BLACK WIDOW

born in 1928, saved as an infant by Ivan

went AWOL from Red Room, killed her first man on the streets

combat training under Logan until he killed Taras and scuttled the academy

enlisted in World War II, lover Nicolai dies and daughter is stillborn

further behavior programming as Black Widow operative, brief affair with the Winter Soldier

in 1963, insists on returning to the field after Alexei’s “death”

kidnapped Ho Yinsen for Wong Chu

begins partnership with Hawkeye

adopts special costume and equipment

brainwashed to hate Avengers

Hawkeye presses Avengers to recruit Black Widow

learns Alexi survived as the Red Guardian

reassumes costumed identity, joins SHIELD, relationship with Hawkeye on the rocks

new costume as she reinvents herself

fears the Curse of the Black Widow affects those near her

last name revealed

learns Matt is Daredevil, considers relationship but he returns to Karen Page

Natasha and Matt move to San Francisco at their North Shore mansion

injured and sidelined fighting Man-Bull

defies Daredevil to join Avengers

returns to San Francisco

first mention of history as a ballerina

captured by Nekra, brainwashed to serve Mandrill’s Black Spectre

returns to New York and reconnects with Daredevil

realizes her relationship with Daredevil is toxic, returns to California

named leader of the Champions

Ivan leaves to track down his wayward son

romantically involved Natasha and Hercules reunite with Avengers, Natasha learns Hercules sees mortal lifespans as a blink in time

discovers Viper’s takeover of SHIELD Helicarrier, tortured into regressing into cover identity as Nancy Rushman, romantic interlude with Spider-Man before regaining her senses and stopping Viper

targeted for revenge by Damon Dran

forges notes breaking up Matt Murdock and Heather Glenn, at the request of Foggy Nelson

hunts Jack Hazzard with Daredevil

forced to fight LMD of dead husband, Red Guardian

reunites with Wolverine as adult in Madripoor

involves Iron Man in the Oktober plot

hunts insane scientist with Punisher

first conflict with Imus Champion

mourns the death of Daredevil

hints at feelings towards Captain America

conflict with Red Skull and A.I.M. over the Cosmic Cube

Kang’s infiltration results in several member deaths, abandoning the compromised mansion, and Natasha’s friends turning on each other

fails to keep the Avengers together after so many losses

identifies the T-Bolts as the Masters of Evil, but realizes some may want true redemption

Avengers revealed to be alive

encounters Vindiktor, her alleged brother

first encounter with Yelena Belova, new Black Widow from the Red Room

joins loose alliance of street-level heroes gathered by Daredevil

Knights disband

war with the Brothers Grace

targeted by Alexi Shostakov, revealed to be alive

uncovers secrets of the Red Room, memory implants

sides with Superhuman Registration Act

first encounter with Winter Soldier in the modern era

becomes suspicious of Jessica Drew

infiltrates Thunderbolts as Yelena Belova

learns Ivan betrayed her, using Icepick Protocol to target her loved ones, Ivan becomes cyborg and is killed

joins covert ops Avengers squad

targeted for revenge by Alexi Shostakov

Winter Soldier on trial, escapes Russian gulag to hunt sleeper agents with Natasha

Escape Hatch time travel mission creates ontological loop

hunts Kashmir Vennema with Steve Rogers and her own dimensional doppelganger

joins the expanded Avengers roster

uses marker system, repaying debts to those she wronged

sets up trust for her past victims, financed through mercenary work

recruits Spider-Woman of Secret Avengers

set up by the future financiers, Chaos

joins new Avengers to moderate Rogers’ feud with Illuminati

works against the Headmistress and Recluse training new Widows

resurrected by Red Room as clone with copied memories

receives the Space Stone, works with new Infinity Watch

uses War Widow armor on space mission

regains her memories and fakes her family’s deaths, sending them away to keep them out of danger