Despite the popularity of The Avengers in a typical toy store aisle, merchandising efforts often fail to feature our favorite butt-kicking assassin in doll form. We’ve been pretty vocal about the discrepancy in the past; even Mark Ruffalo’s pointed it out before. Rather than wait around for Marvel PR, 32-year-old Rebecca Millar decided to just make her daughter a Black Widow doll. Hello Giggles interviewed Millar about her process:

I was in a shop buying her a Thor when I walked past a red haired Sparkle doll, and thought maybe I could turn her into Black Widow. I’m hopeless at sewing doll clothes, so I Googled if I could paint it, got the doll, and turned her into Black Widow.

Millar has also made Janeway and Dax dolls (from Star Trek), an Agent Scully doll (X-Files), and an Abby Sciuto doll (NCIS). Best superhero team ever???

(via Hello Giggles, image via Geek Grrls Dolls)

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