Outsiders (comics)
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Cover for Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1. Art by Andy Kubert.
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) |
| Created by |
Mike W. Barr Jim Aparo |
| Roster | |
| See: List of Outsiders members | |
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Cover for Outsiders #1 (November 1985). Art by Jim Aparo. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) November 1985 – February 1988 (vol. 2) November 1993 – November 1995 (vol. 3) August 2003 – November 2007 (vol. 4) April 2009 – June 2011 |
| 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 Jim Aparo |
| Batman and The Outsiders | |
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Art by Kevin Nowlan.
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| 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 | |
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Cover for Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983). Art by Jim Aparo. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) August 1983 – April 1986 (vol. 2) December 2007 – February 2009 |
| Number of issues |
(vol. 1): 32 (vol. 2): 15 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(vol. 1) Mike Barr (vol. 2) Chuck Dixon, Frank Tieri |
| Penciller(s) |
(vol. 1) Jim Aparo, Alan Davis (vol. 2) Julian Lopez, Carlos Rodriguez, Ryan Benjamin |
| Creator(s) |
Mike Barr Jim Aparo |
The Outsiders is a fictional DC Comics superhero team. As its name suggests, the team consists of metahuman superheroes who do not fit the norms of the "mainstream" superhero community (the Justice League).
The Outsiders have had three incarnations. They were founded by Batman, whose ties to the League had become strained. The Outsiders were reformed in the early 2000s by Nightwing and Arsenal after The Titans dissolved following the events of 'Graduation Day', in which the heroine Donna Troy was killed by a rogue Superman android. The intention of this new team was to act as 'hunters', actively searching for superhuman criminals currently on the loose, rather than waiting for them to act and then responding as other super-vigilante groups often do.
In its most recent formation the group's leadership was relinquished by Nightwing to Batman, who recruited former members and newcomers. He has stated his intention to use the team as a black ops version of the Justice League, able to take the proverbial "fall" in public opinion when the League cannot. After Batman's (apparent) death in Final Crisis, he posthumously charged Alfred Pennyworth with recruiting a new team of Outsiders for a forthcoming mission of "great importance".
The Outsiders first appeared in a special insert in the final issue (#200) of The Brave and the Bold in 1983. The team was given its own comic, Batman and the Outsiders, which debuted in August 1983. It was created and originally written by Mike W. Barr and illustrated by Jim Aparo (later illustrated by Alan Davis).
After Batman left the group in issue #32 the title was changed to Adventures of the Outsiders, continuing until its cancellation after issue #46. Issue #38 featured the last original story in the series, as issues #39-46 were reprints of stories from companion series The Outsiders (vol. 1, 1986).
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