Here is the information on Natasha Romanoff from the back of the Black Widow comics from 2010. I'm not saying my Natasha is going to incorporate all of these events, history or relationships.  Far from it in fact, but I wanted it up here for my own reference and for anyone else who's interested.

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Just got my hot little hands on the Black Widow comic series from 2010. In this is a nifty lil' section called "The Black Widow Files." Like all good marketing ploys, it lists all the comics and GNs that the information is from so... *gets on Amazon and buys EVERYTHING*

As always, if MCU canon contradicts comic canon, film > comic. It's just easier ( Read more... )

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