Manic Monday Triple Overtime--Widow Vs. Bull!

No particular reason for this...

...except that I wanted to share Gene Colan and Tom Palmer drawing the living hell out of the Black Widow kicking Man-Bull's ass.

You're welcome.

From Daredevil #95 (1973)

Bold Fashion Choices--Short Memory!

In this week's Infinity Countdown: Black Widow #1, someone needs a place to put their Infinity Stone!

Wait...what was that, Widow?

Oh, Natasha, what a short memory you have:

You were part of the "pouch crowd," my dear. Hell, you were chairperson during the "leather jackets and pouches" era!!

Still, if I had dressed like that, I would have tried to block memories of the 1990s, too...

Friday Night Fights--Do As I Say, Not As I Do Style!!

Spy, or super-hero? That is the question for the Black Widow in this week's Friday Night Fights.

Natasha is using Tony Stark as bait to draw out some terrorist kidnappers (with his permission, natch). They talk over old times...

So, hero or secret agent? We're about to find out, as...

Yes, Natasha, that was totally NOT a "costumed athlete." Not at all.

And the worst part?

Tony was kidnapped while you were jumping around!!

Spacebooger reminds you not to dip your electro-claw in the punch bowl.

100% spycraft and not a jot of jumping around like a costumed athlete from Iron Man #6 (1998), by Kurt Busiek (with "plot assist" by Richard Howell), Patrick Zircher and John Holdredge

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? If my fight gets enough votes, maybe Marvel will give the Black Widow her own movie! So go and vote!!!

Spycraft Is Skin Deep!!

Natasha has been captured by the villain (insane billionaire with private island and many colorful henchmen!) and locked up without ant]y of the usual tools of her trade!

Don't worry--the Black Widow is never really out of gadgets and weaponry!

See, all of those years carousing with Hawkeye finally paid off!

Neither are we, Natasha...

Man, if they ever make a Black Widow movie, this scene had better be in it!!

From Marvel Fanfare #13 (1984)

Manic Monday Bonus--Natasha!

Because some mornings...

...you just need to see Bill Everett drawing the Black Widow kicking ass.

You're welcome.

From Daredevil #81 (1971)

Manic Leapday Triple Overtime--Great Moments In Black Widow Montages!

I can't think of a better way to finish off Leap Day than by wallowing in Natasha Romanov goodness from her run in Amazing Adventures.

The first few issues, they tended to start off with a montage splash page, like this one...

But that wasn't enough, so we had a training montage in side the story...

Issue #2? Let's do it again!

For issue #3, Gene Colan picks up the torch...

Even Dandy Don Heck got in on the fun:

Montage, won't you?

From Amazing Adventures #1-3 & #7 (1970-71)

Friday Night Fights--Goliath Style!!

Well, we've spent far too much time this week discussing how cool Clint Barton is.

So let's continue that trend for this week's Friday Night Fights!

Black Widow has been kidnapped by villains unknown!

While everyone else on the team is following a false lead, Clint gets a "come help me call" from Natasha, and decides that the situation calls for borrowing a little bit of Doc Pym's Super-Growth formula!

It turns out that Widow is being held by a TED Talk of evil scientists--Egghead, the Puppet Master and the Mad Thinker! They're holding her at their secret HQ--at Coney Island!! And they have a secret wepaon!

So...game on!!

KROK!!!

Spacebooger believes that it's a very good think that Oliver Queen never got his hands on growth serum...

Hawkeye changes job titles in Avengers #63 (1969), by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and George Klein

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Giant Hawkeye saves the girl, that's why!! So go vote!!