled back in time to Earch and joined with Cahi i to hecome a founding meinher of X-Force. During a hattle. Shatterstar was mortally wounded and Lonc.siiot transferred his consciomness into the comatose body of a mutant natned Benjamin Russell. TD

Shaw, Sebastian

WEIGHT 340 bs

FIRST APPEARANCE

The Tnmg 927 (Septemóer 1985)

Sharon \Asniura was a s*»rb athtete and a damy stuntwomm. motorcycfcst and a proftcinni wrostky. Ah Sho-Tłwig. sho possessos superhuman strength and durabAty.

Whon Reed and Susan Ricbards temporariły Seft the Fnruastic Four, Ben Grimm ^ invrted Sharon Vbnlura

to jon the team as Ms    —yt ■ «^rś_r

MarveJ. Sliortty afterwards /Hot jT^t-she becamo the Siio-Thing. GagjKftflB

FIRST APPEARANCE X-Meo *130 (February 1980)

REAL NAME Sobasl^n Shaw OCCUPATION CEO o* Shaw Industnes. Inc. BASE Workiw>de; Hellfire Club. New York City HEIGHT 6 ft 2 m WEIGHT ?10lbs EYES Black HAIR Gray SPECIAL POWERS/ABILITIES Mutant power to absorb kinetic energy which enhances his strength. speed. and stamina. Ho can also absorb ekctncal energy.

She-Hulk

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Although bom poor. Sebastian Shaw s brilliant mind for business helped him become a millionairc by the age of 20. He bccamc head of Shaw Industries and was invited to join the I lellfire Club, an elite club for the wealthy and powerful. Shaw joined the clubs secret Council of the Chosen. which schcmed to achieve worki domination. Seizing eontrol of the club and bccoming its Black King, he changed its namc to the Iimer Circle and teamed with fcllow mutant Emma Front . the White Qucen in secretly creating mutant-hunting Sentinlls. mt

Later,Ventura acceptcd the Things ofTcr to join the Fantasric Four. During a mission in spacc,Vcntura was exposcd to cosmic rays, which mutated her into a female version of the Thing. She was later restored to her normal human appearance by Doctor Doom.

Ventura later mutated into an cvcn morę grotesque version of the Thing. Worse, her intellect began to deteriorate. As the She-Thing, she even temporariły joined the Wizards Frigh ii ul Four and batded her former friends the Fantastic Four.

Whether the She-Thing will ultimately prove to be a hero or villain rcmains to be scen. PS