Black Maria may refer to:

Art and literature

Black Mariah (comics) Black Mariah (real name Mariah Dillard) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Luke Cage. She was created by Billy Graham, George Tuska, and Steve Englehart, ...

, a character in the

Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' #1 (June 1972) and was created by Archie Go ...

comics series *

Black Maria Black Maria may refer to: Art and literature *Black Mariah (comics), a character in the Luke Cage comics series *List of One Piece characters#Animal Kingdom Pirates, Black Maria, a character in the manga series ''One Piece'' *Black Maria (nove ...

, a character in the manga series '' One Piece'' * ''Black Maria'' (novel), a 1991 novel by Diana Wynne Jones *''Black Maria'', a 1960 anthology of drawings by

Charles Addams Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters, signing the cartoons as Chas Addams. Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Fa ...

*''Black Maria'', a book of poetry by Kevin Young *''The Black Maria'', a 2016 book of poetry by

Aracelis Girmay Aracelis Girmay (born December 10, 1977) is an American poet. She is the author of three poetry collections, including ''Kingdom Animalia'' (2011), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. She is also Assistant Professor ...

Music

The Black Maria The Black Maria was a Canadian rock band from Toronto, named after the notorious vans used by police to transport prisoners in the early 20th century (most often referred to as a paddywagon). History The Black Maria was formed in November 2002 a ...

, a Canadian rock band *"Black Maria", a song by Todd Rundgren from the 1972 album '' Something/Anything?'' * "Big Black Mariah", a song by Tom Waits from the 1985 album ''

Rain Dogs ''Rain Dogs'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1985 on Island Records. A loose concept album about "the urban dispossessed" of New York City, ''Rain Dogs'' is generally considered the middle ...

Transportation

* Black Maria (horse), an American racehorse * Black Maria (IFF), a fighter aircraft IFF (identification friend or foe) interrogator *

ALCO DL-202 The ALCO DL-202-2 and DL-203-2 diesel-electric locomotive (known informally as the Black Maria) was an experimental freight locomotive produced by ALCO of Schenectady, New York. The primary diesel builders Alco, Baldwin and EMD pushed the War Produ ...

-2 and DL-203-2, experimental diesel-electric locomotives known informally as the Black Maria *Black Maria, the airplane flown by Canadian World War I ace

Raymond Collishaw Raymond Collishaw, (22 November 1893 – 28 September 1976) was a distinguished Canadian fighter pilot, squadron leader, and commanding officer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and later the Royal Air Force. He was the highest ...

*"Black Maria", the first

parking meter A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. Parking meters can be used by municipalities as a tool for enforcing their integrated on-street par ...

*Black Maria, an informal nickname for a police van

Card games

* Black Maria (card game) * Black Lady, a card game also sometimes known as Black Maria

Other

* Edison's Black Maria, a film studio created by Thomas Edison * Maria Chernaya, a cavalry commander in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine

Art and literature

Music

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