“With emancipation comes the opening up of new possibilities for challenging assumptions over women's appearance and, more radically, the gender order itself. Ventura (She-Thing) comes not only to accept her new "intragender" status but to see it as advantageous -- for dealing with her misandry, for personal growth, and even for becoming a person capable of giving and accepting love.” SuperheroLiterary CriticismDc ComicsMarvel ComicsDisability StudiesFantastic FourPhysical DisabilityThe ThingJose AlanizPhysical ImpairmentSilver Age ComicsShe ThingVentura Book:Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond Source: Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond