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Black Widow  (Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova, also known as Natasha Romanoff) is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by editor and plotter  Stan Lee , scripter  Don Rico , and artist  Don Heck , the character first appeared in  Tales of Suspense  No. 52 (April 1964). The character was first introduced as a  Russian   spy , an antagonist of the superhero  Iron Man . She later  defected  to the United States, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency  S.H.I.E.L.D. , and a member of the superhero team the  Avengers . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Widow_(Natasha_Romanova) ------------------------------ A  figurine  (a diminutive form of the word figure) or statuette is a small statue that represents a human,  deity  or  animal , or in practice a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in...

Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 ( cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics , a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. The popularity of superheroes waned following the war, and the Captain America comic book was discontinued in 1950, with a short-lived revival in 1953. Since Marvel Comics revived the character in 1964, Captain America has remained in publication. The character wears a costume bearing an American flag motif , and he utilizes a nearly indestructible shield that he throws as a projectile. Captain America is the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young artist enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental ...

Spider-Man is a fictional superhero created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko . He first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books . He appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , as well as in a number of movies, television shows, and video game adaptations set in the Marvel Universe . In the stories, Spider-Man is the alias of Peter Parker, an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents Richard and Mary Parker died in a plane crash. Lee and Ditko had the character deal with the struggles of adolescence and financial issues, and accompanied him with many supporting characters , such as J. Jonah Jameson , Harry Osborn , Max Modell , romantic interests Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson , and foes such as Doctor Octopus , the Green Goblin and Venom . His origin story has him acquiring spider-related abilities after a bite from a radioactive s...

Carol Susan Jane Danvers  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by writer  Roy Thomas  and artist  Gene Colan , Danvers first appeared as an  officer  in the  United States Air Force  and a colleague of the  Kree  superhero  Mar-Vell  in  Marvel Super-Heroes  #13 (March 1968). Danvers later became the first incarnation of  Ms. Marvel  in Ms. Marvel #1 ( cover-dated  January 1977) after her  DNA  was fused with Mar-Vell's during an explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Debuting in the  Silver Age  of comics, the character was featured in a self-titled series in the late 1970s before becoming associated with the superhero teams the  Avengers  and the  X-Men . The character has also been known as Binary, Warbird and  Captain Marvel  at various points in her history. She ha...

Rocket Raccoon  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by writer  Bill Mantlo  and artist  Keith Giffen , the character first appeared in  Marvel Preview  #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent,  anthropomorphic   raccoon , who is an expert  marksman  and master  tactician . His name and aspects of his character are a nod to  The Beatles ' 1968 song " Rocky Raccoon ". Rocket Raccoon appeared as a prominent member in the 2008 relaunch of the superhero team  Guardians of the Galaxy . The character has appeared in several media adaptations as a member of that team, including  animated   television series ,  toys , and  video games . He appears in the 2014 live-action film  Guardians of the Galaxy  and its 2017 sequel,  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , with his voice provided by  Bradley Cooper  a...