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Exploring Black Widow’s most iconic outfits, power, abilities, and notable enemies

Take a look at the outfits from her upcoming movie and her original costumes


Shirley Gomez
Senior Writer
MARCH 31, 2021 4:35 PM EDT

Set to hit screens on its new release date on July 9, 2021, comics fanatics are anxiously waiting for Marvel Studios’ Black Widow’s upcoming movie, starring Scarlett Johansson. The action-packed spy thriller will shed light on Natasha Romanova as a superhero while she “confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.”

According to the film and television studio, Black Widow, “pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.”

With the release date getting closer and closer, ACE Cash Express put together a comprehensive guide of every significant Black Widow costume from the films and, of course, the comics.

Below you will enjoy the outfits from her upcoming movie, her original costume, and as if it wasn’t enough, her recently released “hooded outfit” from the ongoing comic run.

Black Widow’s most iconic outfits, power, abilities, notable enemies, and villains

Posh Undercover Spy (Original Outfit)© ACE Cash Express

Posh Undercover Spy (Original Outfit)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Master Assassin — Trained in assassination techniques from an early age, Black Widow advanced to become the KGB’s deadliest assassin and eliminated numerous enemies.

Silver Fishnet (Amazing Spider-man)© Ace Cash Express

Silver Fishnet (Amazing Spider-man)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Master Martial Artist — Black Widow is trained in various martial arts forms and can hold her own against skilled fighters, like Wolverine, Winter Soldier, Elektra, and Punisher.

Classic Black (Marvel Team Up)© Ace Cash Express

Classic Black (Marvel Team Up)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Master of Disguise — Black Widow can infiltrate bases by impersonating enemies with convincing results.

Gray Bodysuit (Uncanny X-Men)© Ace Cash Express

Gray Bodysuit (Uncanny X-Men)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Super-Serum — Thanks to a Soviet version of Super-Soldier serum, Black Widow possesses increased reflexes, durability, and agility. She also heals five times faster than the average human, with little to no scarring.

Blue Armored Widow (Journey Into Mystery)© Ace Cash Express

Blue Armored Widow (Journey Into Mystery)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Weapons Expert — Black Widow is an excellent marksman and is experienced with most small arms weapons. Her weapon of choice is often her Widow’s Bite gauntlets, which fire electro-energy blasts capable of stunning most superheroes.

KGB Assassin (Deadly Origin Series)© Ace Cash Express

KGB Assassin (Deadly Origin Series)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Slowed Aging — The Super-Soldier serum extends Natasha’s lifespan and preserves her youthful appearance, despite being born in 1928.

Modern Black (Iron Man 2)© Ace Cash Express

Modern Black (Iron Man 2)

Black Widow’s Power & Abilities

Polyglot — Black Widow is fluent in eight languages, including Russian, English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Vietnamese, and Latin.

Western Outlaw (1872 Series)© Ace Cash Express

Western Outlaw (1872 Series)

Notable Enemies & Villains

Red Guardian (Alexi Shostakov) — The former husband of Black Widow, Alexi Shostakov, was an acclaimed test pilot before becoming the Red Guardian and receiving the Super-Soldier serum. The serum gave him many of the same abilities bestowed upon Captain America. Red Guardian battled Black Widow and the Avengers numerous times.

Wakanda Battle (Infinity War)© Ace Cash Express

Wakanda Battle (Infinity War)

Notable Enemies & Villains

Yelena Belova — Like Natasha, Yelena Belova was chosen to undergo the Black Widow training at the Red Room facility. She possesses the same training and skills, even beating Natasha’s high marks at the facility. Following her training, Yelena was selected as Natasha’s replacement as Black Widow. Yelena believes herself to be the rightful successor to the Black Widow title and often attempts to eliminate Natasha to prove her dominance.

Quantam Realm Suit (Endgame)© Ace Cash Express

Quantam Realm Suit (Endgame)

Notable Enemies & Villains

Taskmaster — While Taskmaster and Black Widow have not crossed paths in the comics previously, he is her foe in the upcoming movie. It is not fully clear why Taskmaster is Black Widow’s enemy yet; however, some things are already known. Taskmaster possesses photographic reflexes, which allow him to mimic the fighting styles of any superhero he chooses. This skill can be done without prior practice and after watching them a single time, making him a formidable foe. Taskmaster has studied countless superheroes and villains’ fighting skills in his lifetime and will often predict their next moves during fights.

Tactical Black (Black Widow Movie)© Ace Cash Express

Tactical Black (Black Widow Movie)

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 film has been postponed multiple times, and fans expect July to be the official release date.

White Widow (Black Widow Movie)© Ace Cash Express

White Widow (Black Widow Movie)

After so many pushed-backs, everyone just wants at least a glimpse of what’s coming, including Tom Holland. According to We Got This Covered, he admitted in a recent interview that nobody from the studio has let him see Black Widow yet. “We’ve been pestering Marvel for weeks to see if they’ll set up a screening for Black Widow for us, but they haven’t. If you’re watching, Marvel sorts it out because we want to watch,” Holland said.

Hooded Vigilante (2021 Comic Run)© Ace Cash Express

Hooded Vigilante (2021 Comic Run)

Fans can stream Black Widow when it is released on July 9, 2021 (USA) on Disney+.