BLACK WIDORANGUTAN
Earth-8101
Real Name: Natasha Romanova
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate
Occupation: Superhero
Group Membership: Ape-Vengers (Black Panther/T'Challa, Hawkape/Clint Barton, Huhr/Bruce Bananner, Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff, Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff, Vision, "Wonder Ape"/Simon Williams)
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Deadpool of Earth-616, Wolverine of Earth-616
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: presumably Ape-Vengers Tower, Monkhattan
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#3/4 (December, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: Black Widorangutan is a master spy and elite hand-to-hand combatant, trained to peak primate condition through rigorous Red Room conditioning. She possesses exceptional agility, marksmanship, tactical planning, and expertise with advanced weaponry, making her one of the world's most skilled and dangerous non-superpowered operatives.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'5")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 140 lbs.)
Eyes: Black
Hair: Red
History:
(Marvel Apes I#3/4 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, master spy Black Widorangutan became active in the streets of Monkhattan.
(Avengers IX#17/2 - BTS) - When Atleza Langunn's multiversal subset began to decay, she concluded the cause lay in Earth-616's Deadpool and Wolverine not being best friends, unlike their counterparts in all other realities. Seeking to "correct" this flaw, she dispatched the pair on a quest to fulfill their destined bond. Lacking understanding, Deadpool and Wolverine instead embarked on a murderous rampage across the multiverse, killing every being they encountered in hopes of eliminating the source of the decay.
(Avengers IX#17/2) - Black Widorangutan, alongside Hawkape, Black Panther, and Huhr, fell victim to Deadpool and Wolverine's bloody campaign, slain in battle while fellow Ape-Vengers including "Wonder Ape," Quicksilver, Vision, and the Scarlet Witch looked on, likely meeting the same fate soon after.
(X-Men VII#2/2 - BTS) - When Earth-616's Deadpool and Wolverine proved incapable of restoring the multiverse, Atleza Langunn recruited superior variants of the pair, merging into a singular being able to halt the decay. In doing so, the multiverse was restored, resurrecting the Black Widorangutan and all those slain during the rampage.
Comments: Created by either Karl Kesel or Tom Peyer.
Black Widorangutan first appeared in Marvel Apes I#3/4 (December, 2008) as a one panel teaser for the sense shattering and never to be published pages of Amazing Ape-Ventures where the most sensational swinger of them all, the Black Widorangutan would be featured alongside the Insimians. A fun nod to their original book Amazing Adventures from the 1970's where they shared a series for eight issues. Avengers IX#17/2 (October, 2024) really was the Black Widorangutan first full appearance.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from 8101 when zombies invaded their world. The reset button was eventually pushed on the original Earth-8101, preventing the divergence.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Black Widorangutan has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#3, p33, pan2 (main image)
Avengers IV#17, p23, pan4 (with the Ape-Vengers)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#3/4 (December, 2008) - Karl Keser or Tom Peyer (presumed writer), Mike McKone (pencils), Andy Lanning, Cam Smith (inkers)
Avengers IX#17/2 (October, 2024) - Ryan North (writer), Javier Garron (pencils, inks), Martin Biro, Annalise Bissa (editors)
First Posted: 12/1/2025
Last Updated: 12/1/2025
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