[1] Sharon Ventura met Thing at the time when he was involved with the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF).

[3] The Power Broker (actually Curtiss Jackson), employed Dr. Karl Malus to create super-powered wrestlers for his competitions.

It has been implied that she was raped while a prisoner of Malus, which caused her to temporarily develop an intense hatred and distrust of men.

She adopted the costume which UCWF minder Ann Fraley (Auntie Freeze) had arranged for her, taking the name Ms. Marvel.

[8] Shortly after joining the Fantastic Four, Sharon was mutated by cosmic rays and took on strength and appearance similar to that of Ben Grimm, a.k.a.

[19] After a bout of insanity, she briefly joined the Frightful Four and battered Sue Storm Richards to within inches of her life.

[26] As Ms. Marvel, Sharon had superhuman strength and endurance, thanks to augmentation of her physical attributes by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker.

The mutagenic effect due to exposure to cosmic radiation that turned her into the She-Thing later greatly increased her physical attributes, especially her durability.

Sharon is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, and skilled at various martial arts, including tae kwon do and American boxing.

She is also an expert stuntwoman, scuba diver, skydiver, motorcyclist, mountain climber, skier, lion tamer, and wrestler.