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FREEBLACK WIDOW EBOOK Jennifer Estep | 384 pages | 01 Jan 2015 | SIMON & SCHUSTER | 9781476774541 | English | New York, United States Latrodectus - Wikipedia The character was introduced as a Russian spyan antagonist of the superhero Iron Black Widow. She later defected to the United States, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency S. Johansson will reprise the role in the prequel film Black Widow The Black Widow's first appearances were as Black Widow recurring, non-costumed, Russian - spy antagonist in the feature " Iron Man ", beginning in Tales of Suspense 52 April Five issues later, she recruits the besotted costumed archer and later superhero Hawkeye to her cause. Her government later supplies her with her first Black Widow costume and high-tech weaponry, but she eventually defects to the United States after appearing, temporarily brainwashed against the U. The Widow later becomes a recurring Black Widow of the team before officially becoming Black Widow sixteenth member Black Widow years later. The Black Widow was visually updated in The Amazing Spider-Man 86 July reintroduced her with shoulder-length red hair instead of her former short black haira skintight black costume, and wristbands which fired spider threads. This would become the appearance most commonly associated with the character. Black Widow Black Widow feature was dropped after only eight issues the Inhumans feature followed soon, ending with issue Immediately after her initial solo feature ended, the Black Widow co-starred in Daredevil 81— Nov. Daredevil writer Gerry Conway recounted, "It Black Widow my idea to team up Daredevil and the Black Widow, mainly because I was a fan of Natasha, and thought she and Daredevil would have interesting chemistry. Throughout the s and s, the Black Widow appeared frequently as both an Avengers member and a freelance agent of S. She starred in Black Widow serialized feature within the omnibus comic-book series Marvel Black Widow 10—13 Aug. These stories were later collected in the oversized one-shot Black Widow: Web Black Widow Intrigue 1 June She had made frequent guest appearances in Daredevil since the late Black Widow. A new Black Widow Black Widow comic title debuted in Black Widow Black Widow appeared as a regular character throughout the — Secret Avengers series, from issue 1 July through its final issue 37 March The first issue debuted in January Aside from the arcs in Marvel Fanfare and Journey into Mystery, the Black Widow has starred in four limited Black Widow and four graphic novels. The three-issue Black Widow June - Aug. Grayson while J. Jones was the artist. Romanova next starred in another solo miniseries titled Black Widow: Homecoming Nov. Inthe year in which the character, called only Natasha Romanoff, made her film debut in Iron Man 2the Black Widow received two separate miniseries. Black Widow and the Marvel Girls was an all-ages, four-issue series that chronicled her adventures with various women of the Marvel Universe, including StormShe-Hulkthe Enchantressand Spider-Woman. The first and best-known Black Widow is a Russian agent trained as a spy, martial artist, and sniper, and outfitted with an arsenal of high-tech weaponry, including a pair of wrist-mounted energy weapons dubbed her "Widow's Bite". She wears no costume during her first few appearances but simply evening wear and a veil. Romanova eventually defects to the U. The first Black Widow to Natasha Romanova's childhood Black Widow from Ivan Petrovich, who is introduced as her middle-aged chauffeur Black Widow confidant in the Black Widow's s Amazing Adventures. Petrovich tells Matt Murdock that he had been given custody of little Natasha by a woman who died immediately afterwards, during the Battle of Black Widow in autumn He consequently felt committed to raise the orphan as a surrogate father and she eventually trained as a Soviet spy, being eager to help her homeland. A revised, retconned origin establishes her as being raised from very early childhood by the U. There, she is biotechnologically and psycho- technologically enhanced—which provides a rationale for her unusually long and youthful lifespan. During that time she had some training under the Winter Soldierand the pair even had a short romance. Romanova eventually discovers this, including the fact that she had never, as she had believed, been a ballerina. She further discovers that the Red Room is still active as "2R". However, when the Soviet government decided to make Shostakov into their new operative, the Red Guardian, he is told that he can have no further contact with his wife. Black Widow is told that he died and is trained as a secret agent separately. Romanova grew up to serve as a femme fatale. She was assigned to assist Boris Turgenov in the assassination of Professor Anton Vanko for defecting from the Soviet Black Widow, which served as her first mission in the United States. Natasha and Turgenov Black Widow Stark Industries as part of the plan. Vanko sacrificed himself to save Iron Man, killing Turgenov in the process, using an unstable experimental laser light Black Widow. Later, Natasha again Black Widow to get Hawkeye to help her destroy Iron Man. The pair almost succeeded, but when Black Widow was injured, Hawkeye retreated to get her to safety. When her employers learned the truth, the KGB had her gunned down, sending her to a hospital, convincing Hawkeye to go straight and seek membership in the Avengers. The Red Room kidnapped and brainwashed her again, and with the Swordsman and the first Power Manshe battled the Avengers. Upon Black Widow Fury's request, she begins freelancing as an agent of the international espionage group S. She is sent on a secret S. Black Widow, with the Avengers, she battles Col. Ling, Gen. Brushov, and her ex-husband the Red Guardian. She helps young Puerto Ricans clean up police corruption and saves young hippies from organized crime. She investigates a plot by Black Widow, the Puppet Master and the Mad Thinker to blackmail the US government using a laser-firing satellite. During her romantic involvement with Matt Murdock in San Francisco, she Black Widow as an independent superhero alongside Murdock's alter ego, Daredevil. Eventually, her relationship with Murdock stagnates, and after Black Widow working with Avengers finally breaks up with Murdock, fearing that playing " sidekick " is sublimating her identity. After their breakup, the Widow moves to Los Angeles and becomes leader of the newly created and short-lived super team known as The Champions, consisting of her, Ghost Rider Johnny BlazeHercules with whom she has a brief romanceand former X-Men Angel and Iceman. Her friends usually call her "Natasha", the informal version of "Natalia". She has sometimes chosen the last-name alias "Romanoff". Natasha crosses Daredevil's Matt Murdock path again when he attempts to slay an infant he believes to be the Black Widow while under the influence of mind-altering drugs. After Daredevil's one-time love, Karen Pagedies protecting the child, Natasha reconciles with Murdock, revealing she still loves him, but noting that he is too full of anger to commit to a relationship with her. Natasha is challenged by Yelena Belova, a graduate from the training program through which Natasha herself was taught the espionage trade, who is the first to ever surpass Natasha's marks and considers herself the rightful successor to the "Black Widow" mantle. Black Widow Matt Murdock is appalled by the cruelty of Natasha's treatment of Yelena, Nick Fury describes the action as Natasha's attempt Black Widow saving Yelena's life. Shortly after the Scarlet Witch's insanity seemingly killed Hawkeye, and again disbanded the Avengers, Natasha, weary of espionage and adventure, travelled to Arizona but was targeted. Natasha finds and kills the mastermind of Black Widow Black Widow murders: Ian McMasters, Gynacon's aging CEO, who intended to use part of their Black Widow structure to create a new chemical weapon. Later, Tony Stark assigns Natasha to convey the late Captain America 's shield to a secure location, but is intercepted by her Black Widow lover, Bucky Black Widowthe Winter Soldier, who steals the shield. Helicarrierwhere Stark convinces Bucky to become the new Captain America. Afterward, Natasha accompanies Bucky as his partner for a brief time until she is called back by S. She and Bucky have restarted their relationship. However, due to her respect of the Greek Black Widow, she let him go. Norman Osborn discovered Yelena Belova breaking into an abandoned S. Black Widow conversation with the Ghost implies that Yelena is working as a mole for someone else and that she may even be someone else disguised as Yelena. She is later seen talking privately through a comm-link to Nick Fury. Osborn orders Yelena to lead the current Thunderbolts to kill former Thunderbolt, Songbird. Fury orders "Yelena" to rescue and retrieve Songbird, for the information she might possess about Osborn and his operations. Yelena finds Songbird, and reveals to her that she was really Natasha Romanova in disguise. Black Widow and Black Widow are brought to be executed but manage to escape when Black Widow, Headsmen and Paladin turn on Black Widow rest of the Thunderbolts and let them go. She travels to Dubai with her new teammate, Valkyriewhere they steal a dangerous artifact which the Beast then studies, noting that it seems like a distant cousin of the Serpent Crown. During the " Fear Itself " storyline, Black Widow and Peregrine are sent on a mission to free hostages being held in a Black Widow cathedral Black Widow Rapido. He and a group of mercenaries are trying to exploit the panic over the events in Paris to steal France's nuclear arsenal.