Black Widow and her lovers...

[fajrdrako]

I was reading something online where fans were talking about people Natasha Romanoff has slept with, and they mentioned Tony Stark.

Now, given what we know about both Natasha and Tony, I'd be surprised if they hadn't slept together somewhere down the line, but I can't recall any relationship between them being mentioned in the comics. Not so much as a kiss. Mind you, I haven't always been a faithful reader of either The Avengers of Iron Man, so it's possible I simply missed that.

So - can anyone with more knowledge of Marvel than I have, tell me if and when Tony Stark and Black Widow have ever been lovers?

Comments

[fairestcat]

before she becomes a good guy, she's spying on/sleeping with Tony as an attempt at industrial espionage. It's after he catches on and spurns her that she hooks up with Hawkeye to go after him more directly.

[fajrdrako]

Can you cite the series and issue numbers? I'd love to read that.

[fairestcat]

The Marvel Wikia tells me the Black Widow first appears in Tales of Suspense #52 where she's sent with her partner Boris (yes, Boris and Natasha) to retrieve a Soviet defector who's working for Tony. Like most stuff from that era the story's been retconned and expanded a lot. I just posted a page of Tony and Natasha from Black Widow: Deadly Origin over on tumblr. That's the most recent version of their history that I've found.

[fajrdrako]

Yes, I just saw your Tumblr ost - thank you! That was exactly what I wanted.

I must read that series.

[fairestcat]

I'm pretty sure the Black Widow: Deadly Origin is in the bag of stuff I loaned you on Wednesday. :D

[fajrdrako]

Hooray! Obviously, I haven't finished reading it yet?

In joyful anticipation...