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Cloning Blues renamed to Clone Angst as per TRS, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.


* CloningBlues: It turns out that [[spoiler:every time a Black Widow died, she would be cloned by the Red Room and given partial memories so that she would continue to work for them. This time, however, the telepath gave her ''all'' her memories, meaning that she remembered being a good guy and part of the Avengers, setting her on the path to take down the Red Room. However, this still isn't the "original" Natasha and we don't know how many times she has died and been cloned.]]
** [[spoiler:Natasha]] does however consider [[spoiler:clones with restored memories]] to be real people, as shown when she [[spoiler:has Yuri bring back Yelena and Anya in clone bodies]].
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''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger'' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Creator/MatthewRosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the same name, released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.

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''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger'' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Creator/MatthewRosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the [[ComicBook/TalesOfSuspense same name, name]], released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Redhaired Natasha and her sisters-in-arms, blonde Yelena and dark-haired Anya.


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** [[spoiler:Natasha]] does however consider [[spoiler:clones with restored memories]] to be real people, as shown when she [[spoiler:has Yuri bring back Yelena and Anya in clone bodies]].

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* BaitAndSwitch: Clint asks Bucky why he is so… him. Bucky replies that it probably has something to do with being trained to kill from a young age, whereupon he was tortured, brainwashed, and forced to kill for the enemy while everyone who cared about him got old and died. Then he asks the question back to Clint, who replies that he mostly does it for attention.



* ChildSoldiers: The "ballerinas" trained by Gugin and Natasha.
* CloningBlues: It turns out that [[spoiler:every time Black Widowed died, she would be cloned by the Red Room and given partial memories so that she would continue to work for them. This time, however, the telepath gave her ''all'' her memories, meaning that she remembered being a good guy and part of the Avengers, setting her on the path to take down the Red Room. However, this still isn't the "original" Natasha and we don't know how many times she has died and been cloned.]]

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* ChildSoldiers: ChildSoldiers:
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The "ballerinas" trained by Gugin and Natasha.
** By way of introduction, Clint mentions that Bucky is a former child soldier. Bucky himself brings it up later, when explaining why he is the way he is.
* CloningBlues: It turns out that [[spoiler:every time a Black Widowed Widow died, she would be cloned by the Red Room and given partial memories so that she would continue to work for them. This time, however, the telepath gave her ''all'' her memories, meaning that she remembered being a good guy and part of the Avengers, setting her on the path to take down the Red Room. However, this still isn't the "original" Natasha and we don't know how many times she has died and been cloned.]]
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* BrickJoke: In the first issue, Hawkeye internally monologues that Bobbi Morse told him he wasn't good at spy-stuff. A couple of issues later, he pesters Bucky about his strategy for getting information from a very suspicious person, and Bucky comments that Clint really isn't good at spy-stuff.

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* ChildSoldiers: The "ballerinas" trained by Gugin and Natasha.



* OneMoreWithClarity: Issue #103 gives us the events of the previous issues [[spoiler:from Natasha's perspective]].

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* OneMoreWithClarity: OnceMoreWithClarity: Issue #103 gives us the events of the previous issues [[spoiler:from Natasha's perspective]].
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* ExpendableClone: How Natasha treats [[spoiler:all the Yelena clones]]. Which is hypocritical, because [[spoiler:she is a clone herself and knows it]].


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* OneMoreWithClarity: Issue #103 gives us the events of the previous issues [[spoiler:from Natasha's perspective]].
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* VerbalBackspace: Bucky does this in his inner monologue about Clint.
-->'''Bucky's thoughts:''' It's not like I don't respect him... ''(lists a bunch of reasons not to respect him)'' ...actually, maybe it ''is'' that I don't respect him.
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* CallBack: When Hawkeye cracks a joke about "some guy named Comicbook/{{Robin}}", Bucky replies, "[[Comicbook/CaptainAmericaWinterSoldier Who the hell is Robin?]]"
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: [[spoiler: Bucky's refusal to even consider that Natasha is truly dead is strange enough in a universe known for people coming back to life all the time but is even more ridiculous coming from a man who was considered dead for more than a century. And of course, Natasha turns out to be alive after all.]]

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: [[spoiler: Bucky's refusal to even consider that Natasha is might not be truly dead is strange enough in a universe known for people coming back to life all the time but is even more ridiculous coming from a man who was considered dead for more than a century.several decades – ''while he was active''. And of course, Natasha turns out to be alive after all.]]
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''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger'' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the same name, released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.

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''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger'' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Matthew Rosenberg Creator/MatthewRosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the same name, released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Clint calls Bucky "the second most famous sidekick ever", citing the most famous to be some guy named [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Robin]]. Bucky has no idea who that is.
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Compare to ''Marvel Two-in-One: Fate of the Four'', another 2017 relaunch of a classic Marvel anthology comic, featuring [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Human Torch and The Thing]].

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Compare to ''Marvel Two-in-One: ''ComicBook/MarvelTwoInOne: Fate of the Four'', another 2017 relaunch of a classic Marvel anthology comic, featuring [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Human Torch the ComicBook/HumanTorch and The Thing]].
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: [[spoiler: Bucky's refusal to even consider that Natasha is truly dead is strange enough in a universe known for people coming back to life all the time but is even more ridiculous coming from a man who was considered dead for more than a century.]]

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: [[spoiler: Bucky's refusal to even consider that Natasha is truly dead is strange enough in a universe known for people coming back to life all the time but is even more ridiculous coming from a man who was considered dead for more than a century. And of course, Natasha turns out to be alive after all.]]
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: [[spoiler: Bucky's refusal to even consider that Natasha is truly dead is strange enough in a universe known for people coming back to life all the time but is even more ridiculous coming from a man who was considered dead for more than a century.]]
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* LettersToTheEditor: Matthew Rosenberg did a unique letter column for #100. The (fictional) letters all concerned #99, published 50 years prior. They featured nigh-incomprehensible 60s slang, severely dated cultural and political references, and sincere worry about the cliffhanger #99 put Iron Man into. Mr. Rosenberg duly pointed toward the resolution in Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, "which came out a little over 18,000 days ago."
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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Natasha. After being cloned and given all her memories, she sets up an elaborate plan to take down the Red Room by making it look like the Winter Soldier is doing it.]]
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* CloningBlues: It turns out that [[spoiler:every time Black Widowed died, she would be cloned by the Red Room and given partial memories so that she would continue to work for them. This time, however, the telepath gave her ''all'' her memories, meaning that she remembered being a good guy and part of the Avengers, setting her on the path to take down the Red Room. However, this still isn't the "original" Natasha and we don't know how many times she has died and been cloned.]]
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Former New Mutant Skids shows up to aid Clint and Bucky briefly, but she's killed by a car bomb.]]

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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Former New Mutant Skids shows up to aid Clint and Bucky briefly, but she's killed by a car bomb. Except not really, since Skids was replaced by a clone body by Black Widow before the explosion.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Bucky's narration in issue #101 is very dry.


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* ImprobableAimingSkills: Both Bucky and Clint throw a sandwich at a tank driver from their roof hideout, and manage to hit them.
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Former New Mutant Skids shows up to aid Clint and Bucky briefly, but she's killed by a car bomb.]]
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Yelena Belova, Natasha's EvilCounterpart, reappears in part 2]].

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But he can't do it all himself, however, and the one person who ''can'' help him is Bucky Barnes --the ComicBook/WinterSoldier himself-- who also shares a romantic past with the late Widow.

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But he can't do it all himself, however, and the one person who ''can'' help him is Bucky Barnes ComicBook/BuckyBarnes --the ComicBook/WinterSoldier Winter Soldier himself-- who also shares a romantic past with the late Widow.



* InNameOnly: ''Red Ledger'' is a more of a thematic continuation of the ''Tales of Suspense'' concept than anything else; the title itself was previously more associated with ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
** However, Bucky is Cap's former sidekick and Clint and Natasha both debuted in the TOS Iron Man stories, so the use of the name [[ItMakesSenseInContext does have logic]].

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* InNameOnly: ''Red Ledger'' is a more of a thematic continuation of the ''Tales of Suspense'' concept than anything else; the title itself was previously more associated with ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
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ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. However, Bucky is Cap's former sidekick and Clint and Natasha both debuted in the TOS Iron Man stories, so the use of the name [[ItMakesSenseInContext does have logic]].
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'''''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger''''' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the same name, released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.

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'''''Tales ''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger''''' Ledger'' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the same name, released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.
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* TheFunInFuneral: Early on, Clint crashes a HYDRA funeral. Predictably, hijinks ensue.
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** However, Bucky is Cap's former sidekick and Clint and Natasha both debuted in the TOS Iron Man stories, so the use of the name [[ItMakesSenseInContext does have logic]].
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'''''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger''''' is a 2017 -- 2018 storyline published by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Travel Foreman. It's a revival of the classic {{anthology comic}} of the same name, released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative.

After the events of ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'', Natasha Romanoff --better known as ComicBook/BlackWidow-- is dead. When an unknown figure starts picking off her old enemies one by one, former lover Clint Barton --ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}-- tasks himself with investigating this series of murders and avenging Natasha's untimely demise.

But he can't do it all himself, however, and the one person who ''can'' help him is Bucky Barnes --the ComicBook/WinterSoldier himself-- who also shares a romantic past with the late Widow.

Compare to ''Marvel Two-in-One: Fate of the Four'', another 2017 relaunch of a classic Marvel anthology comic, featuring [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Human Torch and The Thing]].

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!! ''Tales of Suspense: Red Ledger'' contains example of the following tropes:
* InNameOnly: ''Red Ledger'' is a more of a thematic continuation of the ''Tales of Suspense'' concept than anything else; the title itself was previously more associated with ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Natasha's death in ''Secret Empire'' is the springboard for this storyline.
* RedOniBlueOni: Clint is the red to Bucky's blue.
* SpinOff: Technically one to ''Secret Empire'', following up on threads set up by Natasha's death and the omega issue.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Clint and Bucky do ''not'' like one another, but it's up to them to put their feelings aside and get to the bottom of this mystery... or else.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Or rather, working with the ex of ''your'' ex.
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