The Religious Affiliation of
Katana
Tatsu Yamashiro

Religion: Bushido / Buddhist

Name: Katana

Alter Ego: Tatsu Yamashiro

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #200 (July 1983): "Introducing: Batman and the Outsiders"

Creators: Mike W. Barr, Jim Aparo

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 223

   Comic Book Appearances: 221

   TV, Film Appearances: 2

Teams/Affiliations: Birds of Prey; The Outsiders

Enemy of: Takeo Yamashiro

Location: Gotham City, USA

Birth Place: Japan

Race: Asian

Gender: female

This character is in the following 170 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Adventures of the Outsiders

Adventures of the Outsiders #33 (May 1986): "A Tiny, Deadly War"
Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986): "Against All Odds!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #35 (July 1986): "Sympathy for the Fuhrer"
Adventures of the Outsiders #36 (Aug. 1986): "Agents of Change"
Adventures of the Outsiders #37 (Sep. 1986): "Won't You Let Me Take You On a Sea Cruise?"
Adventures of the Outsiders #38 (Oct. 1986): "Many Brave Hearts Are Asleep in the Deep"
Adventures of the Outsiders #38 (Oct. 1986): "Welcome to L.A."
Adventures of the Outsiders #39 (Nov. 1986): "Nuclear Fear, Part 1: Beginning with a Bang!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #40 (Dec. 1986): "Nuclear Fear, Part II: Family Ties!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #41 (Jan. 1987): "Breaking the Bank!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #42 (Feb. 1987): "Cha$ing the Dollar!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #43 (Mar. 1987): "A Christmas Carol -- 1985"
Adventures of the Outsiders #43 (Mar. 1987): "Black Lightning and Katana"
Adventures of the Outsiders #44 (Apr. 1987): "...Nothing Can Stop -- The Duke of Oil!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #45 (May 1987): "Assault on Station Markovia!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #46 (June 1987): "Ladies Day"

Batman and the Outsiders

Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1983): "Wars Ended, Wars Begun"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #2 (Sep. 1983): "Markovia's Last Stand"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #3 (Oct. 1983): "Bitter Orange"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #4 (Nov. 1983): "One-Man Meltdown"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Dec. 1983): "Psimon Says"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #6 (Jan. 1984): "Death Warmed Over"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #7 (Feb. 1984): "Cold Hands, Cold Heart"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1984): "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #9 (Apr. 1984): "Enter: the Masters of Disaster"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #9 (Apr. 1984): "Battle For the Band" (2-panel cameo)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #10 (May 1984): "The Execution of Black Lightning"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #11 (June 1984): "A Sword of Ancient Death"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #12 (July 1984): "To Love, Honor, and Destroy"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #13 (Aug. 1984): "In the Chill of the Night"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #14 (Oct. 1984): "Two By Two"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #15 (Nov. 1984): "Going For the Gold"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #16 (Dec. 1984): "The Truth about Halo, Part 1: ...Goodbye..."
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #17 (Jan. 1984): "We Are Dying, Egypt--Dying"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #18 (Feb. 1985): "Who Wears the Crown of Ra?"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #19 (Mar. 1985): "Who's Afraid of the Big Red S?"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #20 (Apr. 1985): "Death and Remembrance"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #21 (May 1985): "The Silent Treatment"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #22 (June 1985): "The Truth About Halo, Part 3: Who She Is and How She Came to Be"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #23 (July 1985): "The Truth About Halo, Part 4: The Search for Halo"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #24 (Aug. 1985): "I Went to the Animal Fair"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #25 (Sep. 1985): "A Serpent in Eden"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #26 (Oct. 1985): "Serpent in the Sky!"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #27 (Nov. 1985): "War Stars!"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #28 (Dec. 1985): "The Truth About Looker, Part 1: Below"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #29 (Jan. 1986): "The Truth About Looker, Part 2: The People of the Abyss"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #30 (Feb. 1986): "The Truth About Looker, Part 3: This Envious Race"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #31 (Mar. 1986): "The Truth About Looker, Part 4: Pawn of the World Below"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #32 (Apr. 1986): "A New War's Winning"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #1 (Dec. 2007): "The Chrysalis"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #2 (Jan. 2008): "Infestation"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #3 (Feb. 2008): "Throwdown"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #4 (Apr. 2008): "Mission: Creep"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #5 (May 2008): "Ghosts"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #6 (June 2008): "Ghost Star"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #7 (July 2008): "The Snare" (4-panel cameo)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2008): "The Hard Way"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #9 (Sep. 2008): "The Uninvited"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #10 (Oct. 2008): "Monsters"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #11 (Nov. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 1"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #12 (Dec. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 2"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #13 (Jan. 2009): "The Network" (visual reference)
Batman and the Outsiders Annual (vol. 1) #1 (1984): "Land Where Our Fathers Died"
Batman and the Outsiders Annual (vol. 1) #2 (1985): "Dissembler at the Wedding"
Batman and the Outsiders Special #1 (Mar. 2009)

Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 (July 2009): "Last Man Standing" (1-panel cameo)
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #200 (July 1983): "Introducing: Batman and the Outsiders"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" (mentioned)
Justice League of America Wedding Special #1 (Nov. 2007): "Unlimited: Chapter 1: Injustice League" (only on cover)

Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
The Outsiders

The Outsiders (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1985): "Nuclear Fear, Part 1: Beginning with a Bang!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #2 (Dec. 1985): "Nuclear Fear, Part II: Family Ties!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1986): "Breaking the Bank!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #4 (Feb. 1986): "Cha$ing the Dollar!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Mar. 1986): "A Christmas Carol -- 1985"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Mar. 1986): "Black Lightning and Katana"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #6 (Apr. 1986): "...Nothing Can Stop -- The Duke of Oil!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #7 (May 1986): "Assault on Station Markovia!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #8 (June 1986): "Ladies Day"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #9 (July 1986): "Bentama Means Betrayal"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #10 (Aug. 1986): "The People's Heroes"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #11 (Sep. 1986): "Swordless Samurai"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #11 (Sep. 1986): "All About Halo's Auras"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #11 (Sep. 1986): "No Escape"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #12 (Oct. 1986): "Nothing Left to Lose"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #13 (Nov. 1986): "Marooned..."
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #14 (Dec. 1986): "The Looker Murder Case"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #15 (Jan. 1987): "Biohazard"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #16 (Feb. 1987): "The Firefly's Blaze of Glory"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #17 (Mar. 1987): "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #18 (Apr. 1987): "...Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #19 (May 1987): "The Winds of Change"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #19 (May 1987): "Halo, Senior and Katana, Junior"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #20 (June 1987): "...An Ill Wind"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #21 (July 1987): "Beware Strike Force Kobra"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #22 (Aug. 1987): "Showdown with the Strike Force"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #22 (Aug. 1987): "Is Zombody Out There?"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #23 (Sep. 1987): "...And the Rockets Red Glare"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #24 (Oct. 1987): "Night of Camp David!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #25 (Nov. 1987): "The Eve of Disaster"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #26 (Dec. 1987): "...Uneasy Lies the Head..."
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #27 (Jan. 1988): "Robot Tyrants of Kadeyland!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #28 (Feb. 1988): "...A Land Down Under..."
Outsiders (vol. 2) #0 (Oct. 1994): "From the Ashes"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #1-alpha (Nov. 1993): "Blood & Ashes"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #1-omega (Nov. 1993): "Ashes & Blood"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #2 (Dec. 1993): "Decline & Fall"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #3 (Jan. 1994): "Eradicated!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #3 (Jan. 1994): "By Way of Introduction or Dramatis Personae Non Grata"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #4 (Feb. 1994): "Storming the Palace!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #5 (Mar. 1994): "With Friends Like These..."
Outsiders (vol. 2) #6 (Apr. 1994): "Hell at 50,000 Feet!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #7 (May 1994): "Friendly Fire"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #8 (June 1994): "Shadows of Knight"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #9 (July 1994): "Breakout"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #10 (Aug. 1994): "Final Blood, Part 1: Into the Abyss...!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #11 (Sep. 1994): "Final Blood: Part Two"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #12 (Nov. 1994): "Separate but Inequal!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #14 (Jan. 1995): "Proving Ground!" (lead character)
Outsiders (vol. 2) #15 (Feb. 1995): "New Year's Evil"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #18 (May 1995): "Dishonor Thy Father! Part One: Family Ties"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #19 (June 1995): "Dishonor Thy Father! 2 of 2: It's Felix Faust's World-- We Just Live in it!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #20 (July 1995): "Le Paree-- C'est Fini!"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #21 (Aug. 1995): "Steppenwolf at the Door: Chapter One"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #22 (Sep. 1995): "The Armagetto Quest"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #23 (Oct. 1995): "The Eclipso Plague"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #24 (Nov. 1995): "One Wedding and a Funeral"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #26 (Sep. 2005): "Tick Tock, Part 1 of 2"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #27 (Oct. 2005): "Tick Tock, Part 2 of 2"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #30 (Jan. 2006): "Unoriginal Sins, Part 2 of 2: All Hell Breaks Loose"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #31 (Feb. 2006): "Out-Of-Town Work"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #32 (Mar. 2006): "Detour"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #33 (Apr. 2006): "Deep Impact"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #34 (May 2006): "The Good Fight, Part 1: Cain & Abel"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #35 (June 2006): "The Good Fight, Part 2: Meet the New Boss"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #36 (July 2006): "The Good Fight, Part 3: Gone in a Flash"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #37 (Aug. 2006): "Silver and Grey, Part One: Familiar Faces"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #38 (Sep. 2006): "Silver and Grey, Part Two: Looking for a Fight"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #39 (Oct. 2006): "Silver and Grey, Part Three: Since You're Here, Why Don't You Stay Awhile?"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #40 (Nov. 2006): "Mad Scientists, Part 1"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #41 (Dec. 2006): "Mad Scientists, Part 2"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #42 (Jan. 2007): "Mad Scientists, Part 3"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #43 (Feb. 2007): "Mad Scientists, Finale: The Man Behind the Curtain"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #44 (Mar. 2007): "Pay As You Go, Part One: The Skeleton Crew"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #46 (May 2007): "Pay as You Go, Part Three: Friends, Lovers & Other Strangers"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #47 (July 2007): "Checkout Part 2"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #48 (Aug. 2007): "Checkout Part 4"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #49 (Sep. 2007): "Checkout: Conclusion"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #50 (Nov. 2007): "You Killed the Outsiders!!"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #15 (Apr. 2009): "The Deep, Part One"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #15 (Apr. 2009): "Origins & Omens"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #16 (May 2009): "The Deep, Part Two"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #17 (June 2009): "The Deep, Part Three"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #18 (July 2009): "The Deep, Part Four"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #19 (Aug. 2009): "The Deep, Part Five"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #20 (Sep. 2009): "The Deep, Conclusion"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #21 (Oct. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 1"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #22 (Nov. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 2"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #23 (Dec. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 3"
The Outsiders Annual (vol. 1) #1 (1986): "The Skull, the Serpent and the Outsiders"
Outsiders Annual (vol. 3) #1 (June 2007): "Pay as You Go, Part 4: The Wrong to Do the Right"
The Outsiders Special #1 (Apr. 1987): "From Here to Infinity!"

Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 2: The Queen of Swords & the King of the Rock" (lead character)
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Metamorpho/Aquaman #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 4: Rogue Elements" (cameo)
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Nightwing/Captain Boomerang #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 1: Grudge Match" (cameo)
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Wonder Woman/Grace #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 5: Member of the Tribe" (cameo)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Teen Titans and Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2005 (Oct. 2005)
Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #175 (Dec. 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part Two: Girl Frenzy"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Katana.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0124619/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/katana/29-9547/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=katana
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=katana
  - http://www.cosmicteams.com/jsa/_chron/jsachron5.html
  - http://www.comics-db.com/story/1005689-0-Wars_Ended_Wars_Begun.html