black cat A black cat is a domestic cat with black fur that may be a mixed or specific breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular breed. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 22 cat breeds that can come with solid black coats. The Bombay b ...

is a cat with black fur. Black Cat(s) or The Black Cat(s) may also refer to:

Places

* Black Cat (Washington, D.C. nightclub) * Black Cat Bar, a bar in San Francisco, California * Black Cat Tavern, a bar in Los Angeles, California

Military

* Consolidated PBY Catalina, an American flying boat nicknamed Black Cat when painted black during World War II *

Black Cat (aircraft) ''Black Cat'' was a Consolidated B-24J-1-FO LiberatorThe B-24J was the main production model of the Liberator, accounting for more than a third of all B-24s built. Each factory that built B-24s had a unique code, applied as a suffix to the mode ...

, an American B-24 bomber aircraft in World War II * Black Cats (Royal Navy), the Royal Navy's helicopter display team *

Black Cat Squadron The Black Cat Squadron (), formally the 35th Squadron, was a squadron of the Republic of China Air Force that flew the U-2 surveillance plane out of Taoyuan Air Base in northern Taiwan, from 1961 to 1974. 26 ROCAF pilots successfully completed U- ...

, a squadron of the Republic of China Air Force *

13th Armored Division (United States) The 13th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. History and combat chronicle The division was activated on 15 October 1942 at Camp Beale, east of Marysville, California. The 13th Armored, known as t ...

or The Black Cats, a division of the U.S. Army in World War II * National Security Guards or Black Cats, a counter-terrorism force in India *

Black Cat group The Black Cat group, or the Black Cats, was a pro- UNP paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. The Black Cats were initially formed following the electoral victory of Ranasinghe Premadasa. It was the predominant anti-communist paramilitary of th ...

, a counter-insurgency militant group in Sri Lanka 1989-1993

Literature

* "The Black Cat" (short story), by Edgar Allan Poe * ''The Black Cat'' (Canadian magazine), a 1970 Canadian fantasy magazine * ''The Black Cat'' (US magazine), an early 20th-century American literary magazine * ''Black Cat'' (manga), a Japanese manga series later adapted into an anime * Black Cat (Marvel Comics), a comic book character first published in 1979 *

Black Cat (Harvey Comics) Black Cat is a comic book adventure heroine published by Harvey Comics from 1941 to 1951. Harvey also published reprints of the character in both the mid-1950s and the early 1960s. The character's creation is claimed by the Harvey family to have o ...

, a comic book character published from 1941 to 1951 *''Black Cat'', a 2004 novel by

V. C. Andrews Cleo Virginia Andrews (June 6, 1923 – December 19, 1986), better known as V. C. Andrews or Virginia C. Andrews, was an American novelist. Profile Andrews's novels combine Gothic horror and family saga, revolving around family secrets and forb ...

*''The Black Cat'', a 2010 novel by Martha Grimes *Black Cat, an imprint of the publisher

Grove Press Grove Press is an United States of America, American Imprint (trade name), publishing imprint that was founded in 1947. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, and Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it in ...

Film

*Black Cat Films, a series of short films made starting in 1916 by

Essanay Studios The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

* ''The Black Cat'' (1934 film), an American horror film starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff * ''The Black Cat'' (1941 film), an American comedy/horror film starring Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi *''Black Cat'', a 1959 Indian Hindi film starring

Balraj Sahni Brigadier Balraj (born Balasegaram Kandiah) was a senior commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Early life Balraj was the fifth and youngest child of Kandiah and Kannagias. He received his primary education in Kokkuthoduwaai ...

* ''The Black Cat'' (1981 film) (''Gatto nero''), an Italian film by Lucio Fulci *''The Black Cat'' or ''Il gatto nero'', a 1989 Italian film starring

Urbano Barberini Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an Italian actor. He is also a translator, theater producer and artistic director. He is fluent ...

* ''Black Cat'' (1991 film), a Hong Kong film starring Jade Leung and Simon Yam *''The Black Cat'', a 1995 UK horror film by Rob Green * ''Black Cat'' (2007 film), a Malayalam film by Vinayan *"The Black Cat", a segment of the 1962 AIP anthology horror film ''

Tales of Terror ''Tales of Terror'' is a 1962 American International Pictures horror film in colour and Panavision, produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson, and Roger Corman, who also directed. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson, and th ...

'' *"The Black Cat", a segment of the 1990 Italian anthology horror film '' Two Evil Eyes'', directed by Dario Argento

Television

* "The Black Cat" (''Masters of Horror''), an episode of ''Masters of Horror'' * "The Cat"/"The Black Cat", a two-episode story arc of the 1994 animated series ''Spider-Man''

Music

Groups

Black Cats (band) Black Cats (in Persian بلک کتس) is a Los Angeles based Persian pop group founded and produced by Shahbal Shabpareh. The band was originally formed in Tehran, Iran in the 1960s and other than Shabpareh, the members have been constantly chan ...

, a US-based Persian pop band

Albums

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The Black Cat! ''The Black Cat!'' is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons, recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.Serdar Ortaç * ''Black Cat'' (Never Shout Never album), 2015 * ''Black Cat'' (Zucchero album), 2016

Songs

* "Black Cat" (song), a 1989 song by Janet Jackson *"Black Cat", a song by Broadcast from '' Tender Buttons'' *"Black Cat", a song by Gentle Giant from '' Acquiring the Taste'' *"Black Cat", a song by Ladytron from '' Velocifero'' *"Black Cat", a song by the Living End from ''

State of Emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

'' *"Black Cat", a song by Mayday Parade from '' A Lesson in Romantics'' *"Black Cat", a song by Turbo *"Black Cat", a song by Ziggy Marley from '' Love Is My Religion''

Other uses

* Black Cat (wrestler) or Victor Manuel, professional wrestler *

Black Cat pirates The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using var ...

, a group of characters in ''One Piece'' media *

Black Cat Roundabout Black Cat Roundabout is on the junction between the A1 and A421 (formerly A428) Bedford road just south of St Neots. It was reconstructed in 2005-6 as part of the Great Barford bypass works to allow access to the new dual carriageway bypass. ...

, a road intersection in the United Kingdom *Black Cat, the superhero identity of protagonist Adrien Agreste in the Korean dub of the ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' series (Cat Noir in the English dub and Chat Noir in the French dub) * Sunderland A.F.C. or The Black Cats, an English football club *Black Cat, a brand of cigarettes made by the Carreras Tobacco Company *Black cat, an anarcho-syndicalist symbol *Black Cat Fireworks, a Chinese fireworks company owned by Li & Fung of Hong Kong *

Black cat analogy The black cat analogy is an analogy accounting for the differences between science and religion, or in some versions also between other disciplines such as philosophy and metaphysics. Description The analogy can be described like this: *Philosophy ...

, an analogy accounting for various disciplines, such as philosophy or theology *

Ora Black Cat The Ora Black Cat, also known as the Heimao or R1 is a battery electric city car produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motors and sold under its electric vehicle sub-brand, Ora, since 2019. The Black Cat was unveiled at the Shangha ...

, a battery electric city car