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PARKERSBURG Between saving the world, fighting crime, returning from death, dying again and returning again, many comic book characters manage to find time for romance.
Some of these pairings have been translated to other media: Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, Superman and Lois Lane, Thor and Jane Foster.
A few only happen on screen or are amplified for certain stories. Black Widow and the Hulk were never an item in the comics, and while there have been sparks between Iron Man and Pepper Potts, she actually married Happy Hogan.
In recent Iron Man stories, Tony Stark rekindled an old romance with the Wasp, a fellow Avenger. The first time around he hadn’t revealed his secret identity, so things got awkward when she realized he was a teammate and friend of her ex, Hank Pym, aka Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Yellowjacket, etc.