went AWOL from Red Room, killed her first man on the streets
Black Widow (6th series) #7
first successful assassination on the Yugoslavian for the Headmistress of the Red Room
Wolverine: Origins #10-11
combat training under Logan until he killed Taras and scuttled the academy
Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #268
reconnects with Ivan, first encounter with Captain America in 1941
Black Widow (4th series) #4
enlisted in World War II, lover Nicolai dies and daughter is stillborn
Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2
in 1956, Returns to the Red Room to save Ivan’s life, both receive longevity serum
Captain America (5th series) #27
further behavior programming as Black Widow operative, brief affair with the Winter Soldier
Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2
in 1957, Ordered to marry Alexei Shostakov, but memory implants begin breaking her mind
Avengers (1st series) #44
in 1963, insists on returning to the field after Alexei’s “death”
Black Widow: Deadly Origin #3
builds reputation on the international jet set
Black Widow (6th series) #6
kidnapped Ho Yinsen for Wong Chu
Tales of Suspense (1st series) #52
first appearance
Tales of Suspense (1st series) #57
begins partnership with Hawkeye
Tales of Suspense (1st series) #60
kidnapped by KGB back to Soviet Union
Tales of Suspense (1st series) #64
adopts special costume and equipment
Avengers (1st series) #16
shot by KGB, separated from Hawkeye
Avengers (1st series) #29
brainwashed to hate Avengers
Avengers (1st series) #30
shakes off brainwashing, reunites with Hawkeye
Avengers (1st series) #36
Hawkeye presses Avengers to recruit Black Widow
Avengers (1st series) #38
abandons Hawkeye and Avengers to do secret mission for SHIELD
Avengers (1st series) #43
learns Alexi survived as the Red Guardian
Avengers (1st series) #44
Alexi dies, Black Widow injured, reunites with Hawkeye and retires
Avengers (1st series) #57
reassumes costumed identity, joins SHIELD, relationship with Hawkeye on the rocks
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II #8
final break-up with Hawkeye
Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #86
new costume as she reinvents herself
Amazing Adventures (2nd series) #1
socialite super-hero, introducing chauffeur Ivan
Amazing Adventures (2nd series) #5
fears the Curse of the Black Widow affects those near her
Daredevil (1st series) #81
first encounter with Daredevil
Daredevil (1st series) #82
last name revealed
Daredevil (1st series) #83
falsely accused of murder, tried by Foggy Nelson, Matt Murdock gets a dismissal of her case
Daredevil (1st series) #84-85
learns Matt is Daredevil, considers relationship but he returns to Karen Page
Daredevil (1st series) #86
Matt and Karen break off engagement, he returns to Natasha
Daredevil (1st series) #87
Natasha and Matt move to San Francisco at their North Shore mansion
Daredevil (1st series) #94
Danny French dies stopping Damon Dran
Daredevil (1st series) #96
injured and sidelined fighting Man-Bull
Daredevil (1st series) #99
Hawkeye returns and tries to claim Natasha’s heart, he and Matt fight without considering her feelings
Avengers (1st series) #111
defies Daredevil to join Avengers
Avengers (1st series) #112
doesn’t mesh with Avengers’ style, quickly leaves
Daredevil (1st series) #101
returns to San Francisco
Daredevil (1st series) #102
middle name revealed
Daredevil (1st series) #105
first mention of history as a ballerina
Daredevil (1st series) #108
ends relationship with Matthew, he returns to New York
Daredevil (1st series) #109
captured by Nekra, brainwashed to serve Mandrill’s Black Spectre
Daredevil (1st series) #112
freed from Mandrill’s control
Daredevil (1st series) #120
returns to New York and reconnects with Daredevil
Daredevil (1st series) #121
forgives Foggy Nelson after he gives himself up to save her
Daredevil (1st series) #124
realizes her relationship with Daredevil is toxic, returns to California
Champions (1st series) #1-4
founds the Champions with several random heroes
Champions (1st series) #6
named leader of the Champions
Champions (1st series) #7-10
meets former instructor, Alexi Bruskin, on the run from Soviet government
Champions (1st series) #14
Ivan leaves to track down his wayward son
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #17
Champions disband
Avengers (1st series) #173
romantically involved Natasha and Hercules reunite with Avengers, Natasha learns Hercules sees mortal lifespans as a blink in time
Daredevil (1st series) #157
reconnects with Daredevil while visiting New York
Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #82-85
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
Daredevil (1st series) #165
realizes Matt loves new girlfriend Heather Glenn, leaves New York
Marvel Fanfare (1st series) #10-13
targeted for revenge by Damon Dran
Daredevil (1st series) #187-188
poisoned by the Hand, saved by Stick
Daredevil (1st series) #190
forges notes breaking up Matt Murdock and Heather Glenn, at the request of Foggy Nelson
West Coast Avengers Annual #1
joins temporary Avengers against Zodiac
Daredevil (1st series) #236
hunts Jack Hazzard with Daredevil
Daredevil / Black Widow: Abattoir
captured and tortured by psychic, Rose
Black Widow: The Coldest War
forced to fight LMD of dead husband, Red Guardian
Avengers (1st series) #305
becomes member of Avengers’ active reserves
Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #268
reunites with Wolverine as adult in Madripoor
Avengers (1st series) #329
joins active roster of United Nations’ Avengers
Iron Man (1st series) #276-277
involves Iron Man in the Oktober plot
Captain America (1st series) #401
Becomes chairwoman as Captain America goes on leave
Black Widow / Punisher: Doomsday's Web
hunts insane scientist with Punisher
Avengers (1st series) #355
shares field leader duties with Black Knight
Marvel Comics Presents (1st series) #125-130
first conflict with Imus Champion
Bloodties
breaks the Avengers’ ties to the United Nations
Daredevil Annual #10
mourns the death of Daredevil
Avengers (1st series) #378
investigates the dimensionally-displaced new Avengers Mansion
Avengers (1st series) #382
hints at feelings towards Captain America
Fury / Black Widow: Death Duty
searches for Night Raven in Russia
Taking A.I.M.
conflict with Red Skull and A.I.M. over the Cosmic Cube
Black Widow: Deadly Origin #3
father figure Ivan makes advances on her, which she rejects
Avengers: The Crossing
Kang’s infiltration results in several member deaths, abandoning the compromised mansion, and Natasha’s friends turning on each other
Avengers (1st series) #402
focused of keeping the streets safe when other Avengers die fighting Onslaught
Avengers Annual ’99
fails to keep the Avengers together after so many losses
Daredevil (1st series) #361
seemingly unhinged trying to avenge the Avengers against their old foes
Thunderbolts (1st series) #9
identifies the T-Bolts as the Masters of Evil, but realizes some may want true redemption
Daredevil (1st series) #368-370
rampage revealed as a cover for S.H.I.E.L.D. to root out the Russian mob
Avengers (3rd series) #1
Avengers revealed to be alive
Journey into Mystery (1st series) #517-519
takes down grassroots terrorists, Freedomslight
Shadows & Light #1
encounters Vindiktor, her alleged brother
Iron Man (3rd series) #6
rededicates herself to life as a spy
Black Widow (1st series) #1-3
first encounter with Yelena Belova, new Black Widow from the Red Room
Black Widow (2nd series) #1-3
changes faces with Yelena to impart a lesson on her
Marvel Knights (1st series) #1
joins loose alliance of street-level heroes gathered by Daredevil
Marvel Knights (1st series) #4
adopts young teammate Dagger as a houseguest
Marvel Knights (1st series) #15
Knights disband
Avengers (3rd series) #41
works for Avengers field operations
Marvel Knights (2nd series) #1-6
war with the Brothers Grace
Daredevil (2nd series) #36-37
counsels Matthew about his identity being exposed
Daredevil (2nd series) #61-64
targeted by Alexi Shostakov, revealed to be alive
Secret War #1-5
overthrows Latverian prime minister for Nick Fury
Black Widow (3rd series) #1-6
uncovers secrets of the Red Room, memory implants
Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her #1-6
infiltrates prison in Cuba
Civil War (1st series) #3
sides with Superhuman Registration Act
Mighty Avengers (1st series) #1
recruited for the Avengers Initiative
Captain America (5th series) #27
first encounter with Winter Soldier in the modern era
Captain America (5th series) #34
unofficially assigned to support Bucky as the new Captain America
Mighty Avengers (1st series) #11
becomes suspicious of Jessica Drew
Secret Invasion (1st series) #4
helps Tony Stark assert his identity against Veranke’s lies
Thunderbolts (1st series) #128
infiltrates Thunderbolts as Yelena Belova
Thunderbolts (1st series) #135-136
identity revealed
Black Widow: Deadly Origin #1-4
learns Ivan betrayed her, using Icepick Protocol to target her loved ones, Ivan becomes cyborg and is killed
Nomad: Girl Without a World #1-4
supports Rikki Barnes taking the Nomad identity
Secret Avengers (1st series) #1
joins covert ops Avengers squad
Black Widow (4th series) #1-5
targeted for revenge by Imus Champion
Black Widow (4th series) #6-8
targeted for revenge by Alexi Shostakov
Widowmaker #1-4
uncovers Alexi’s plot against the intelligence community
Captain America (1st series) #616-619
Winter Soldier on trial, escapes Russian gulag to hunt sleeper agents with Natasha
Fear Itself #4, 7.1
helps to fake Bucky’s death as Captain America
Secret Avengers (1st series) #20
Escape Hatch time travel mission creates ontological loop
Winter Soldier (1st series) #6-14
mind compromised by Leonid Novokov, forgets relationship with Bucky
Captain America & Black Widow #636-640
hunts Kashmir Vennema with Steve Rogers and her own dimensional doppelganger
Avengers Assemble #1-8
briefly rekindles spark with Hawkeye
Avengers (5th series) #1
joins the expanded Avengers roster
Secret Avengers (2nd series) #1
enters Secret Avengers Initiative under mind-wipe protocols
Avengers Assemble #12-13
uses marker system, repaying debts to those she wronged
Secret Avengers (2nd series) #4-7
attempts to assassinate Andrew Forson
All-New Marvel Now Point One
sets up trust for her past victims, financed through mercenary work
Black Widow (5th series) #4-5
stops Damon Dran from eliminating his enemies
Secret Avengers (3rd series) #1
recruits Spider-Woman of Secret Avengers
Avengers (5th series) #29-34
meets Ultron version of herself in apocalyptic future
Black Widow (5th series) #12-17
set up by the future financiers, Chaos
Ultron Forever
leads Avengers to undo the Ultron controlled future
Time Runs Out
joins new Avengers to moderate Rogers’ feud with Illuminati
Black Widow (6th series) #1-6
blackmailed by Weeping Lion to gather intel on the Red Room
Black Widow (6th series) #7-12
works against the Headmistress and Recluse training new Widows
Secret Empire
runs underground against Hydra, killed by Hydra’s Captain America while protecting Miles Morales
Tales of Suspense (1st series) #100-104
resurrected by Red Room as clone with copied memories
Black Widow (7th series) #1-5
sets up in Madripoor while the world believes her dead
Infinity Wars
receives the Space Stone, works with new Infinity Watch
Web of Black Widow #1-5
works against Recluse framing her for killing old Red Room clients
Avengers (7th series) #27-30
uses War Widow armor on space mission
Black Widow (8th series) #1
brainwashed to become architect Natalie Grey, living with fiancé and biological son in California
Black Widow (8th series) #5
regains her memories and fakes her family’s deaths, sending them away to keep them out of danger