Natasha RomanovaBlack Widow

Despite super spy Natasha Romanoff’s checkered past, she’s become one of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s most deadly assassins and a frequent member of the Avengers.

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A super spy and master assassin, Natasha Romanoff has also proven herself a hero with the Avengers.

Despite her origins as an agent of evil, Natasha Romanoff has become a force for good in the world of covert intelligence and super heroics. Like her namesake arachnid, Romanoff is stealthy, precise, and absolutely lethal. She is the Black Widow.

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Superhuman Agility
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Black Widow: Across the Marvel Universe

Soviet Spy. Trained Assassin. Legendary Avenger. No character has had a wilder history than Black Widow, from her beginnings as a trained spy for the Soviet Union up to her present day standing as one of the most respected Avengers. Read some of Black Widow's most historic moments right here!

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Emerging from a background similar to Natasha’s, the deadly super spy known as Yelena Belova has also held the Black Widow mantle at various times.

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"A black widow dangling by herself on a single thread...is a deadly thing."

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