Back
Black Widow

Black Widow


Alias Natasha Romanoff (Natalia Alianovna Romanova)
Creator Stan Lee
Alignment Neutral Good (Benefactor)
Featured In Films
Debut Tales of Suspense #52 (1964)
Powers Slowed Aging, Superhuman Durability

Biography

Black Widow is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck, the character debuted as an enemy of Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #52 (1964). She reformed into a hero in The Avengers #30 (1966) and her most well-known design was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #86 (1970). Black Widow has been the main character in several comic titles since 1970, receiving her own Black Widow series in 1999. She also frequently appears as a supporting character in The Avengers and Daredevil.

Natalia Alianovna “Natasha Romanoff” Romanova (Russian: Наталья Альяновна “Наташа Романофф” Романова) is introduced as a spy for the Soviet Union until she defects to the United States. She subsequently joins the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., partners with Daredevil, and encounters a rival Black Widow in Yelena Belova. Though she has no distinct superpowers, she was augmented in the Red Room, a Soviet training facility, to increase her strength and reduce her aging. She has training in combat and espionage, and wields bracelets that fire electric shocks and project wires she uses to traverse skyscrapers.


Appears in

Media

Avengers: Endgame 2019
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
The Avengers 2012
Captain America: Civil War 2016