Outsiders (comics)
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The Outsiders is a fictional superhero team, produced by DC Comics, that has seen three different incarnations.
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Batman and the Outsiders (1983-86)
They first appeared in the final issue of The Brave and the Bold in 1983 and they were given their first comic, Batman and the Outsiders, which debuted in August 1983 and was created and originally written by Mike Barr and illustrated by Jim Aparo and then later illustrated by Alan Davis.
Founding members
Adventures of the Outsiders (1986)
After Batman quit the group in issue #32, the title was changed to Adventures of the Outsiders and lasted until #38. After that issue, the book started reprinting stories from The Outsiders (1986) until it was cancelled on issue #46.
New Members
The Outsiders, vol.1 (1985-88)
This series featured again the original group and lasted 28 issues, plus an Annual and a Special.
New members
- Windfall II (a clone)
- Windfall (Wendy Jones)
- Atomic Knight
Outsiders, vol.2 (1993-95)
Lasted 24 issues. Declared a traitor on his native Markovia, Geo-Force must seek the help of old and new Outsiders to battle the vampire lord who controls his country.
Members
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Outsiders vol. 3 (2003)
Image:2884 7720 1-1-.jpg Outsiders volume 3, completely unrelated to the previous series, was launched in 2003, featuring new members, some of whom had previously been part of The Titans. This series is still ongoing.
This new team was put together in the wake of the Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day crossover that dissolved both groups. Arsenal accepted the sponsorship offer of the Optitron corporation and used the money to buy an enormous bomb shelter that used to belong to a multimillonaire and renovated it to create the group headquarters. He recruited a group of young heroes, the last of them being his friend Nightwing, who joined reluctantly.
One year after the events of Infinite Crisis, the team has now become an covert operations team.
Original members
- Arsenal
- Grace
- Indigo (left in Teen Titans # 24, died in Outsiders # 25)
- Shift
- Thunder II (Anissa Pierce)
- Nightwing
- Jade (died during Infinite Crisis)
Later members
- Huntress (temporary replacement for Arsenal)
- Starfire
- Captain Marvel, Jr.
- Katana
One Year Later
Currently, the Outsiders are no more. Because of the Freedom of Power Treaty, the Outsiders have been operating covertly outside of the United States. Most of the members were presumed dead until a botched mission forced them to reveal their presence. The team now exhibits tactics (especially concerning interrogation) that go beyond the pale, though Nightwing justifies them by referring to "the big picture" and that they "can't afford to pull [their] punches".
New members One Year Later
- Captain Boomerang II (Owen Mercer)
- Metamorpho
Trade Paperbacks
The current run of the Outsiders has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:
| Title | Material collected |
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| Looking for Trouble | Outsiders #1-7 |
| Sum of all Evil | Outsiders #8-15 |
| Wanted | Outsiders #16-23 |
| The Insiders | Teen Titans #24-26 Outsiders #24-25 & 28 |
| Crisis Intervention | Outsiders #29-33 |