Only Spider-Man’s timely intervention saved her life. The lack of predictability of the bad luck powers departed, and in their place Hardy received retractable claws as well as increased agility, balance, strength, and vision.ĭespite her new abilities, however, Black Cat still found herself staring down the barrel of the Foreigner’s gun. As she had caused the hex in the first place, the lifting of it altered her abilities as well. The Sorcerer Supreme lifted the curse and that set off a chain reaction. It only got easier for her when Spider-Man, still marked by the hex of Cat’s powers, went to Doctor Strange for help. Instead, she fancied herself a kind of modern Robin Hood, redistributing the wealth to achieve a more equitable society. She started stealing again, but no longer did so for herself.
A Foreign Influenceĭespite the end of their relationship, it appeared that Black Cat had developed some sense of justice.
Feeling the gulf between them had grown too large, he broke up with her. Alas, the secret drove a wedge between them, and while Spidey could not figure out what had gone wrong, he could tell something had. She immediately felt guilty about her new bad luck powers, however, and hid them and Kingpin’s role in them from Peter. In desperation, she reached out to the Kingpin and went through a process to get super powers of her own. While she survived and began an increasingly close partnership with Spider-Man, the incident left Felicia shaken. Spidey arrived in time to rush her to the hospital and while the emergency room fought to save her life, Parker realized he loved her. He repaid her theft in blood, seizing her with his arms while she was repeatedly shot by his underlings. Doc Ock, however, did not take kindly to being trifled with. She stole the device successfully, averting the crisis. Instead, he planned to just blow up the entirety of New York City, no warning given.īlack Cat chose this moment to emerge from her second fake death and help Spidey. He, however, had no interest in using the device to get money or fame. While several villains set their sights on getting the detonator, Doctor Octopus came out of top. Rumor spread through the criminal underworld that Kingpin had wired New York City to blow and only one device could set off the charges.