Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
Black Widow is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Claire Voyant. Claire Voyant is the first costumed, superpowered female protagonist in comic books. Created by writer George Kapitan and artist Harry Sahle, she first appeared in "Mystic Comics" #4 (Aug. 1940). She kills evildoers to deliver their souls to Satan, her master. The character is unrelated to the later Marvel Comics superheroines who took on the codename. Natasha Romanoff. Natasha Romanoff  is the first character to take on the Black Widow codename in the modern mainstream Marvel Comics. She was created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico and artist Don Heck, and first appeared in "Tales of Suspense" #52 (April 1964). The character has been associated with several superhero teams in the Marvel Universe, including the Avengers, the Defenders, the Champions, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Thunderbolts. She has appeared in many other forms of media, including the major motion pictures "Iron Man 2", "The Avengers", "", "", "", "", "" and "Black Widow", wherein she is portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. Yelena Belova. Yelena Belova  is the second character to take on the Black Widow codename in the modern mainstream comics who debuted briefly in "Inhumans" #5 (March 1999) and was fully introduced in the 1999 Marvel Knights mini-series "Black Widow". A second miniseries, also titled "Black Widow" and featuring Natasha Romanoff and Daredevil, followed in 2001. The next year, she did a solo turn in her own three-issue miniseries titled "Black Widow: Pale Little Spider" under the mature-audience Marvel MAX imprint. This June to August 2002 story arc, by writer Greg Rucka and artist Igor Kordey, was a flashback to the  story of her being the second modern Black Widow, in events preceding her "Inhumans" appearance. Florence Pugh portrays Yelena in the MCU film "Black Widow". Alternative universe versions. Monica Chang. Monica Chang-Fury is the second character to use the Black Widow codename in the Ultimate Marvel continuity, debuting in "" #3. Jessica Drew. The Ultimate version of Jessica Drew is a female clone of Spider-Man (Peter Parker) that goes by the Black Widow alias. Black Widow 2099. The futuristic 2099 version of Black Widow is an African-American woman named Tania. She operates as part of the Avengers 2099  at the Alchemax corporation's behest. Like black widow spiders, she literally eats her mates after having sex with them. Dottie Underwood. The "Agent Carter" television series features Dottie Underwood (portrayed by Bridget Regan), a 1946 precursor to Black Widow and an operative of Leviathan.