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===Heroic Age===
At the start of the ''"[[Heroic Age (comics)|Heroic Age]]''," Natasha is recruited by Steve Rogers into a new black-ops wing of the Avengers, dubbed the [[Secret Avengers]]. She travels to [[Dubai]] with her new teammate, [[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)|Valkyrie]], where they steal a dangerous artifact which the Beast then studies, noting that it seems like a distant cousin of the [[Serpent Crown]].<ref>''Secret Avengers'' #1</ref> In the story "Coppelia", she encounters a teenage clone of herself, code named "Tiny Dancer", whom she rescues from an arms dealer.<ref>''Enter the Heroic Age'' #3</ref>
===Fear Itself===
During the ''"[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]''" storyline, Black Widow and [[Peregrine (comics)|Peregrine]] are sent on a mission to free hostages being held in a [[Marseille]] cathedral by [[Rapido (comics)|Rapido]]. He and a group of mercenaries are trying to exploit the panic over the events in Paris to steal France's nuclear arsenal.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Bunn, Cullen|artist=Nguyen, Peter|story=Fear Itself: Black Widow|title=Fear Itself: Black Widow|volume=1|issue=1|date=August 2011|publisher=Marvel Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref>
===Ends of the Earth===
During the ''"[[Ends of the Earth (Marvel Comics)|Ends of the Earth]]''" storyline, involving one of [[Doctor Octopus]]' schemes, Natasha is one of only three heroes left standing after the [[Sinister Six]] defeat the Avengers,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #683</ref> joining [[Silver Sable]] and Spider-Man to track the Six (albeit because she was closest to Sable's cloaked ship after the Avengers were defeated rather than for her prowess).<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #684</ref> She is later contacted by the [[Titanium Man]] to warn her and her allies about Doctor Octopus' attempt to rally other villains against Spider-Man.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #685</ref> She is knocked out along with Hawkeye by Iron Man during a battle against the Avengers when they were temporarily under Octavius' remote control.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #687</ref>
===Secret Wars===
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During the ''"[[Secret Empire (comics)|Secret Empire]]''" storyline, Black Widow appears as a member of the underground resistance at the time when most of the United States has been taken over by Hydra and Captain America who was brainwashed by Red Skull's clone using the powers of the sentient [[Cosmic Cube]] [[List of Marvel Comics characters: K#Kobik|Kobik]] into believing that he was a Hydra sleeper agent.<ref>''Secret Empire'' #1</ref> While Hawkeye assembles a strike force of Hercules and Quicksilver to find the Cosmic Cube fragments, Black Widow sets off to kill Rogers herself reasoning that even if Rick's theory is true, the man Rogers was would prefer to die than be used in this manner. She finds herself followed by the [[Champions (2016 team)|Champions]] as she establishes her version of the Red Room.<ref>''Secret Empire'' #2</ref> While preparing to shoot Captain America with a sniper rifle, she rushes to prevent [[Spider-Man (Miles Morales)|Miles Morales]] from killing him as predicted by [[Ulysses (comics)#Ulysses Cain|Ulysses]],<ref>''Civil War II'' #5</ref> and is struck by his shield, breaking her neck and killing her.<ref>''Secret Empire'' #7</ref> Despite the return of the real Steve Rogers and the downfall of Hydra, Natasha's death, along with other casualties, remains.<ref>''Secret Empire'' #10</ref>
===Clone of Natasha Romanova===
It was later discovered that Black Widow was actually cloned by the Black Widow Ops Program following her death. It's member Ursa Major bribed Epsilon Red to let him add her current memories while secretly disposing of the bad programming. The Black Widow Ops Program tasked the clone into taking out the remnants of Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D.<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #103. Marvel Comics.</ref> She revealed herself to Winter Soldier and Hawkeye while also killing Orphan Maker. To keep them from interfering, the Black Widow clone locked Winter Soldier and Hawkeye in a safe room within the Red Room.<ref>''Tales of Suspsense'' #100-103. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Black Widow clone rose to the ranks of the Red Room while secretly persuading the recruits to turn against their masters. When Winter Soldier and Hawkeye arrived at the Red Room, the Black Widow clone dropped her cover where she began to kill her superiors, liberate the recruits, and destroy all the clones and Epsilon Red. When the authorities arrived, Black Widow left the Red Room where she left a note for Hawkeye to stop following her and for Winter Soldier to join her in ending the Red Room.<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #104. Marvel Comics.</ref>
During the ''"[[Infinity Countdown]]''" storyline, the Black Widow clone traced a dead drop signal left by a revived Wolverine in Madripoor. She discovered that Wolverine had left the Space Infinity Gem in her care.<ref>''Infinity Countdown'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Black Widow clone meets up with Doctor Strange who wants to dispose of the Space Stone. Doctor Strange did not want to take it as he knows what would happen if they are in the same proximity. She is among the Infinity Gem holders who are contacted by Doctor Strange stating that they need to reform the [[Infinity Watch]] in order to safeguard the Infinity Gems from such calamities like Thanos.<ref>''Infinity Countdown'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
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