Tana ran Tana's Resort on the planet named Rion. She knew Han Solo. After the Imperial-controlled Ionic Ring Ship devastated Rion, turning it into a frozen wasteland, Tana established her resort as a safe place for Rion's inhabitants. Soon after, Solo, who was pursuing the Ionic Ring, found Tana. Solo pledged to utilize his ties to the Rebel Alliance to supply Rion with sustenance and gifted Tana and her community a supply of spice for immediate assistance. In return, Tana revealed the Ionic Ring's subsequent objective: Little Kessel, enabling Solo, along with his companions Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca, to foil the Empire's scheme.
Russ Helm penned Tana's appearance in The Second Kessel Run, a comic strip storyline published in 1980. Russ Manning created the artwork for Tana in the comic.