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Black Widow

14 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1994–2025
Who is Black Widow?

Claire Voyant, the original Golden Age Black Widow, is a supernatural figure from Marvel's 1940s history — a woman granted dark powers by Satan to serve as an agent of death. She was depicted alongside fellow Golden Age icons in Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross's painted retrospective Marvels.

Seen through the painterly, reverential lens of Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross's Marvels in 1994, this Black Widow is a figure steeped in Marvel's rich historical tapestry — a character whose presence across series like The Twelve and Incredible Hercules speaks to a life woven through some of the publisher's most ambitious storytelling. She shares the page with icons like Captain America, the Human Torch, and the enigmatic Claire Voyant, placing her squarely in stories that celebrate the sweep and grandeur of the Marvel universe. Over three decades of appearances, she's proven a quietly enduring presence — and for collectors drawn to the prestige end of Marvel's catalog, any character born from the Busiek-Ross collaboration is absolutely worth a second look.

★ First appearance
Marvels #1
Jan 1994

Top series

Covers through the years — 1994–2022

Marvels #1 1994
Marvels #1
The Twelve #1 2008
The Twelve #1
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades #[nn] 2010
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades #[nn]
The Twelve #1 2012
The Twelve #1
Marvels: The Remastered Edition #[nn] 2018
Marvels: The Remastered Edition #[nn]
Marvel #[nn] 2022
Marvel #[nn]

Appearances

Marvels (1994)
#1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age Marvel 2004 (2004)
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#2
The Twelve (2008)
Incredible Hercules (2008)
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades (2010)
Marvel Firsts: WWII Super Heroes (2013)
Marvels: The Remastered Edition (2018)
Marvel (2022)
Vint Age Press Presents… Leading Ladies (2025)