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 Cover ofConvergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1 (June 2015). Depicting (top-to-bottom)Geo-Force,Halo,Batman,Katana,Black Lightning andMetamorpho Art byAndy Kubert. | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) |
| Created by | Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist) |
| Roster | |
| See:List of Outsiders members | |
| Outsiders | |
 | Cover forOutsiders #1 (November 1985), art byJim Aparo |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) November1985 – February1988 (vol. 2) November1993 – November1995 (vol. 3) August2003 – November2007 (vol. 4) April2009 – June2011 |
| Number of issues | (vol. 1): 28 (vol. 2): 26 (vol. 3): 50 (vol. 4): 25 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | (vol. 1-2) Mike Barr (vol. 3) Judd Winick (vol. 4) Peter Tomasi |
| Penciller(s) | (vol. 1) Jim Aparo,Steve Lightle,Joe Staton,Curt Swan,Jan Duursema,Ernie Colón,Brian Bolland,John Byrne,Jerry Ordway,Dan Jurgens, Jerome Moore,Erik Larsen (vol. 2) Paul Pelletier,Casey Jones (vol. 3) Tom Raney, Dan Jurgens, Carlos D'Anda, Karl Kerschl, Matthew Clark, Shawn Moll, Ron Randall (vol. 4) Lee Garbett, Fernando Pasarin,Don Kramer,Philip Tan,Joe Bennett,Keith Giffen |
| Colorist(s) | (vol. 1) Adrienne Roy |
| Creator(s) | Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist) |
| Batman and the Outsiders | |
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 Art byKevin Nowlan | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) |
| Created by | Mike Barr Jim Aparo |
| Batman and the Outsiders | |
 | Cover forBatman and the Outsiders #1 (1983), art byJim Aparo |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) August1983 – April1986 (vol. 2) December2007 – February2009 (vol. 3) May2019 – September2020 |
| Number of issues | (vol. 1): 46 (with issues #33-46 calledThe Adventures of the Outsiders), plus 2 annuals and 1 special (vol. 2): 15, plus 1 special (vol. 3): 17, plus 1 annual |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | (vol. 1) Mike Barr (vol. 2) Chuck Dixon,Frank Tieri (vol. 3) Bryan Hill |
| Penciller(s) | (vol. 1) Jim Aparo,Alan Davis (vol. 2) Julian Lopez, Carlos Rodriguez, Ryan Benjamin (vol. 3) Dexter Soy |
| Creator(s) | Mike Barr Jim Aparo |
TheOutsiders are asuperhero team appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. As their name suggests, the team consists of superheroes who do not fit the norms of the "mainstream" superhero community, i.e. theJustice League.[1]
The Outsiders have had a number of different incarnations. They were founded byBatman, whose ties to the Justice League were strained at the time, and introduced the original line-up of Batman,Black Lightning,Metamorpho,Geo-Force,Katana,Halo andLooker. A later incarnation of the Outsiders from the early 2000s comics was led byNightwing andArsenal following the dissolution of theTeen Titans superhero group, and depicted the team as a group hunting for super-criminals. For the team's third incarnation, Batman reforms them as a special strike team featuring classic members Katana and Metamorpho alongside new recruits such asCatwoman and Black Lightning's daughterThunder. After theBatman R.I.P. storyline,Alfred Pennyworth acts on Batman's instructions to reassemble the team once more, recruiting new members and more of the team's original lineup.[2]
Another version of the team with a familiar line-up briefly featured inBatman Incorporated in 2011 as the black ops section of Batman's organization. Later, the Outsiders arerebooted as a secret society of weapons themed-characters in the pages ofGreen Arrow, featuring Katana andOnyx alongside several new characters, before the original Outsiders are brought back in 2017, followingDC Rebirth as a strike team founded by Batman. 2020s incarnations of the team are led by Black Lightning,Batwing, andBatwoman, and addThe Signal to the lineup.
A version of the team appears in the live-action seriesBlack Lightning, fully formed starting in thethird season and led by Black Lightning.
The Outsiders first appeared in aspecial insert in the final issue (#200) ofThe Brave and the Bold in 1983.[3] The team was given its own comic,Batman and the Outsiders, which debuted in August 1983. It was created and originally written byMike W. Barr and illustrated byJim Aparo (later illustrated byAlan Davis).
After Batman left the group in issue #32, the title was changed toThe Adventures of the Outsiders, continuing until its cancellation with issue #46. Issue #38 featured the last original story in the series, as issues #39-46 were reprints of stories from the companion seriesThe Outsiders (1985).
The cast of the Outsiders was notable for having mostly new characters (Geo-Force,Katana,Halo andLooker). The other members were two characters who refused membership in the Justice League (Black Lightning andMetamorpho) and former Leaguer Batman.
The Outsiders formed in the fictional East European country ofMarkovia, which was ravaged by war at the time. Batman had attempted to enlist the Justice League of America's aid, but was told they had been ordered to stay out of the conflict. Because he disagreed with the order, Batman resigned to strike out on his own. He and Black Lightning traveled to Markovia to free captiveLucius Fox fromBaron Bedlam who killed the country's ruler King Viktor. One of the king's sons became Geo-Force after gaining powers from Markovia's top scientist, Dr.Helga Jace, to stop Bedlam. Metamorpho was searching for Jace for the doctor to help him with his powers. Katana arrived in Markovia to kill General Karnz (Bedlam's military commander) as vengeance for her family's death. Batman found a young,amnesiac girl in the woods exhibiting light-based powers whom he names Halo who was an Aurakle that possessed the body of Violet Harper after she was killed bySyonide.[4] These heroes banded together to defeat Baron Bedlam and decided to stay together as a team, later fighting such villains as Agent Orange,[5] theFearsome Five,[6] and theCryonic Man.[7][8]
Recurring foes include theMasters of Disaster (New Wave,Shakedown,Windfall,Heatstroke, andColdsnap), who at one point were almost able to kill Black Lightning. Windfall eventually became disenchanted with her team and joined the Outsiders. Another recurring opponent was the Force of July,[9] a group of patrioticmetahumans who also regularly came into contact with theSuicide Squad. During this time, Geo-Force's half-sisterTerra died as a traitor against theTeen Titans.[10] Batman revealed his real identity as Bruce Wayne to the team (although they already knew it).[11] Eventually, Halo's origins were revealed. Emily Briggs (who later became the superheroine Looker and joined the team) was introduced. Denise Howard (the love interest of Geo-Force) appeared for the second time.
Baron Bedlam later returned to life. With the assistance of the Bad Samaritan, the Masters of Disaster andSoviet forces, he again tried to seize control of Markovia. Batman withheld this information, angering the rest of the team. This eventually led to Batman disbanding the team and returning to the Justice League of America.[12] Nevertheless, the team traveled to Markovia, discovering many Markovian military casualties. They were defeated by the Masters and learn that Bedlam clonedAdolf Hitler; however, the Hitler clone committed suicide in horror of the atrocities perpetrated by the original.[13] The Outsiders became unofficial agents of Markovia to receive Markovian funding.[14] They moved toLos Angeles; Geo-Force left his girlfriend Denise behind and Looker separated from her husband.
This series again featured the original group, and was printed in the Baxter paper format used on such titles asThe New Teen Titans (vol. 2) and theLegion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3).[15] It lasted for 28 issues, in addition toAnnuals and special issues. The series originally ran alongside the titleThe Adventures of the Outsiders, chronicling events a year after that series. In the end, the first few issues of this series were reprinted inThe Adventures of the Outsiders before that title was cancelled.
The team moves into a new headquarters in Los Angeles and once again becomes involved in an adventure with the Force of July (ending inMoscow).[16] Villains such as the Duke of Oil and the Soviet super-team the People's Heroes are introduced during this time.[17][18] The team's adventures take them all over the globe, most notably when the Outsiders' plane is shot down and the team is marooned on a deserted island for three weeks. Tensions rise as Geo-Force tries to resign his leadership and he and Looker succumb to temptation. Eventually, the team is rescued.[19]
More trouble arises when a detective is hired to look into Looker (now working as a model known as Lia Briggs) and her private life, and learns of her actual identity as Emily. The detective tries to blackmail her, but she hypnotizes him and forces him to leave. However, he is killed shortly afterward and Looker is arrested as a suspect. The Outsiders, fortunately, clear her name.[20]
The Outsiders are reunited with Batman when they band together to fightEclipso.[21] After the adventure, Batman gives them access to abatcave in Los Angeles. The team is also infiltrated by a clone of Windfall.[22] Meanwhile, Looker and Geo-Force feel guilty about their affair and eventually end it. Metamorpho faces his own personal problems with his wifeSapphire Stagg. The clone of Windfall is ultimately killed; the Masters of Disaster are defeated, as the real Windfall joins the Outsiders. The team also meets the other Los Angeles-based teamInfinity, Inc.[23]
The team is next involved with the crossover eventMillennium, wherein it is revealed that Helga Jace is an operative of theManhunters and kidnaps the team.[24] The team (now joined by theAtomic Knight) free themselves, but Jace attacks Metamorpho, causing an energy surge that kills them both.[25] Looker is called to return to Abyssia (the origin of her powers), where she must also face the Manhunters. During the adventure, she is drained of much of her power and returns to her normal form.[26] Halo is hit in the crossfire when saving Katana's life, and slips into acoma as Katana vows to look after her.[27] The team is disbanded by Geo-Force as Looker returns to her husband, and Batman rejoins the Justice League.[27]
This revival of the title in 1993 lasted 25 issues and was written by Mike W. Barr, with most issues penciled byPaul Pelletier.[28]
Declared a traitor in his native Markovia, Geo-Force is forced to seek the help of old (and new) Outsiders to battle thevampire-lord who controls his country. This is later coupled with the framing of the Outsiders for the slaughter of a Markovian village, forcing them into hiding. This fugitive status motivates the Atomic Knight to go after them, hoping to bring in his former allies without too much trouble. He is eventually convinced of their innocence and joins them.
The new members who join the team in Markovia are the magicianSebastian Faust, the warsuit-wearing engineer and industrialist theTechnocrat and Wylde, a friend of Technocrat who Faust fuses with a bear to save his life.
During the initial confrontation with the vampires, Looker is apparently killed. Hiding out inGotham City, the Outsiders experience another loss as the Technocrat's wife Marissa and Halo are killed during a fight withJean-Paul Valley. However, Halo's spirit survives in Marissa's body. For some time afterward, the Technocrat has trouble accepting that his wife is dead. Eventually it is discovered that Looker is not dead, but undead. The Outsiders find her and free her from the vampire's control.
After the defeat of the vampires, two teams (one composed of Geo-Force, Katana, and Technocrat; the other composed ofEradicator, Looker, Wylde, Halo, and Sebastian Faust) claim the name of the Outsiders; both teams are considered fugitives due to questionable tactics by their new members. During this time, the teams learn that Halo's original body was resurrected byKobra and joined their ranks. Both Kobra and Violet Harper are defeated, and Windfall rejoins the Outsiders.
The two teams unite to confrontFelix Faust, the father of Outsiders member Sebastian Faust. During the confrontation, Wylde betrays the team when Felix promises to restore his humanity. The team defeats Felix and Wylde, who is transformed into a normal bear and kept in a zoo where Looker can regularly visit him. The title ends with the clearing of the Outsiders' names and the marriage of Geo-Force and Denise Howard.
In the interim, the Halo entity is restored to Violet Harper's body, returning her to normal off-panel and a new team of Outsiders is formed and seen as active in theDay of Judgment crossover event. Members of this new team include Geo-Force, Halo, Katana, and Terra II, who in the 1999Titans Secret Files series, left the team after a round of genetic tests performed by scientists failed to decipher Terra's DNA to tell who she was prior to being turned into a genetic doppelgänger of the original Terra.
Outsiders (vol. 3) is largely unrelated to the previous series. It was launched in 2003 with new members, some of whom had been part of theTitans. The series was cancelled with issue #50 and relaunched asBatman and the Outsiders (vol. 2), featuring a mix of current and new members.
The new team is put together following theTitans/Young Justice: Graduation Day crossover, which dissolves both groups.Arsenal accepts a sponsorship offer from the Optitron Corporation and uses the money to buy an enormousbomb shelter which had belonged to a multimillionaire, renovating it as group headquarters. He recruits a group of young heroes, the last of whom is his friend Nightwing. Nightwing decides that, instead of functioning in a reactive capacity like most other superhero teams, this group should act as hunters, tracking down supervillains before they can cause problems.
Technocrat and Looker are nearBreach when he explodes during the Battle of Metropolis. The fate of Technocrat remains unclear, while Looker soon appears in an issue ofWorld War III. Roy Harper is saved bySuperman fromDoomsday, andCaptain Marvel Jr. was sent toEarth-S when it was reformed. When New Earth came into existence, he went with other heroes who could fly to fightSuperboy-Prime. In theInfinite Crisis hardcover, Captain Marvel Jr. joined alongside the other Titans to take down the members of theSecret Society of Super Villains who tried to killRobin.
AfterInfinite Crisis, the Outsiders are "officially" no more. Because of theFreedom of Power Treaty, the Outsiders have been operating covertly outside of theUnited States. Most of the members were presumed dead until a botched mission forced them to reveal their presence. Following the revelation of their existence, they are recruited byCheckmate to pursue missions which Checkmate cannot support publicly. Checkmate's assignment as part of the "CheckOut" crossover story arc involves dispatching the Outsiders to Oolong Island inChina, the scene of World War III theprevious year. The mission goes wrong whenChang Tzu capturesOwen Mercer and Checkmate'sBlack Queen, until both sides are bailed out by Batman. In the aftermath, Nightwing decides to give Batman control of the team once more.
In November 2007, writerChuck Dixon and artist Julian Lopez relaunchedOutsiders (vol. 3) asBatman and the Outsiders (vol. 2), with the Dark Knight taking control of the team in the aftermath of the "CheckOut" crossover with Checkmate.[29][30]
In the weeks leading up to the new series' debut, Batman holds tryouts to determine who will be on the team in a series of one-shots calledFive of a Kind. Each issue featured a different creative team (including Outsiders creator Mike W. Barr) and an epilogue written byTony Bedard.
Batman angers several members, who feel he has no right to remove people already on the team. Captain Boomerang leaves the team forAmanda Waller's Suicide Squad, and Nightwing decides to take no part in the Outsiders' questionable activities. Katana is chosen as the team's first official member, joined later by theMartian Manhunter, Metamorpho andGrace.Thunder is kicked off the team; the secondAquaman is rejected because Batman feels he does not match up to his predecessor,Orin. Batman then tells the other members: "Whether you like it or not, you're here to save the world. And you're going to behated for it". After the team's first official mission inOutsiders #50,Catwoman overheard the other recruits talking about the team being "down by law" and said: "Batman can't possibly start up his own crew of super-crooks withoutme in it!"[31]
The team fromOutsiders #50 was featured in the first two issues ofBatman and the Outsiders (vol. 2). Afterward, Catwoman and the Martian Manhunter left the team andBatgirl, Geo-Force andGreen Arrow joined; Thunder consistently appeared in the series as well. In issue #5,Elongated Man andSue Dibny make a guest appearance. They are now "ghost detectives", and seem able to possess people in a method similar to that ofDeadman.Francine Langstrom (wife of Kirk Langstrom, a.k.a. theMan-Bat) serves as the team's technical advisor, and her assistant Salah Miandad operates the "blank" OMAC droneReMAC. In issue #9, Batman calls on former team member Looker to assist in an interrogation.
The first main storyline of the title involves Batman sending the team to investigate the mysterious Mr. Jardine, who is organizing a convoluted plot to populate a subterranean lake on the Moon with alien lifeforms. While trying to stop Jardine's unauthorized space-shot in South America, Metamorpho is blasted into space and is forced to escape from theInternational Space Station, where seemingly-brainwashed astronauts are building a giant weapon. Seeking a shuttle to hijack, the rest of the team infiltrates a Chinese space facility, only to be captured by members of theGreat Ten. The timely intervention of Batgirl and ReMAC saves the team from execution. Metamorpho steals a shuttle back to Earth, escapes from theEuropean Space Agency and rejoins the team.
During theBatman R.I.P. events, an assembly of the Outsiders (including Thunder) receives a message from the missing Batman. It asks them to feed a secret code into the cybernetic mind of ReMAC, allowing it to track the Caped Crusader and theBlack Glove organization and help him in his fight. As they comply (against Batgirl's advice), the code reveals itself as a cybernetic booby-trap coming fromSimon Hurt (the mastermind behind Batman's downfall) and ReMAC explodes. Several Outsiders are wounded, and Thunder suffers brain injuries severe enough to knock her into a seemingly-irreversible coma. However, her in-costume appearance in theFinal Crisis: Submit story contradicts this; the events of thatFinal Crisis storyline occur after the events inBatman R.I.P., suggesting a continuity error.[32] When Black Lightning rejoins the team after the events ofBatman R.I.P. andFinal Crisis, he is shown visiting Thunder (who is still hospitalized in a coma).
As a result ofBatman R.I.P. andFinal Crisis (where Batman apparently died), the series was renamedOutsiders (vol. 4) and featured a new team roster. The change occurred when a new creative team took over, withPeter Tomasi writing andLee Garbett on art duty. Tomasi began withBatman and the Outsiders Special (vol. 2) #1 and the retitled series began with issue #15.[33]
One night, after going to visit the graves of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Alfred awakens inWayne Manor to a giant door opening in his room. He walks through it, where he sees a pod with a chair inside. He takes a seat, as a hologram of Batman activates. Batman explains that, because he has not entered a special code into the Bat-Computer (or any of its subsidiaries) for a certain length of time, this recording is playing (meaning he is probably dead). He tells Alfred of a very important mission the latter must undertake on his behalf (since Batman is unable to do so), but gives him a choice to accept or decline. Alfred promptly accepts; Batman explains what Alfred has meant to him throughout his life, saying to him what he did not have a chance to say at his death: "Goodbye, Dad."
With this, Batman charges Alfred to assemble a new team of Outsiders. Alfred travels around the planet, recruitingRoy Raymond, Black Lightning, Geo-Force (leader), Halo, Katana,Creeper, and Metamorpho. As a member of the team, each must become a true "outsider," living away from their families and the public eye for months at a time. Each member fills a role once filled by Batman, making this team a composite. This story arc ended with issue #25, and the series ended after 40 issues.
Dan DiDio and Phillip Tan began a new run ofOutsiders in January 2010, in which Geo-Force appears to be acting more irrationally since his battle withDeathstroke. Without consulting the rest of the team (or Alfred), Geo-Force enters into a non-aggression pact withNew Krypton, offering Markovia as a haven for theKryptonians. TheEradicator is New Krypton's representative.
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe.
In he pages of the 2011Batman Inc. series byGrant Morrison, Batman assembles a new team of Outsiders which acts as a black-ops wing of Batman Incorporated. The team consists of Metamorpho, Katana, Looker, Halo andFreight Train, and is led byRed Robin.[34] This incarnation of the team proved short-lived, as all of its members (except Red Robin) were caught in an explosion caused by Lord Death Man in the 2011Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes one-shot issue. The survivors were revealed in issue #1 of (vol. two) (2012). Metamorpho had kept everyone alive via his powers.
Beginning withJeff Lemire's run ofGreen Arrow (vol. 5), a new version of the 'Outsiders' was introduced. This is explained as being an ancient secret society dedicated to the elimination of corruption, but which itself has grown corrupt. Its membership is formed from the leaders of various clans centred around totemic weapons: the Mask, the Fist, the Arrow, the Axe, the Spear, the Shield, the Sword. A literal Green Arrow was the totemic weapon of the 'Arrow Clan', but this was destroyed by the Green Arrow as part of his symbolic rejection of the group. The Soultaker sword owned byKatana is the Sword Totem, making her the leader of the Sword Clan. The weapon totems supposedly grant immortality and enlightenment on the wielder, but the Green Arrow doubts such claims.
The leader of the Arrow Clan was onceRobert Queen, Green Arrow's father. With his apparent death, it passed toKomodo, an evil archer. It would later be passed toShado, Robert Queen's former lover and another master archer. Katana heads the Sword Clan. An unkillable shapeshifter named Magus heads the Mask Clan. A physically intimidating man known as the Butcher leads the Axe Clan. Golgotha, leader of the Spear Clan, for a time led the Outsiders overall.Onyx leads the Fist Clan. The Shield Clan is led by Kodiak, who in addition to his mastery of the shield, wears a terrifying skull mask.
The original Outsiders are reintroduced inDark Days: The Forge #1 (2017), a prelude to DC'sDark Nights: Metal crossover, in anexpository scene which explains that Batman formed the Outsiders (Black Lightning, Metamorpho, Geo-Force, Katana, and Halo) to investigate a mystery concerning theDC Universe which connects the strangeness of the Multiverse to the properties of metals—likeNth Metal, theCourt of Owls' resurrection metal,Aquaman's trident, andDoctor Fate's helmet— tometahumans and to mystical lands likeNanda Parbat,Skartaris,Atlantis, andThemiscyra. He assembled the team to operate outside the knowledge of the government, the Justice League, or theBatman family.[35]
InDoomsday Clock, Geo-Force forms a new version of the Outsiders consisting of Baroness Bedlam,Eradicator, Knightfall,Terra, and Wylde.[36]
TheDetective Comics story arcOn the Outside (July 2018) had Batman and Black Lightning come together to defeat the villain Karma. In the aftermath of the battle, Batman told Black Lightning that he wanted him to lead a new team of Outsiders consisting of himself,Cassandra Cain,Duke Thomas, andKatana, who had fought as their allies in the fight against Karma. An ongoing comic book featuring this team, titledBatman and the Outsiders (vol. 3), was set to release in December 2018.[37] The series was abruptly cancelled before finally releasing in May the following year.[38]
Later,Black Lightning assembles a new "modular" iteration of the team with himself, Duke, Katana, and Metamorpho, and a rotating fifth member. InBatman: Urban Legends, Batman joins the team to help Duke find his mother.[39]
The following are enemies of the Outsiders:
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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| Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1 | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #1–19,The Brave and the Bold #200,New Teen Titans #37 | September 2007 | 978-1401215460 |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1 | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #1–13,The Brave and the Bold #200,New Teen Titans #37 | February 2017 | 978-1401268121 |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #14–23,Annual #1 | February 2018 | 978-1401277536 |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #24–32,Annual #2,DC Comics Presents #83 and material fromWho's Who #12-15 | April 2019 | 978-1401287641 |
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking for Trouble | Outsiders (vol. 3) #1–7 | February 2004 | 978-1401202118 |
| Sum of all Evil | Outsiders (vol. 3) #8–15 | December 2004 | 978-1401202439 |
| Wanted | Outsiders (vol. 3) #16–23 | November 2005 | 978-1401204600 |
| Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders | Outsiders (vol. 3) #24–25, 28,Teen Titans #24–26 | January 2006 | 978-1401209261 |
| Crisis Intervention | Outsiders (vol. 3) #29–33 | April 2006 | 978-1401209735 |
| The Good Fight | Outsiders (vol. 3) #34–41 | January 2007 | 978-1401211950 |
| Pay As You Go | Outsiders (vol. 3) #42–46,Annual #1 | July 2007 | 978-1401213664 |
| Outsiders/Checkmate: CheckOut | Outsiders (vol. 3) #47–49,Checkmate #13-15 | January 2008 | 978-1401216238 |
| Five of a Kind | Outsiders (vol. 3) #50,Outsiders: Five of a Kind #1–5 | March 2008 | 978-1401216726 |
| The Outsiders by Judd Winick Book One | Outsiders (vol. 3) #1-7,Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1-3,Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files #1 | May 2019 | 978-1401288518 |
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chrysalis | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #1–5 | October 2008 | 978-1401219314 |
| The Snare | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #6–10 | February 2009 | 978-1401221997 |
| The Deep | Batman and the Outsiders Special (vol. 2) #1,Outsiders (vol. 4) #15–20 | November 2009 | 978-1401225025 |
| The Hunt | Outsiders (vol. 4) #21–25 | May 2010 | 978-1401227166 |
| The Road to Hell | Outsiders (vol. 4) #26–31 | November 2010 | 978-1401229030 |
| The Great Divide | Outsiders (vol. 4) #32–39,Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #40 | August 2011 | 978-1401231613 |
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1: Lesser Gods | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 3) #1-7 | December 2019 | 978-1401291785 |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2: A League of Their Own | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 3) #8-12,Annual #1 | August 2020 | 978-1779502865 |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3: The Demon's Fire | Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 3) #13-17 | March 2021 | 978-1779506962 |
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outsiders Vol. 1: Planet of the Bat | Outsiders (vol. 5) #1-6 | November 2024 | 978-1779528391 |
| Outsiders Vol. 2: Never the End | Outsiders (vol. 5) #7-11 | May 2025 | 978-1799501244 |
The Outsiders appear inSmallville Season 11, consisting of theGreen Arrow, Metamorpho,Grace Choi, Geo-Force, Black Lightning, Katana, andRoy Harper. This version of the group was assembled by theDepartment of Extranormal Operations.
Despite being the final issue of this particular series, the book wasn't closed on Batman's team-ups. Although Batman was through working with partners, it was time to think bigger, and in a special sixteen-page preview insert written by Barr and with art by Jim Aparo, the Outsiders debuted. A super-hero team of Batman's own creation, the Outsiders would soon star alongside Batman in the new monthly seriesBatman and the Outsiders.
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