Black Widow, and other Marvel heroes and villains from Russia

The 'Black Widow' film puts the focus on the character’s Russian roots. Here are some of Marvel’s more prominent Russian characters so far.

Did you know that the beginnings of Marvel’s core Earth-616 universe did not stem from other-worldly threats like the Celetials, the Infinity Gauntlet or even Mutants, but from... Russia?

It was Reed Richards’ persistence in beating the Russians at a space race that indirectly resulted in the formation of the Fantastic Four (Fantastic Four #1, 1961).