This is a list of characters associated with the Marvel Comics superhero Black Widow (Natalia Romanova).
| Character | First appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daredevil #1 (April 1964) | Black Widow's crime fighting partner and love interest.[1] | |
| Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964) | Widow's former pawn and later friend and ally.[2] | |
| The Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Earth's mightiest heroes. Sometimes they are Black Widow's teammates. | |
| Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) | Black Widow first became associated with Bucky Barnes as the Soviet assassin Winter Soldier and later became romantically involved with Bucky during his stint as Captain America. | |
| Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) | Super soldier and Black Widow's crime fighting partner. | |
| The Champions #1 (October 1975) | Black Widow was a founding member and team-leader of the Champions.[3] | |
| Tales of Suspense #46 (October 1963) | A soviet super hero identity held by various people who have assisted Widow with espionage work.[4] | |
| Champions #7 (August 1976) | A Soviet superhero recruited by Widow to join the Champions.[5] | |
| Hulk Comic #1 (March 1979) | Immortal gun toting vigilante.[6] | |
| The Avengers #83 (December 1970) | The Lady Liberators were a group of female Avengers.[7] | |
| Strange Tales #135 (August 1965) | A global espionage and law-enforcement agency. | |
| Iron Man vol. 3 #9 (October 1998) | Russian super hero team. | |
| Character | First appearance | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lotus | Marvel Fanfare #11 (November 1983) | A martial arts master and assassin hired to hunt Black Widow.[8] She would later appear as a member of the Femizons. | |
| Inhumans #5 (March 1999) | Successor of the Black Widow code name and a highly ambitious Russian Patriot. | ||
| Rose | Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir (July 1993) | A psychotic telepathic killer.[9] | |
| Snapdragon | Marvel Fanfare #12 (December 1983) | A skilled martial artist, Snapdragon was hired to defeat the Black Widow in Japan. | |
| Vindiktor | Shadows and Light #1 (February 1998) | A disfigured assassin piloting an exo-skeleton who claimed to be Black Widow's brother.[10] | |
| Watchlord | Amazing Adventures #8 (September 1971) | ||
| Strange Tales #146 (July 1966) | Advanced Idea Mechanics. International terrorist organization. | ||
| Daredevil #92 (October 1972) | A munitions magnate. Terrified of a nuclear war, he had himself transformed into a superhuman "Indestructible Man".[11] | ||
| Iron Maiden | Marvel Fanfare #11 (November 1983) | Hired as an assassin for the Russian government, Iron Maiden fought Black Widow until S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived and put an end to the battle.[12] | |
| Wrangler | Marvel Fanfare #11 (November 1983) | A cowgirl-themed assassin hired by Damon Dran to hunt Black Widow.[13] She later appears as a member of the Femizons. | |
| The Avengers #43 (August 1967) | Former KGB agent. | ||
| Daredevil #111 (July 1974) | Japanese mutant who can charge his sword with tachyon energy. Longtime enemy of Wolverine.[14] [15] [16] | ||
| Captain America vol.1 #110 (February 1969) | A master of espionage. Former leader of HYDRA and the Secret Empire.[17] [18] | ||
| Kono Sanada | Marvel Fanfare #11 (November 1983) | A sumo assassin sent after Black Widow by Damon Dran. |