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Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)

<p><b>Black Widow</b> (<b>Natalia Alianovna</b> "<b>Natasha</b>" <b>Romanova</b>; <a href="/en/Russian_language" title="Russian language" class="wl">Russian</a>: Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> is a <a href="/en/Character_(arts)" title="Character (arts)" class="wl">character</a> appearing in <a href="/en/American_comic_book" title="American comic book" class="wl">American comic books</a> published by <a href="/en/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics" class="wl">Marvel Comics</a>. Created by editor and plotter <a href="/en/Stan_Lee" title="Stan Lee" class="wl">Stan Lee</a>, scripter <a href="/en/Don_Rico" title="Don Rico" class="wl">Don Rico</a>, and artist <a href="/en/Don_Heck" title="Don Heck" class="wl">Don Heck</a>, the character debuted in <i><a href="/en/Tales_of_Suspense" title="Tales of Suspense" class="wl">Tales of Suspense</a></i> #52 (April 1964).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> The character was introduced as a <a href="/en/Russia" title="Russia" class="wl">Russian</a> <a href="/en/Espionage" title="Espionage" class="wl">spy</a>, an antagonist of the superhero <a href="/en/Iron_Man" title="Iron Man" class="wl">Iron Man</a>. She later <a href="/en/Defection" title="Defection" class="wl">defected</a> to the United States, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency <a href="/en/S.H.I.E.L.D." title="S.H.I.E.L.D." class="wl">S.H.I.E.L.D.</a> and a member of the superhero team the <a href="/en/Avengers_(comics)" title="Avengers (comics)" class="wl">Avengers</a>.</p>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/Avengers_(comics)" title="Avengers (comics)" class="wl">Avengers</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Champions_(1975_team)" title="Champions (1975 team)" class="wl">The Champions</a></li>
<li>Daughters of Liberty</li>
<li><a href="/en/Heroes_for_Hire" title="Heroes for Hire" class="wl">Heroes for Hire</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/KGB" title="KGB" class="wl">KGB</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Marvel_Knights#Team" title="Marvel Knights" class="wl">Marvel Knights</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/The_Mighty_Avengers" title="The Mighty Avengers" class="wl">Mighty Avengers</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Lady_Liberators" title="Lady Liberators" class="wl">Lady Liberators</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Secret_Avengers" title="Secret Avengers" class="wl">Secret Avengers</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/S.H.I.E.L.D." title="S.H.I.E.L.D." class="wl">S.H.I.E.L.D.</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Thunderbolts_(comics)" title="Thunderbolts (comics)" class="wl">Thunderbolts</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Partnerships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Bucky_Barnes" title="Bucky Barnes" class="wl">Winter Soldier</a> <br> <a href="/en/Hawkeye_(Clint_Barton)" title="Hawkeye (Clint Barton)" class="wl">Hawkeye</a> <br> <a href="/en/Daredevil_(Marvel_Comics_character)" title="Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)" class="wl">Daredevil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Notable aliases</th><td class="infobox-data">Natalia Shostakova<br> Natasha Romanoff<br> Natalie Rushman<br> Laura Matthers<br> Mary Farrell<br> Oktober<br> <a href="/en/Black_Widow_(Yelena_Belova)" title="Black Widow (Yelena Belova)" class="wl">Yelena Belova</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abilities</th><td class="infobox-data">
<ul><li>Expert marksman and mastery of various weapons</li>
<li>Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant</li>
<li>Slowed aging, and enhanced immune system</li>
<li>Skilled <a href="/en/Hypnosis" title="Hypnosis" class="wl">hypnotist</a></li>
<li>Expert <a href="/en/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics" class="wl">tactician</a></li>
<li>Expert <a href="/en/Espionage" title="Espionage" class="wl">spy</a></li>
<li>Equipment via gauntlets<span>&nbsp;</span>:
<ul><li>Radio transmitter</li>
<li>Tear gas pellets</li>
<li>Grappling hook</li>
<li>Knock out gas</li>
<li>Explosives</li>
<li>Taser</li></ul></li></ul>
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<p>The character has appeared in numerous forms of media, such as animated television series, video games, and films.</p>

<p><a href="/en/Scarlett_Johansson" title="Scarlett Johansson" class="wl">Scarlett Johansson</a> portrayed <a href="/en/Natasha_Romanoff_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)" title="Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)" class="wl">Natasha Romanoff</a> in the <a href="/en/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe" class="wl">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> films <i><a href="/en/Iron_Man_2" title="Iron Man 2" class="wl">Iron Man 2</a></i> (2010), <i><a href="/en/The_Avengers_(2012_film)" title="The Avengers (2012 film)" class="wl">The Avengers</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/en/Captain_America:_The_Winter_Soldier" title="Captain America: The Winter Soldier" class="wl">Captain America: The Winter Soldier</a></i> (2014), <i><a href="/en/Avengers:_Age_of_Ultron" title="Avengers: Age of Ultron" class="wl">Avengers: Age of Ultron</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/en/Captain_America:_Civil_War" title="Captain America: Civil War" class="wl">Captain America: Civil War</a></i> (2016), <i><a href="/en/Avengers:_Infinity_War" title="Avengers: Infinity War" class="wl">Avengers: Infinity War</a></i> (2018), <i><a href="/en/Captain_Marvel_(film)" title="Captain Marvel (film)" class="wl">Captain Marvel</a></i> (2019), <i><a href="/en/Avengers:_Endgame" title="Avengers: Endgame" class="wl">Avengers: Endgame</a></i> (2019), and <i><a href="/en/Black_Widow_(2021_film)" title="Black Widow (2021 film)" class="wl">Black Widow</a></i> (2021), with <a href="/en/Lake_Bell" title="Lake Bell" class="wl">Lake Bell</a> voicing the character in the animated series <i><a href="/en/What_If...%3F_(TV_series)" title="What If...? (TV series)" class="wl">What If...?</a></i> (2021).</p>



Black Widow  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. 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 films Iron Man 2 , The Avengers , Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Avengers: Age of Ultron , Captain America: Civil War , Avengers: Infinity War , Captain Marvel , Avengers: Endgame , and Black Widow , with Lake Bell voicing the character in the animated series What If...? . 