Our Black Widow coverage begins with a deep dive into Natasha (Natalia?) Romonov's very long and surprisingly diverse backstory in Marvel Comics, in which she's endured multiple reinventions before finally finding a groove as a SHIELD super spy. Tangents include the Cold War, the Kingsman movies, and why it took the MCU so long to give one of the Avengers' founding members their own solo movie. 

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