Created by writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in Thor vol.

2 #22 (April 2000), created by writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita Jr.[5] She appeared in the 2011 Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt series.

[6] In the beginning of time, an alien sorcerer named X'Hoss foretold the creation of the Designate, who will help evolve sentient beings to the next level of existence.

Thor Girl is one of the heroes who registers with the Superhuman Registration Act that was forged during the 2006–2007 "Civil War" storyline.

In return, the Grey Gargoyle undertakes a lawsuit with the assistance of Mallory Book at the Superhuman Law Offices of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway.

[16] The Initiative recruits are sent as crowd control in Manhattan with Thor Girl aiding mass evacuation when the city is attacked by the Hulk, who is seeking revenge upon the Illuminati.

Easily defeated, Thor Girl and the others are imprisoned at Manhattan Square Gardens and controlled by obedience disks.

[volume & issue needed] However, both Tarene and Trauma are brutally attacked by the MVP clone, calling himself KIA (Killed In Action).

[19] Later, she is assigned together with Ultra Girl to the Cavalry, Georgia's local superhero team, once her Initiative training is complete.

While saving some people in the city, she is attacked because she has a hammer similar to those which had been appearing all around the earth, and accidentally kills a police officer who shot at her by deflecting the bullets back into him.

After defeating Quicksand, who was on a murder spree, they joined in the battle against Juggernaut, who was transformed into Kuurth: Breaker of Stone, in Las Vegas and rescued civilians.

[31][32] Screen Rant included Tarene in their "Marvel Comics: 15 Most Powerful Enchanted Hammer Users (Who Aren’t Thor)" list.