Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)

Black Widow (Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova; Russian: Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck, the character debuted in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964). The character was introduced as a Russian spy, an antagonist of the superhero Iron Man. She later defected to the United States, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and a member of the superhero team the Avengers.

For other Marvel Comics characters of the same name, see Black Widow (Marvel Comics). For the 2021 film of the same name, see Black Widow (2021 film).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alianovna and the family name is Romanova.

Natasha Romanova
Black Widow
Textless variant cover of Black Widow #1
(April 2010).
Art by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales of Suspense #52
(April 1964)
Created byStan Lee (editor/plotter)
Don Rico (writer)
Don Heck (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoNatalia Alianovna Romanova
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliations
PartnershipsWinter Soldier
Hawkeye
Daredevil
Notable aliasesNatalia Shostakova
Natasha Romanoff
Natalie Rushman
Laura Matthers
Mary Farrell
Oktober
Abilities
  • Expert marksman and mastery of various weapons
  • Expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Slowed aging, and enhanced immune system
  • Expert tactician
  • Expert spy
  • Equipment via gauntlets granting:
    • Radio transmitter
    • Tear gas pellets
    • Grappling hook
    • Knock out gas
    • Explosives
    • Taser

The character has appeared in numerous forms of media, such as animated television series, video games, and films. Scarlett Johansson portrayed Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Widow (2021), with Lake Bell voicing the character in the animated series What If...? (2021).

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