Black Widow Reading Order

This reading order is designed to give a timeline of major storylines featuring Black Widow (Natalia Romanova) throughout Marvel Comics. It may not encompass every one of her appearances but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.

The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.

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Silver Age

This era sees the creation and introduction of Black Widow as a character. Before this era, she did not exist in the world of comics.

Her introduction occurs throughout several issues of Tales of Suspense, where she appears as one of Iron Man’s antagonists. Then, she goes on to have a small role in issues of the Avengers which explore her background and personality in more detail. Finally, she receives a costume change in Amazing Spider-Man before going on to star in the Amazing Adventures series.