While everyone's familiar with
Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, and
Captain America, most
don't know...
Hawkeye and the
Black Widow!
Hawkeye the Marksman first appeared as a misunderstood hero in
Iron Man's series in
Tales of Suspense #57, where he met the already-ongoing villainess (yes, villainess)
Black Widow!
That story and it's follow-ups in Tales of Suspense #60 & 61...
...were the basis for the cartoon from the
Marvel SuperHeroes Show (1966) below!
The previous episode in the
Iron Man series had introduced the
Black Widow in a tale adapted from
Tales of Suspense #46 (the first
Crimson Dynamo story)...
...and
Tales of Suspense #52 (the sequel which featured the Black Widow's
first appearance)!
The episode features one of the characters actually dying on screen (A rarity in 60s cartoons)!
Enjoy!
