"'Spider-Man' connects to a lot of characters,"said Sanford Panitch, President of Columbia Pictures.
“There are villains, heroes, anti-heroes, and a lot are female characters…
“…many of whom are bona fide, fully dimensionalized and unique..."
"'The Black Cat' is enough of her own character…
“…with a great backstory and a canon of material to draw from…”
… debuted in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #194 (July 1979).
"...'Felicia Hardy', the daughter of a notorious cat burglar...
"...'Felicia Hardy', the daughter of a notorious cat burglar...
"After suffering a traumatic assault as a college freshman…
“…a brain-damaged Felicia trained herself in various fighting styles/acrobatics...
"...deciding to follow in her father's footsteps as a master thief…
"...deciding to follow in her father's footsteps as a master thief…
“…adopting her costumed identity as 'The Black Cat'..."