Description
Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova (Russian : Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова; alias : Natasha Romanoff; Russian: Наташа Романоф), colloquial : Black Widow (Russian : Чёрная Вдова; transliterated Chyornaya Vdova) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee , scripter Don Rico , and artist Don Heck , the character debuted in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964). 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 .
Scarlett Johansson portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame (both 2019). Johansson will reprise the role in the prequel film Black Widow (2020).