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Katana is a sword-wielding Japanese superhero with magical weaponry. Her blade is the Soultaker Sword, a relic that steals the essence of those it slays and stores them inside. It was taken in a duel with the man who killed her family, Takeo Yamashiro. Batman eventually recruited her to become a member of his black-ops team the Outsiders during a mission in Markovia. She has also been a member of the Birds of Prey and the Suicide Squad.

Katana was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, first appearing in The Brave and the Bold #200 (1983).

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Birds of Prey

Members	Barbara Gordon • Big Barda • Black Alice • Black Canary • Cassandra Cain • Catwoman • Condor • Gypsy • Hawk and Dove • Hawkgirl • Huntress • Infinity • Judomaster • Katana • Lady Blackhawk • Lady Shiva • Manhunter • Misfit • Poison Ivy • Power Girl • Starling • Strix • Vixen
Supporting	Batman • Batman Family • Blue Beetle • Creote • Honey • Jason Bard • Militia • Nightwing • Savant • Secret Six • Sin • Wildcat
Villains	Archer Braun • Blockbuster • Calculator • Cheshire • Choke • Cleaners • Craig Windrow • Deathstroke • Falseface • Flesh • Head • Hellhound • Infiltrator • Joe Gardner • Joker • Killer Shark • Lady Vic • Lady Spellbinder • Lynx • Mortis • Napalm • Penguin • Ra's al Ghul • Ravens • Spy Smasher • Talia al Ghul • Trevor Cahill • Visionary • White Canary • White Star
Locations	Aerie One • Gotham Clock Tower • Platinum Flats
Comics	Birds of Prey (Vol. 1) • Birds of Prey (Vol. 2) • Birds of Prey (Vol. 3) • Birds of Prey: Manhunt • One-Shots
Storylines	The Battle Within • Between Dark and Dawn • Blood and Circuits • Club Kids • The Cure • Dead of Winter • Death of Oracle • Endrun • The Hunt for Oracle • Metropolis or Dust • Of Like Minds • Old Friends, New Enemies • Perfect Pitch • Platinum Flats • Sensei and Student • Trouble in Mind • Your Kiss Might Kill
Creators	Chuck Dixon • Terry Moore • Gilbert Hernandez • Gail Simone • Tony Bedard • Sean McKeever • Duane Swierczynski • Gary Frank • Greg Land • Butch Guice • Rick Leonardi • Amanda Conner • Casey Jones • Ed Benes • Joe Bennett • Paulo Siqueira • Nicola Scott • Michael O'Hare • Claude St. Aubin • Jesus Saiz • Javier Pina

The Outsiders

Membership	Arsenal • Atomic Knight • Babylon • Batgirl • Batman • Black Lightning • Captain Boomerang, Jr. • Captain Marvel, Jr. • Catwoman • Creeper • Dervish • Doctor Light • Eradicator • Sebastian Faust • Francine Langstrom • Freight Train • Geo-Force • Grace Choi • Green Arrow • Halo • Huntress • Indigo • Jade • Katana • Lady Shiva • Looker • Martian Manhunter • Metamorpho • Nightwing • Owlman • ReMAC • Shift • Starfire • Technocrat • Terra • Thunder • Windfall • Wylde
Villains	Agent Orange • Bad Samaritan • Baron Bedlam • Brother Blood • Clayface • Cryonic Man • Dervish • Doctor Sivana • Duke of Oil • Edward Bentama • Fearsome Five • Felix Faust • Force of July • Fusion • Gorilla Grodd • Jihad • Joker • Kobra • Lady Eve • Masters of Disaster • Meltdown • Mister Freeze • New Olympians • Nuclear Family • People's Heroes • Prince Roderick • Sabbac • Saber • Sanction • SKULL • Strike Force Kobra • Suicide Squad
Storylines	CheckOut • The Chrysalis • Crisis Intervention • The Deep • Five of a Kind • The Good Fight • The Great Divide • The Hunt • The Insiders • Looking for Trouble • Outsiders No More • The Outsiders War • Pay as You Go • The Road to Hell • The Snare • Sum of All Evil • Tick Tock • Wanted
Comics	Adventures of the Outsiders • Batman and the Outsiders (Vol. 1) • Batman and the Outsiders (Vol. 2) • Outsiders (Vol. 1) • Outsiders (Vol. 2) • Outsiders (Vol. 3) • Outsiders (Vol. 4) • Outsiders: Five of a Kind
Miscellaneous	Publication History • Recommended Reading

Suicide Squad

Membership	Ace High • Aerie • Afterthought • Aladdin • Alchemaster • Ambush Bug • Arkham Knight • Atom • Atom Smasher • Azucar • Bane • Battleaxe • Beast • Behemoth • Big Sir • Black Adam • Black Bison • Black Hand • Black Manta • Black Orchid • Black Siren • Black Spider • Blackguard • Blackstarr • Blockbuster • Bloodletter • Bloodsport • Blowhard • Bolt • Booster Gold • Branch • Brick • Bronze Tiger • Bulldozer • Captain Boomerang • Captain Cold • Catalyst • Cavalier • Chaos Kitten • Chase • Cheetah • Chemo • Chimera • China White • Chronos • Clock King • Cluemaster • Coldsnap • Copperhead • Count Vertigo • Coyote • Culebra • Cupid • Deadline • Deadly Six • Deadshot • Deathstroke • Defacer • Doctor Light • Doctor Polaris • Doctor Rodriguez • Double Down • Duchess • El Diablo • Electrocutioner • Eliza • Enchantress • Enforcer • Etrigan • Exit • Film Freak • Fin • Firefly • Firehawk • Fisherman • Flex • The General • Gentleman Ghost • Giganta • Gunbunny • Gunhawk • Gyp • Harley Quinn • Havana • Hawkman • Heat Wave • Heatstroke • Hugh Evans • Icicle • Jeb Stuart • Javelin • Jess Bright • Jewelee • Joker's Daughter • Jog • John Diggle • Juniper • Kaliber • Karin Grace • Karma • Katana • Keymaster • KGBeast • Killer Croc • Killer Frost • Killer Shark • King Shark • Klarion • Knockout • Lady Liberty • Larvanaut • Lawless • Lawman • Leviathan • Lor-Zod • Madame Crow • Magpie • Major Disaster • Major Force • Major Victory • Man-Bat • Manchester Black • Manhunter • Marauder • Maser • Match • Merlyn • Metamorpheus • Mindboggler • Mindwarp • Mirror Master • Mister 104 • Mister Bloom • Mister Freeze • Mister Zsasz • Modem • Mongal • Mongul • Monsieur Mallah • Ms. Clay • Multi-Man • Multiplex • Nemesis • Nickels • Nightmare Nurse • Nightshade • Nocturna • Oracle • Osita • Outlaw • Parasite • Pathfinder • Peacemaker • Penguin • Persuader • Pigeon • Plasmus • Plastique • Poison Ivy • Polka Dot Man • Power Girl • Psi • Punch • Putty • Quartzite • Rag Doll • Ratcatcher 2 • Ravager • Ravan • Reactron • Red Hood • Rick Flag • Riddler • Sam Makoa • Savant • Scream Queen • Sgt. Rock • Silver Banshee • Shade, the Changing Man • Shimmer • Shiv • Shrapnel • Shrike • Shark • Sidearm • Sidewinder • Silent Majority • Silver Banshee • Silver Swan • Sledge • Slipknot • Snakebite • Snarlgoyle • Solomon Grundy • Speedy • Sportsmaster • Stalnoivolk • Star-Spangled Kid • Steel • Sudden Death • Sundowner • Superboy • Talon • T.D.K. • Tattooed Man • Thinker • Thermal • Thylacine • Torque • Tuppence Terror • Twister • Virtuoso • Vixen • Voltaic • Warp • Weasel • White Dragon • Wildcat • Wild Dog • Windfall • Wink • Writer • Yasemin Soze • Zebra-Man • Zizz • Zoomax
Supporting	Amanda Waller • Briscoe • Checkmate • Derek Tolliver • Emilia Harcourt • Father Craemer • Flo Crawley • General Brent • Jack Kale • John Economos • King Faraday • Lok • Mac McCoy • Marnie Herrs • Mary White • Mitch Sekofsky • Murph • Sarge Steel • Senator Cray • Simon LaGrieve • Vic Sage
Enemies	Agni • Antiphon • Badb • Basilisk • Birds of Prey • Brimstone • Creature of Ghost Lake • Digital Djinn • Djinn • Firestorm • Hyve • Ifrit • Incubus • Jaculi • Jihad • Kobra • Koschei the Deathless • L.O.A. • Mad Dog • Major Zastrow • Manticore • Master of the Dinosaurs • Mirage Master • Outsiders • People's Heroes • Piscator • Polyphemus • Red Orchid • Red Shadows • Red Wave Beast • Regulus • Rustam • Sculptor Sorcerer • Serpent in the Subway • Stalnoivolk • Superman • Teen Titans • Thinker • Tolteca • William Hell
Miscellaneous	Recommended Reading • Belle Reve • Flying Lab • Jotunheim • Sheba • Task Force X • Task Force Z
Comics	Suicide Squad (Vol. 1) • Suicide Squad (Vol. 2) • Suicide Squad (Vol. 3) • Suicide Squad (Vol. 4) • Suicide Squad (Vol. 5) • Suicide Squad (Vol. 6) • Suicide Squad (Vol. 7) • New Suicide Squad • Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana • Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang
Other Media	Batman: Assault on Arkham • Suicide Squad • Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay • The Suicide Squad • Suicide Squad Isekai
Creators	Robert Kanigher • Ross Andru • John Ostrander • Kim Yale • Luke McDonnell • Keith Giffen • Paco Medina • Javier Piña • Adam Glass • Federico Dallocchio • Sean Ryan • Jeremy Roberts

Justice League

Main	Aquaman · Atom (Ray Palmer) · Batman · Black Canary · Flash (Barry Allen · Wally West) · Green Arrow · Green Lantern (Hal Jordan · John Stewart · Kyle Rayner) · Hawkgirl (Shayera Thal · Kendra Saunders) · Hawkman (Katar Hol · Carter Hall) · Martian Manhunter · Superman · Wonder Woman · Zatanna
Membership	'Mazing Man · Adam Strange · Agent Liberty · Air Wave · Alan Scott · Alanna Strange · Alpha Centurion · Amazing-Man · Ambush Bug · Amethyst · Andrew Bennett · Antaeus · Animal Man · Aqualad · Argus · Arion · Arrowette · Artemis · Atom (Ryan Choi) · Atom Smasher/Nuklon · Atomica · August General in Iron · Azrael · Aztek · Batgirl (Barbara Gordon · Stephanie Brown) · Batwing · Batwoman · Beast Boy · Big Barda · Big Sir · Blackfire · Black Adam · Black Condor (Ryan Kendall) · Black Lightning · Black Orchid · Bloodwynd · Blue Beetle (Ted Kord · Jaime Reyes) · Blue Devil · Blue Jay · Boom · Booster Gold · Boruka · Bronze Tiger · Bulleteer · Bumblebee · Cadejos · Captain Atom · Captain Cold · Captain Comet · Captain Marvel (Billy Batson · Freedy Freeman) · Catwoman · Citizen Steel · Clock King · Cluemaster · Coldcast · Commander Steel · Congorilla · Creeper · Crimson Fox · Cyborg · Damage · Dark Flash · Deadman · Deathstroke · Despero · Detective Chimp · Dex-Starr · Doctor Fate (Hector Hall · Inza Cramer · Kent Nelson · Khalid Nassour) · Doctor Light · Doctor Mid-Nite · Doctor Mist · Doctor Occult · Dolphin · Donna Troy · Element Woman · Elongated Man · Enchantress · Equinox · Etrigan · Extraño · Faith · Fire · Firehawk · Firestorm (Jason Rusch · Martin Stein · Ronnie Raymond) · Frankenstein · Gamma Knife · Gammeron · Geist · General Glory · Geo-Force · G'nort · Godiva · Gold · Goldrush · Guardian · Guy Gardner · Gypsy · Harley Quinn · Hawk · Heckler · Hippolyta · Hourman (Matthew Tyler · Rex Tyler · Rick Tyler) Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) · Ice · Icemaiden · Iron · Jade · Jarro · Jay Garrick · Jesse Quick · Jessica Cruz · Joe Public · John Constantine · Joker · Kasumi · Katana · Kid Flash (Wallace West) · Killer Frost · Kilowog · Lex Luthor · Lightray · Lionheart · Lobo · Loose Cannon · Lori Lemaris · L-Ron · Madame Xanadu · Major Disaster · Man-Bat · Manitou Dawn · Manitou Raven · Mary Marvel · Maxima · Maya · Menagerie · Metamorpho · Mera · Mighty Bruce · Mindwarp · Miss Martian · Mister Miracle · Mister Terrific · Mon-El · Moon Maiden · Multi-Man · Mystek · Naif al-Sheikh · Naomi · Nightmare Nurse · Nightshade · Nightwing · Obsidian · Olympian · OMAC · Omen · Oracle · Orion · Osiris · Pandora · Pantha · Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt · Phantom Girl · Phantom Lady · Phantom Stranger · Plastic Man · Platinum · Poison Ivy · Power Girl · Question · Ragman · Rana Dorada · Raven · Ray · Red Arrow (Emiko Queen · Roy Harper) · Red Canary · Red Tornado · Riddler · Robotman · Robin (Tim Drake · Damian Wayne) · Rocket Red · Sand · Sargon the Sorcerer · Scarlet Skier · Seneca · Shade, the Changing Man · Shazam · Shining Knight · Signal · Silver Sorceress · Simon Baz · Sin · Sinestro · Sister Superior · Star Sapphire · Starfire · Stargirl · Starman (Mikaal Tomas · William Payton) · Starro · Steel (John Henry Irons · Natasha Irons) · Steve Trevor · S.T.R.I.P.E. · Sue Dibny · Super-Chief · Superboy · Supergirl · Swamp Thing · Tasmanian Devil · Tattooed Man · Tawky Tawny · Tempest · Tomorrow Woman · Trickster · Triumph · Tuatara · Vandal Savage · Ventriloquist · Vibe · Vixen · Wildcat · Wonder Twins (Jayna · Zan) · Xanthe Zhou · Xenos · Yazz · Zauriel · Zealot
Supporting	A.R.G.U.S. · Beefeater · Catherine Cobert · Maxwell Lord · Oberon · Snapper Carr · Sue Dibny
Villains	Alien Alliance · Amazo · Amos Fortune · Anti-Justice League · Anti-Monitor · Appellaxians · Aquarius · Aryan Brigade · Atomic Skull · Axis America · Barbatos · Cadre · Crime Champions · Crime Syndicate of America · Darkseid · Dark Knights · Demolition Team · Demons Three · Despero · Doctor Light · Epoch the Lord of Time · Extremists · Felix Faust · Floronic Man · Freedom Fighters of China · Hyperclan · Injustice Gang · Injustice League · Kanjar Ro · Key · League Busters · League of Ancients · Legion of Doom · Lex Luthor · Libra · Mad Maestro · Manga Khan · Mongul · Mister Nebula · Queen Bee · Queen of Fables · Rama Khan · Red King · Royal Flush Gang · Secret Society of Super Villains · Starro · Steppenwolf · Weapons Master · White Martians
Branches	Extreme Justice · Justice League America · Justice League Antarctica · Justice League Dark · Justice League Detroit · Justice League Elite · Justice League Europe · Justice League International · Justice League Odyssey · Justice League Queer · Justice League Task Force · Justice Legion Alpha · Justice League United · Justice League Unlimited · Super Buddies
Headquarters	Secret Sanctuary · Justice League Satellite · Justice League Watchtower · Hall of Justice
Storylines	"American Dreams" · "Breakdown" · "Breakdowns" · "Crisis of Conscience" · "Crisis Times Five" · "Cry for Justice" · "The Dark Things" · "Divided We Fall" · Earth-2 · "Earth-Mars War" · "Extinction" · "Golden Perfect" · Justice · Identity Crisis · "In the Dark" · "Injustice League Unlimited" · JLA/Avengers · "Justice for All" · "The Lightning Saga" · "A Midsummer's Nightmare" · "A New Beginning" · "New World Order" · "The Obsidian Age" · "Omega" · "Origin" · "Pain of the Gods" · "The Queen of Fables" · "The Rise of Eclipso" · "Rock of Ages" · "Royal Pain" · "Rules of Engagement" · "Sanctuary" · "The Second Coming" · "The Signal Masters" · "Strength in Numbers" · "Syndicate Rules" · "Team History" · "The Tenth Circle" · "Terror Incognita" · "Throne of Atlantis" · "The Tornado's Path" · "Tower of Babel" · "Trial by Fire" · "The Villain's Journey" · "When Worlds Collide" · "World War III" · "World Without a Justice League" · Year One
Miscellaneous	Origins · Publication History · Recommended Reading

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