Black Cat

First appearance of the Black Cat — Felicia Hardy, a beautiful cat burglar, crosses paths with Spider-Man while breaking her father out of prison. Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard introduce Spider-Man's most seductive adversary. Her attraction to Spider-Man is immediate. A major Bronze Age key.

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Second Black Cat — Felicia's story continues. Her father Walter Hardy was a famous cat burglar. She inherited his skills and his taste for the impossible heist.

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Black Cat returns — she and Spider-Man clash again. Their cat-and-mouse dynamic intensifies. She is drawn to the mask, not the man beneath it.

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Black Cat and Spider-Man together — their relationship becomes romantic. Felicia loves Spider-Man the hero but has no interest in Peter Parker the man. Roger Stern writes.

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Black Cat is nearly killed — she is brutally beaten by Doctor Octopus. Spider-Man is devastated. Their relationship becomes more serious. Al Milgrom writes.

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Black Cat learns Peter's identity — she discovers Spider-Man is Peter Parker. She is horrified. She loved the hero, not the nerdy photographer. Al Milgrom writes the most devastating reveal.

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Black Cat gets bad luck powers — she secretly obtains powers from the Kingpin to be Spider-Man's equal. The powers cause bad luck to anyone near her, endangering Peter. Their relationship crumbles.

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The breakup — Peter and Felicia end their relationship. Her bad luck powers and her inability to love Peter Parker destroy what they had. Tom DeFalco writes.

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Kevin Smith writes Black Cat — the filmmaker pens a prestige miniseries. Felicia's traumatic past is explored. Terry Dodson draws. The most psychologically complex Black Cat story.

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Smith's conclusion — the series concludes after a long delay. Felicia's backstory is fully revealed. Smith writes her with depth beyond the cat-burglar persona.

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Black Cat becomes a crime boss — Dan Slott writes Felicia turning to organized crime after she feels betrayed by Spider-Man (Otto Octavius in Peter's body during Superior Spider-Man). She becomes the queen of New York's underworld.

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Black Cat as villain — Slott continues. Felicia runs a criminal empire. She has abandoned any pretense of heroism. Spider-Man's ex-girlfriend is now one of his most dangerous enemies.

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Cat and Spider reunite — Nick Spencer begins reconciling Peter and Felicia. Their chemistry is undeniable. Spencer writes the thaw after years of villainy.

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Jed MacKay's Black Cat — the most acclaimed Black Cat solo series. MacKay writes Felicia as a master thief stealing from the Marvel Universe's most dangerous people. Travel Foreman and C.F. Villa draw. Heist fiction meets superhero comics.

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Heist of the century — MacKay writes Felicia stealing from Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, the Fantastic Four's vault, and other impossible targets. Each heist is more audacious than the last.

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King in Black tie-in — Felicia faces Knull's invasion. MacKay writes her resourcefulness against a cosmic-level threat. She steals from a symbiote god.

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MacKay continues — the second volume launches. Felicia's criminal career and her complicated feelings for Peter Parker continue to intertwine. The best modern Black Cat era.

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MacKay's finale — the acclaimed run concludes. MacKay proved Felicia Hardy is one of Marvel's most compelling characters when given the spotlight.

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First Black Cat solo — the first miniseries starring Felicia Hardy. She operates independently from Spider-Man. The beginning of Black Cat as a standalone character.

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Black Cat miniseries — Jen Van Meter writes Felicia in a solo adventure. Amanda Conner covers. The heist genre fits Felicia perfectly.

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Kingpin empowers Black Cat — Felicia secretly goes to Wilson Fisk for powers. He grants her bad luck abilities as part of his own scheme to undermine Spider-Man.

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Black Cat vs. Kingpin — she discovers Fisk used her. She fights back against the man who gave her powers as a weapon against the person she loves.

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MacKay writes Felicia stealing from the Kingpin — their rivalry continues into the modern era. She robs the most dangerous man in New York and walks away laughing.

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Black Cat and Venom — Felicia encounters Eddie Brock during McFarlane's run. The Black Cat in the era of Spider-Man's darkest villain.

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Black Cat returns to Peter — Joe Kelly writes Felicia seducing Peter again. J. Scott Campbell draws. Their chemistry remains electric. One of the most popular modern Black Cat stories.

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Otto arrests Black Cat — Otto Octavius (in Peter's body) publicly humiliates and arrests Felicia. This betrayal turns her into a villain. Slott writes the moment that changes everything.

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The debut — a cat burglar crosses Spider-Man's path. Their attraction is instant. The most seductive villain in Spider-Man's world arrives.

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Learning Peter's identity — Felicia discovers Spider-Man is Peter Parker. She is horrified. She loves the mask, not the man. The fundamental flaw in their romance.

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The breakup — Peter and Felicia end it. Bad luck powers and incompatible loves destroy them.

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Otto's betrayal — Felicia is publicly humiliated by the man she thinks is Peter. She becomes a crime boss. Trust destroyed.

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MacKay's heist queen — Felicia headlines her best solo series. She steals from everyone and answers to no one.

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The holy grail — first Black Cat. A major Bronze Age Spider-Man key. Wolfman and Pollard. Has surged in value with increased film speculation.

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Second Black Cat — essential companion to #194. Early Felicia Hardy.

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J. Scott Campbell Black Cat — the most iconic modern Black Cat cover. Kelly writes. A hugely popular modern key.

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Kevin Smith writes — prestige miniseries. Terry Dodson draws. A collectible modern key.

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MacKay's run — the best Black Cat solo. Multiple variant covers. Essential modern collecting.

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First Black Cat solo — her first headlining series. A 90s Marvel key.

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