

Cover art by Al Milgrom.įelicia Hardy was born in Queens, New York. The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979): The Black Cat's debut.

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The Black Cat ongoing series written by Jed Mackay debuted in June 2019. Black Cat was a lead character in the 2006–2007 Heroes for Hire series. A sequel to this miniseries, entitled Claws II, began publication in July 2011. In the mid-2000s, she starred alongside Wolverine in a limited comic book miniseries titled Claws. Smith has stated, "While I have zero defense for my lateness (particularly when folks like Bendis turn out great stories in multiple books on a monthly basis), I will say this: it's a much better story now than it would've been had I completed it back in '02." After the third issue the series went on a hiatus until 2005, when Smith revealed he had finally finished writing the scripts. Writer/director Kevin Smith began writing the Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do miniseries in 2002. I got the idea for her from a Tex Avery cartoon, Bad Luck Blackie". So, I never even thought of Catwoman when I did her. I then decided to leave Spider-Woman and moved her over. I created her for Spider-Woman (look at the letter column of the first B.C. Wolfman said in an interview, "I didn't plan Black Cat to be in Spidey. On the bottom of the letters page of The Amazing Spider-Man #194, a thumbnail of the intended cover for Spider-Woman #9 appears along with a rejected cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #194. He and Cockrum made considerable changes to the character and her appearance over this time the Black Cat intended to debut in Spider-Woman had only her name and powers in common with the one who finally appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man. When Wolfman changed writing assignments within Marvel Comics to The Amazing Spider-Man, he brought his character with him. The Black Cat's costume and appearance were designed by Dave Cockrum. He decided to base a character on a Tex Avery cartoon, " Bad Luck Blackie", in which a black cat brought misfortune to anyone in close proximity. In 1979, creator Marv Wolfman was looking for a female foil for Spider-Woman. īlack Cat from the Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do miniseries IGN ranked her as Spider-Man's 24th greatest enemy. Felicity Jones played Felicia Hardy in the 2014 film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. After their break-up, Black Cat maintained her role as one of Spider-Man's most trusted allies and for years the pair shared an on-again, off-again romance before she eventually lapsed back into her criminal ways (much to Spider-Man's dismay and annoyance).īeing a part of his supporting cast and one of his principal love interests, Black Cat has been featured in many media adaptations related to Spider-Man, including animated series and video games. However, their relationship grew complicated after it became apparent that Black Cat was only attracted to the alter ego of Spider-Man and had little interest in the hero's civilian life as Peter Parker. The character was originally depicted as a supervillain and adversary of Spider-Man, but over time the two fell in love, which motivated her into becoming both an antiheroine, and his partner. She has the subconscious ability to affect probability fields, producing "bad luck" for her enemies. After suffering a traumatic experience as a college freshman, she trained herself in various fighting styles and acrobatics and, after deciding to follow in her father's footsteps, adopted the costumed identity of the Black Cat. įelicia Hardy is the daughter of Walter Hardy, a world-renowned cat burglar. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979). Throughout her history, Black Cat has sometimes been an enemy, love interest, and ally of the superhero Spider-Man.

