Spanking Startle in latest MARVEL film!!!

I'm stunned. How could they possibly miss such an important part of superhero interaction in the recent movies?

Largely because Daredevil and Black Widow occupy separate parts of the MCU. Daredevil was in the Netflix series and Black Widow is part of the bigger MCU films. The other thing is that Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow would kick Daredevils ass 9 ways to Sunday if he tried that on her.

I think he should count himself lucky if she doesn't eviscerate him in the next panel. I know I would consider it after a line like that.

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Daredevil did give Elektra a good spank during their sparring scene.

Major mistake there from the studios. I think Daredevil and Black Widow shared the same comic book for a decade as a team. But I guess it comes down to who owns the rights these days, like the heavily decimated and often split X-men team. I'm devastated though that no other superhero stepped up and filled in when legal issues prevented Daredevil from fulfilling his historical duty. I can imagine the next panel though, Daredevil in a cast, through broken teeth mumbling, "it was worth it".

Because Disney/Marvel now own the rights to the X-Men as well, we may see the X-Verse incorporated into the wider MCU.