[4][5][6][7] The Black Widow makes five appearances during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books, all five written by George Kapitan.

[8] Madame Claire Voyant is introduced in Mystic Comics #4 as "the strangest, most terrifying character in action picture magazines — the Black Widow.

According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "The Black Widow can kill with a touch and has other, Satan-derived, plot device powers.

[16] The Black Widow returns, finally in full-length stories, albeit as part of an ensemble cast, beginning in 2008 in The Twelve (written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Chris Weston).

She appears in the anthology, Marvel, in a story set just after World War II in which she brings the Red Skull, possibly George Maxon, to Hell to marry her.

James Wagler, a member of the family, survives a subsequent car crash provoked by the spell and, upon returning to Claire's quarters, guns her down.

[19] Revived in the present day, along with 11 other heroes, after being in suspended animation since World War II, she recommences serving as an "instrument of vengeance" for an initially unidentified entity (though never actually referred to as Satan, the Black Widow's master is identified as "the devil" in later issues) and going on missions for that party.

[20] A recurrent character trait of the Black Widow in her Golden Age appearances is that she shows no hesitation or mercy when it comes to killing her victims, and no apparent remorse over depriving them of their lives and sending their souls to Hell for eternal torment.

In her Golden Age appearances, she does possess great compassion for those she perceives as innocent victims of evil, and a willingness to use her powers to protect and even heal them.

[24] The color scheme and basic layout of the costume remain the same in a later appearance in Mystic Comics #7,[25] however the bodysuit acquires dark blue highlights, and the red cape now has flame designs around its hem.

For her final Golden Age appearance in All-Select Comics #1,[21] the costume morphs into a blue bodysuit that, unlike any of her previous outfits, covers her legs as well as torso and arms, and a yellow cape.

She later wears a sixth costume, which is gray, covers her entire body except head and hands, and features a fine spiderweb pattern over much of its surface.

[39] Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy included Claire Voyant on her list of "role model" and "truly heroic" female Marvel characters.

[40] Darby Harn of Screen Rant included Claire Voyant in their "10 Best Versions Of Black Widow From Marvel Comics" list.

[41] Megan Nicole O'Brien of Comic Book Resources ranked Claire Voyant 5th in their "Marvel: 10 Best Golden Age Heroines" list.