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 KATANA (Tatsu Yamashiro)CHRONOLOGY 
Created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo

The New 52! Universe

CHRONOLOGY

Katana first appeared in (cameo) Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #1 (November 2011); (actual appearance) Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #2 (December 2011). First historical appearance was in Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Katana in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.

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Katana Chronology

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Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #2 (December 2011): "Trouble in Mind"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #3 (January 2012): "You Might Think"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #4 (February 2012): "Absolutely Mental" [Flashback]
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #4 (February 2012): "Absolutely Mental"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #5 (March 2012): "Chokepoint"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #6 (April 2012): "Clean Getaway"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #7 (May 2012): "Brain Damage"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #8 (June 2012): "A Far Cry"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #9 (July 2012): "Gangland Style"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #10 (August 2012): "Heat Seekers" [Flashback]
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #10 (August 2012): "Heat Seekers"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #11 (September 2012): "Tangled Up Inside" [Flashback]
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #11 (September 2012): "Tangled Up Inside"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #12 (October 2012): "Heartbreak and Vine"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #13 (December 2012): "Swear By My Eyes"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #14 (January 2013): "Three Hours of the Condor"
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 #15 (February 2013): "Sayonara Katana"
Katana #1 (April 2013): "Way of the Outsider"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #1 (April 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 1"
Justice League of America's Vibe #2 (May 2013): "Why Me?"
Katana #2 (May 2013): "Hire Your Enemy"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #2 (May 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 2"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #3 (June 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 3: The Forest & the Trees"
Catwoman Vol. 4 #19 (June 2013): "Slam"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #4 (July 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 4: The Good, the Bad, & the Shaggy"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #5 (August 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 5"
Katana #3 (June 2013): "Killing & Other Bad Habits"
Katana #4 (July 2013): "Creep"
Katana #5 (August 2013): "Born to Kill"
Katana #6 (September 2013): "Swagger"
Katana #7 (October 2013): "What Happened that Night?"
Katana #8 (December 2013): "The Tightening Coil"
Katana #9 (January 2014): "Ghost Warriors"
Katana #10 (February 2014): "Machine Gun Shun"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #27 (March 2014): "The Outsiders War, Part 2: Secret Origin"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #30 (June 2014): "The Outsiders War, Part 5: Family"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #31 (July 2014): "The Outsiders War, Part 6: Spoils of War"
Justice League Vol. 2 #22 (September 2013): "Trinity War, Part 1: The Death Card"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #6 (September 2013): "Trinity War, Part 2"
Justice League Dark #22 (September 2013): "Trinity War, Part 3: House of Cards"
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #11 (October 2013): "A Foolish Man"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #7 (October 2013): "Trinity War, Part 4"
Justice League Dark #23 (October 2013): "Trinity War, Part 5"
Justice League Vol. 2 #23 (October 2013): "Trinity War, Part 6"
Forever Evil #3 (January 2014): "Prisoners" [Flashback]
Forever Evil #7 (July 2014): "Crisis of Self"
Justice League of America Vol. 3 #14 (July 2014): "Debrief"
Batgirl Vol. 4 #34 (October 2014): "Crash & Burn"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #37 (February 2015): "The Kingdom, Part 3: Subjects"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #38 (March 2015): "The Kingdom, Part 4: Public Enemy"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #39 (April 2015): "The Kingdom, Part 5"
Green Arrow Vol. 6 #40 (May 2015): "The Kingdom, Part 6"
Batman Eternal #52 (June 2015): "Eternal"
Batman and Robin Eternal #23 (May 2016): "Zero Hour"
Batman and Robin Eternal #24 (May 2016): "All Out"
Batman and Robin Eternal #25 (May 2016): "Orphans"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #1/2 (March 2016): "Dawn of the Age of Chaos"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #2 (April 2016): "Into the Fire"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #3/2 (May 2016): "As Above, So Below"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #4 (June 2016): "The Fall of Castle Markov"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #5/2 (July 2016): "Call Her...Halo"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #6 (August 2016): "Death and Redemption"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang #1 (October 2016): "Home Again"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang #1/2 (October 2016): "What Goes Around, Comes Around, Part 1"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang #2/2 (November 2016): "What Goes Around, Comes Around, Part 2"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Amanda Waller #5/2 (February 2017): "Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 1"
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Amanda Waller #6/2 (March 2017): "Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 2"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #1 (October 2016): "The Black Vault, Part 1: I Wanna Be Sedated"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #2 (November 2016): "The Black Vault, Part Two: Blitzkrieg Bop"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #3 (November 2016): "The Black Vault, Part Three: Bad Brain"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #4 (December 2016): "The Black Vault, Part 4: Beat on the Brat"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #5 (December 2016): "Going Sane, Part One: Shock Treatment"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #6 (January 2017): "Going Sane, Part Two: Teenage Lobotomy"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #7 (January 2017): "Going Sane, Part Three: Beat on the Brat"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #8 (February 2017): "Going Sane, Part Four: I Believe In Miracles"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #8/2 (February 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad Prelude: Warm Heart"
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Three"
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #4 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Four"
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #5 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Five"
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #6 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Conclusion"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #11 (April 2017): "Burning Down The House, Part 1: Life Inside"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #12 (April 2017): "Burning Down The House, Part 2: Those Left Behind"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #12/2 (April 2017): "Those Left Behind"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #13 (May 2017): "Burning Down The House, Part 3: Being Good"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #14 (May 2017): "Burning Down The House, Part 4: Hit It"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #14/2 (May 2017): "Live Free. Die."
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #15 (June 2017): "Burning Down The House, Conclusion: The Price You Pay"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #17 (July 2017): "Blowing Up"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #18 (July 2017): "Your Future Is Dead"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #19 (August 2017): "Alone"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #20 (August 2017): "Managing People"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #21 (September 2017): "The Entrance Fee"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #22 (September 2017): "Kill Your Darlings, Part Two: I Escaped"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #23 (October 2017): "Kill Your Darlings, Part 3"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #24 (October 2017): "Kill Your Darlings, Part 4"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #25 (November 2017): "Kill Your Darlings, Conclusion: Death Over Slavery"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #27 (December 2017): "The Secret History of Task Force X, Part 1"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #28 (December 2017): "The Secret History of Task Force X, Part 2"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #29 (January 2018): "The Secret History of Task Force X, Part 3"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #30 (January 2018): "The Secret History of Task Force X, Part 4"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #31 (February 2018): "The Secret History of Task Force X, Part 5"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #32 (February 2018): "The Secret History of Task Force X, Finale"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #33 (March 2018): "The Chosen One"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #34 (March 2018): "The Chosen One, Part Two"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #35 (April 2018): "Drain the Swamp, Part 1"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #36 (April 2018): "Drain the Swamp, Part 2"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #37 (May 2018): "Drain the Swamp, Conclusion"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #38 (May 2018): "Shock and Awe, Part 1"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #39 (June 2018): "Shock and Awe, Part 2"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #40 (June 2018): "Shock and Awe, Conclusion"
Justice League: No Justice #1 (July 2018): "No Justice"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #41 (July 2018): "Constriction, Part 1"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #42 (July 2018): "Constriction, Part 2"
Detective Comics #986 (October 2018): "On The Outside, Part 4"
Detective Comics #987 (October 2018): "On The Outside, Finale"
Detective Comics #992 (January 2019): "Deface the Face, Part Five: A Fighting Man"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #48 (January 2019): "Rocket To Russia, Part One"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #49 (February 2019): "Rocket To Russia, Part Two"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #50 (March 2019): "Rocket To Russia, Part Three"
Suicide Squad Black Files #1 (January 2019): "The Revenge of Kobra"
Suicide Squad Black Files #2 (February 2019): "The Revenge of Kobra"
Suicide Squad Black Files #3 (March 2019): "War in Two Worlds!"
Suicide Squad Black Files #4 (April 2019): "My Own Worst Enemy!"
Suicide Squad Black Files #5 (May 2019): "Fugitive From Myself"
Suicide Squad Black Files #6 (June 2019): "Reverse Image"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #1 (July 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 1"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #2 (August 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 2"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #3 (September 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 3"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #4 (October 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 4"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #5 (November 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 5"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #6 (December 2019): "Lesser Gods, Finale"
Batman and the Outsiders Annual Vol. 3 #1 (December 2019): "Into the Soul Taker"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #7 (January 2020): "Call Me Ishmael"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #8 (February 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 1"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #9 (March 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 2"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #10 (April 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 3"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #11 (May 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 4"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #12 (June 2020): "A League of Their Own, Finale"
Doomsday Clock #9 (May 2019): "Crisis"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #13 (August 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Part 1"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #14 (September 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Part 2"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #15 (October 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Part 3"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #16 (November 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Finale"
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #17 (December 2020): "The Inside"
Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 (January 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part V: The Man of No Tomorrow"
Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (February 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VI: The Truth Machine"
Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VII: A Slap in the Face"
Batman: Urban Legends #1/3 (May 2021): "The Caretaker, Chapter 1"
Batman: Urban Legends #2/3 (June 2021): "The Caretaker, Chapter 2"
Batman: Urban Legends #3/3 (July 2021): "The Caretaker, Finale"

ZZChronology Uncertain

It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology.

Batman Vol. 2 #8/2 (June 2012): "The Call"
Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011): "A Rush of Blood"
Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1/8 (December 2018): "Mercy Killing"
Heroes in Crisis #9 (July 2019): "Heroes in Crisis, Part 9: All of Us" [Flashback]
Man-Bat Vol. 5 #3 (June 2021): "Below Rock Bottom"
New Talent Showcase 2017 #1/2 (January 2018): "To The Hilt"
Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #3/2 (November 2016): "Choose"
Suicide Squad/Banana Splits #1 (May 2017): "Suicide Splits (Hey, It Beats "Banana Squad")"