No.
Black cats are believed to be bad luck, especially if they cross someone's path of walking. The superstition stems from the Western idea that the color black was the color of the devil and the belief that cats were assistants to the devil.
Self-Inflicted was created in 1997.
Mike Mignola would know for sure. But it could have something to do with the superstition in the middle ages that associated cats with witchcraft. They were thought to be "agents of the devil" that helped the witches with spell-casting and such.
Les chats sont diaboliques, les chats sont des animaux du diable.
Because the Tasmanian devil is at the top of the food chain, there are no predators of adult devils. Young joeys can be taken by birds of prey such as the wedge-tailed eagle, and introduced species such as foxes and feral cats.
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia was created in 1989.
The robber inflicted pain on the bank manager, forcing him to open the safe.
No cats are not thought of as evil or as the devil. The Bible used symbolism to represent object concepts as illustrative of the object's properties or attributes. For example the Beast symbolism was used to represent pagan nations as well as pagan rulers to denote that these are like animals in the context of not having a personal relationship with God or a personal connection with God.
23 Knife wounds were inflicted upon Julius Ceasar
Self Inflicted - 2013 was released on: USA: 6 May 2013 (internet)
Well, two different ways, self inflicted or otherwise inflicted.. Self inflicted is like cutting your wrists to cause a release through pain but otherwise inflicted harm is like being hit around the face, out of the other persons anger for your actions etc. Hope that helps :)