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2. Black Widow

Obvious choice is obvious.

Widow is a spy head to toe, and has always been way more an agent than she is a superhero. Natasha will routinely do whatever needs to be done to accomplish her goal, even at the expense of her more heroic persona. But don’t be mistaken, she can really and truly throw down.

The first issue of Waid and Samnee’s recent Black Widow series is literally twenty-two pages of her taking out SHIELD agent after SHIELD agent like a majestic force of glory and kickassness. Seriously, she bails out of a Helicarrier at one point. Tell me that isn’t awesome. I mean, if you do, you’re a dirty, dirty liar. But as an Avenger and a superhero, Natasha balances both worlds like no one else. She’s the only one who can stoop to practical assassination but still feel more than fitting standing next to Captain America.

She’s a hero, even if she’s one who has a little more red in her ledger than she’d like.