Black Cat (Marvel Comics character)

Felicia Hardy"Nine Lives Has the Black Cat!" - Marv Wolfman & Keith Pollard - The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 #195 - Marvel Comics - Published 1979 - Page 9 - Retrieved 2 April 2023 was an American 20th century jewel thief and criminal best known as the Black Cat.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
==== Youth ====
Born in the 1950s,Walter Hardy eventually recognised both his daughter's face and voice in TASM #195. Black Cat was also indicated to have been very young at the time. As #194 indicated Hardy had been jailed since the 1950s, it stands to reason she had been born during that decade, with it not being possible for her to have been born during the 1960s and unlikely for her to have been born during the 1940s. the daughter of cat burglar Walter Hardy and his wife. When Hardy was sent to prison, her mother told her that he had died in a plane crash. 
==== Training and Early Activities ====
However, Felicia discovered the truth about her father and began to research his crimes in the hope of emulating him. She spent two years training"Never Let the Black Cat Cross Your Path!" - Marv Wolfman & Keith Pollard - The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 #194 - Marvel Comics - Published 1979 - Page 2 - Retrieved 2 April 2023 in martial arts, gymnastics, and burglary.
== Weapons and Abilities ==
=== Skills ===
* Gymnastics: The Black Cat was an agile and proficient gymnast capable of rivalling Spider-Man."Nine Lives Has the Black Cat!" - Marv Wolfman & Keith Pollard - The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 #195 - Marvel Comics - Published 1979 - Page 14 - Retrieved 2 April 2023
** Hardy estimated her own ability as rivalling Nadia Comăneci.
== Notes ==
=== Behind the Scenes ===
* The Black Cat was created by American comic book writer Marv Wolfman and artists Keith Pollard and Dave Cockrum.10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Black Cat - Darby Harn - 29 November 2021 - ScreenRant - Retrieved 2 April 2023
== Links ==
* The Black Cat on Wikipedia
* Felicia Hardy on the Marvel Database
== References ==
Category:Humans
Category:Criminals
Category:Thieves
Category:New York City characters
Category:New York characters
Category:American characters
Category:Comic book characters
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Category:Creator: Dave Cockrum
Category:Creator: Keith Pollard
Category:Creator: Marv Wolfman
Category:20th century births
Category:Baby boomers
Category:1979 debut
Category:Foes of Spider-Man