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The '''Outsiders''' are a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; superheroes (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[superhero]] team appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. As their name suggests, the team consists of superheroes who do not fit the norms of the "mainstream" superhero community, i.e. the [[Justice League]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=225}}</ref>

The Outsiders have had a number of different incarnations. They were founded by [[Batman]], 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 (DC Comics)|Katana]], [[Halo (DC Comics)|Halo]] and [[Looker (character)|Looker]]. A later incarnation of the Outsiders from the early 2000s comics was led by [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]] and [[Roy Harper (character)|Arsenal]] following the dissolution of the [[Teen 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 as [[Catwoman]] and Black Lightning's daughter [[Thunder (DC Comics)|Thunder]]. After the ''[[Batman 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.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=Tomasi, Peter | title=Batman and the Outsiders Special | volume=1 | issue=#1 | date=Feb. 2009 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

Another version of the team with a familiar line-up briefly featured in ''[[Batman Incorporated]]'' in 2011 as the black ops section of Batman's organization. Later, the Outsiders are [[The New 52|rebooted]] as a secret society of weapons themed-characters in the pages of ''[[Green Arrow]]'', featuring Katana and [[Onyx (comics)|Onyx]] alongside several new characters, before the original Outsiders are brought back in 2017, following ''[[DC Rebirth]]'' as a strike team founded by Batman. 2020s incarnations of the team are led by Black Lightning, [[Batwing (DC Comics)|Batwing]], and [[Batwoman]], and add [[Duke Thomas (character)|The Signal]] to the lineup.

A version of the team appears in the live-action series ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'', fully formed starting in the [[Black Lightning season 3|third season]] and led by Black Lightning.

==Fictional history==
===''Batman and the Outsiders'' / ''The Adventures of the Outsiders'' (1983–1987)===
The Outsiders first appeared in a [[DC Comics insert previews|special insert]] in the final issue (#200) of ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' in 1983.<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 202|quote =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 series ''Batman and the Outsiders''.}}</ref> 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 ''The 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 series ''The Outsiders'' (1985).

The cast of the Outsiders was notable for having mostly new characters ([[Geo-Force]], [[Katana (DC Comics)|Katana]], [[Halo (DC Comics)|Halo]] and [[Looker (character)|Looker]]). The other members were two characters who refused membership in the Justice League ([[Black Lightning]] and [[Metamorpho]]) and former Leaguer Batman.

====Markovia and Baron Bedlam====
The Outsiders formed in the fictional East European country of [[Markovia]], 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 captive [[Lucius Fox]] from [[Baron 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, [[amnesia]]c 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 by [[Syonide]].<ref>''Batman & the Outsiders'' #1. DC Comics.</ref> These heroes banded together to defeat Baron Bedlam and decided to stay together as a team, later fighting such villains as Agent Orange,<ref>''Batman & the Outsiders'' #3. DC Comics.</ref> the [[Fearsome Five]],<ref>''The New Teen Titans'' #37 and ''Batman & the Outsiders'' #5. DC Comics.</ref> and the [[Cryonic Man]].<ref>''Batman & the Outsiders'' #6-7. DC Comics.</ref><ref name="dc-fear">{{Cite book | last=Greenberger | first=Robert | author-link=Robert Greenberger | contribution=Fearsome Five | editor-last=Dougall | editor-first=Alastair | title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages=120 | publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] | place=New York | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc=213309017}}</ref>

====The Masters of Disaster and the Force of July====
Recurring foes include the [[Masters of Disaster (comics)|Masters of Disaster]] ([[New Wave (DC Comics)|New Wave]], [[Shakedown (comics)|Shakedown]], [[Windfall (comics)|Windfall]], [[Heatstroke (comics)|Heatstroke]], and [[Coldsnap (DC Comics)|Coldsnap]]), 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,<ref>''Batman & the Outsiders'' Annual #1. DC Comics.</ref> a group of patriotic [[metahuman]]s who also regularly came into contact with the [[Suicide Squad]]. During this time, Geo-Force's half-sister [[Terra (character)|Terra]] died as a traitor against the [[Teen Titans]].<ref>''Tales of the Teen Titans'' Annual #3. DC Comics.</ref> Batman revealed his real identity as Bruce Wayne to the team (although they already knew it).<ref>''Batman & the Outsiders'' #13. DC Comics.</ref> 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.

====Without Batman====
Baron Bedlam later returned to life. With the assistance of the Bad Samaritan, the Masters of Disaster and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] 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.<ref>''Batman & the Outsiders'' #32. DC Comics.</ref> Nevertheless, the team traveled to Markovia, discovering many Markovian military casualties. They were defeated by the Masters and learn that Bedlam cloned [[Adolf Hitler]]; however, the Hitler clone committed suicide in horror of the atrocities perpetrated by the original.<ref>''Adventures of the Outsiders'' #35. DC Comics.</ref> The Outsiders became unofficial agents of Markovia to receive Markovian funding.<ref>''Adventures of the Outsiders'' #36. DC Comics.</ref> They moved to [[Los Angeles]]; Geo-Force left his girlfriend Denise behind and Looker separated from her husband.

===''Outsiders'' (1985–1988)===
This series again featured the original group, and was printed in the Baxter paper format used on such titles as ''[[Teen Titans|The New Teen Titans]]'' (vol. 2) and the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (vol. 3).<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 215: "[''The Outsiders''] saw the popular team given the enhanced quality of a Baxter-format series...written by Mike W. Barr and drawn by Jim Aparo."</ref> It lasted for 28 issues, in addition to [[Annual publication|''Annual'']]s and special issues. The series originally ran alongside the title ''The Adventures of the Outsiders'', chronicling events a year after that series. In the end, the first few issues of this series were reprinted in ''The Adventures of the Outsiders'' before that title was cancelled.

====Story====
The team moves into a new headquarters in Los Angeles and once again becomes involved in an adventure with the Force of July (ending in [[Moscow]]).<ref>''The Outsiders'' #3-4. DC Comics.</ref> Villains such as the Duke of Oil and the Soviet super-team the People's Heroes are introduced during this time.<ref>''The Outsiders'' #6-7. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''The Outsiders'' #10. DC Comics.</ref> 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.<ref>''The Outsiders'' #13. DC Comics.</ref>

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.<ref>''The Outsiders'' #14. DC Comics.</ref>

====Reuniting with Batman====
The Outsiders are reunited with Batman when they band together to fight [[Eclipso]].<ref>''The Outsiders'' #17-18. DC Comics.</ref> After the adventure, Batman gives them access to a [[batcave]] in Los Angeles. The team is also infiltrated by a clone of Windfall.<ref>''The Outsiders'' #19-20. DC Comics.</ref> Meanwhile, Looker and Geo-Force feel guilty about their affair and eventually end it. Metamorpho faces his own personal problems with his wife [[Sapphire 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 team [[Infinity, Inc.]]<ref>''The Outsiders'' Special #1. DC Comics.</ref>

===''Millennium''===
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The team is next involved with the crossover event ''Millennium'', wherein it is revealed that Helga Jace is an operative of the [[Manhunter (comics)|Manhunters]] and kidnaps the team.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=Jan. 1988 |title=Millennium |story=The Arrival |issue=#1 |publisher=DC Comics |writer=[[Steve Englehart|Englehart, Steve]] |page=22 |panel=3}}</ref> The team (now joined by the [[Atomic Knight]]) free themselves, but Jace attacks Metamorpho, causing an energy surge that kills them both.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=January 1988 |title=The Outsiders |story=Robot Tyrants of Kadeyland |issue=#27 |volume= |publisher=DC Comics |writer=Barr, Mike W. |artist=[[Erik Larsen|Larsen, Erik]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=Barr, Mike W. | penciller=Larsen, Erik | inker=[[Mark Farmer (comics)|Farmer, Mark]] | story=...A Land Down Under... | title=The Outsiders | volume= | issue=#28 | date=February 1988 | publisher=DC Comics | page=23-24}}</ref> Halo is hit in the crossfire when saving Katana's life, and slips into a [[coma]] as Katana vows to look after her.<ref name="outsiders28">{{Cite comic | writer=Barr, Mike W. | penciller=Larsen, Erik | inker=Farmer, Mark | story=...A Land Down Under... | title=The Outsiders | volume= | issue=#28 | date=February 1988 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref> The team is disbanded by Geo-Force as Looker returns to her husband, and Batman rejoins the Justice League.<ref name="outsiders28"/>

===''Outsiders'' (vol. 2) (1993–1995)===
This revival of the title in 1993 lasted 25 issues and was written by Mike W. Barr, with most issues penciled by [[Paul Pelletier]].<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 261: "The Outsiders made their return in a new series courtesy of writer Mike W. Barr and artist Paul Pelletier."</ref>

====Story====
Declared a traitor in his native Markovia, Geo-Force is forced to seek the help of old (and new) Outsiders to battle the [[vampire]]-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.

[[File:Outsidersalpha.jpg|thumb|upright|Cover of ''Outsiders'' #1 ''Alpha'' (1993), art by [[Travis Charest]]]]
The new members who join the team in Markovia are the magician [[Sebastian Faust]], the warsuit-wearing engineer and industrialist the [[Technocrat (character)|Technocrat]] 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 in [[Gotham City]], the Outsiders experience another loss as the Technocrat's wife Marissa and Halo are killed during a fight with [[Azrael (DC Comics)|Jean-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.

====Split in two====
After the defeat of the vampires, two teams (one composed of Geo-Force, Katana, and Technocrat; the other composed of [[Eradicator (character)|Eradicator]], 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 by [[Kobra (DC Comics)|Kobra]] and joined their ranks. Both Kobra and Violet Harper are defeated, and Windfall rejoins the Outsiders.

The two teams unite to confront [[Felix 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 the ''[[Day of Judgment (comics)|Day of Judgment]]'' crossover event. Members of this new team include Geo-Force, Halo, Katana, and Terra II, who in the 1999 ''Titans 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) (2003–2007)===
[[File:Outsiders cover.jpg|thumb|upright|Cover of ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #1 (2003), art by [[Tom Raney]] and Scott Hanna]]
''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 the [[Teen Titans|Titans]]. The series was cancelled with issue #50 and relaunched as ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2), featuring a mix of current and new members.

====Formation====
The new team is put together following the ''[[Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day]]'' crossover, which dissolves both groups. [[Roy Harper (character)|Arsenal]] accepts a sponsorship offer from the Optitron Corporation and uses the money to buy an enormous [[bomb 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.

===''Infinite Crisis''===
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Technocrat and Looker are near [[Breach (character)|Breach]] when he explodes during the Battle of Metropolis. The fate of Technocrat remains unclear, while Looker soon appears in an issue of ''[[World War III (DC Comics)|World War III]]''. Roy Harper is saved by [[Superman]] from [[Doomsday (DC Comics)|Doomsday]], and [[Captain Marvel Jr.]] was sent to [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Earth-S]] when it was reformed. When New Earth came into existence, he went with other heroes who could fly to fight [[Superboy-Prime]]. In the ''Infinite Crisis'' hardcover, Captain Marvel Jr. joined alongside the other Titans to take down the members of the [[Secret Society of Super Villains]] who tried to kill [[Robin (character)|Robin]].

===''One Year Later''===
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After ''Infinite Crisis'', the Outsiders are "officially" no more. Because of the [[One Year Later (comics)#Freedom of Power Treaty|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. Following the revelation of their existence, they are recruited by [[Checkmate (comics)|Checkmate]] 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 in [[China]], the scene of World War III the [[52 (comics)|previous year]]. The mission goes wrong when [[Chang Tzu]] captures [[Owen Mercer]] and Checkmate's [[Sasha Bordeaux|Black Queen]], until both sides are bailed out by Batman. In the aftermath, Nightwing decides to give Batman control of the team once more.

===''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2) / ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) (2007–2011)===
[[File:Batman Outsiders.jpg|thumb|upright|Cover of ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2) #1 (2007), art by [[Doug Braithwaite]]]]
In November 2007, writer [[Chuck Dixon]] and artist Julian Lopez relaunched ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) as ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2), with the Dark Knight taking control of the team in the aftermath of the "CheckOut" crossover with Checkmate.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133176 Chuck Dixon named as new "Batman and the Outsiders" writer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305090822/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133176 |date=2010-03-05 }}, [[Newsarama]], November 16, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11955 Dixon shakes up "Outsiders" right off the bat], [[Comic Book Resources]], November 13, 2007</ref>

====''Outsiders: Five of a Kind''====
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 called ''Five of a Kind''. Each issue featured a different creative team (including Outsiders creator Mike W. Barr) and an epilogue written by [[Tony Bedard]].

Batman angers several members, who feel he has no right to remove people already on the team. Captain Boomerang leaves the team for [[Amanda 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 the [[Martian Manhunter]], Metamorpho and [[Grace Choi|Grace]]. [[Thunder (DC Comics)|Thunder]] is kicked off the team; the second [[Aquaman#Arthur Joseph Curry|Aquaman]] is rejected because Batman feels he does not match up to his predecessor, [[Aquaman|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 be ''hated'' for it". After the team's first official mission in ''Outsiders'' #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 without ''me'' in it!"<ref>''Outsiders'' #50. DC Comics.</ref>

====''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2)====
The team from ''Outsiders'' #50 was featured in the first two issues of ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2). Afterward, Catwoman and the Martian Manhunter left the team and [[Cassandra Cain|Batgirl]], Geo-Force and [[Green Arrow]] joined; Thunder consistently appeared in the series as well. In issue #5, [[Elongated Man]] and [[Sue Dibny]] make a guest appearance. They are now "ghost detectives", and seem able to possess people in a method similar to that of [[Deadman (DC Comics)|Deadman]]. [[Francine Langstrom]] (wife of Kirk Langstrom, a.k.a. the [[Man-Bat]]) serves as the team's technical advisor, and her assistant Salah Miandad operates the "blank" OMAC drone [[ReMAC]]. 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 the [[International 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 the [[Great Ten]]. The timely intervention of Batgirl and ReMAC saves the team from execution. Metamorpho steals a shuttle back to Earth, escapes from the [[European Space Agency]] and rejoins the team.

During the ''[[Batman 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 the [[Black Glove (comics)|Black 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 from [[Simon 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 the ''Final Crisis: Submit'' story contradicts this; the events of that ''Final Crisis'' storyline occur after the events in ''Batman R.I.P.'', suggesting a continuity error.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=Morrison, Grant | title=Final Crisis: Submit | date=Oct. 2008 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref> When Black Lightning rejoins the team after the events of ''Batman R.I.P.'' and ''Final Crisis'', he is shown visiting Thunder (who is still hospitalized in a coma).

====''Outsiders'' (vol. 4)====
As a result of ''Batman R.I.P.'' and ''Final Crisis'' (where Batman apparently died), the series was renamed ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) and featured a new team roster. The change occurred when a new creative team took over, with [[Peter Tomasi]] writing and [[Lee Garbett]] on art duty. Tomasi began with ''Batman and the Outsiders Special'' (vol. 2) #1 and the retitled series began with issue #15.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081217050734/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/120816-TOmasi-Outsiders.html Life without Batman: Peter Tomasi talks the Outsiders], Newsarama, December 16, 2008</ref>

One night, after going to visit the graves of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Alfred awakens in [[Wayne 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, recruiting [[Roy Raymond (character)|Roy Raymond]], Black Lightning, Geo-Force (leader), Halo, Katana, [[Creeper (DC Comics)|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.

===Post–''Final Crisis''===
[[Dan DiDio]] and Phillip Tan began a new run of ''Outsiders'' in January 2010, in which Geo-Force appears to be acting more irrationally since his battle with [[Deathstroke]]. Without consulting the rest of the team (or Alfred), Geo-Force enters into a non-aggression pact with [[Kandor (comics)|New Krypton]], offering Markovia as a haven for the [[Kryptonian]]s. The [[Eradicator (character)|Eradicator]] is New Krypton's representative.

===The New 52===
In 2011, "[[The New 52]]" rebooted the DC universe.

====''Batman Inc.'' (2011–2013)====
In he pages of the 2011 ''[[Batman Inc.]]'' series by [[Grant 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 and [[Freight Train (comics)|Freight Train]], and is led by [[Tim Drake|Red Robin]].<ref>''Batman Inc.'' #6 (May 2011)</ref> 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 2011 ''Batman 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.

====In ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 5) (2013–2016)====
Beginning with [[Jeff Lemire]]'s run of ''[[Green 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 by [[Katana (DC Comics)|Katana]] 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 once [[Robert Queen]], Green Arrow's father. With his apparent death, it passed to [[Komodo (DC Comics)|Komodo]], an evil archer. It would later be passed to [[Shado (comics)|Shado]], 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 (comics)|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.

===''DC Rebirth''===
The original Outsiders are reintroduced in ''Dark Days: The Forge'' #1 (2017), a prelude to DC's ''[[Dark Nights: Metal]]'' crossover, in an [[Exposition (narrative)|expository]] scene which explains that Batman formed the Outsiders (Black Lightning, Metamorpho, Geo-Force, Katana, and Halo) to investigate a mystery concerning the [[DC Universe]] which connects the strangeness of the Multiverse to the properties of metals&mdash;like [[Nth Metal]], the [[Court of Owls]]' resurrection metal, [[Aquaman]]'s trident, and [[Doctor Fate]]'s helmet&mdash; to [[metahuman]]s and to mystical lands like [[Nanda Parbat]], [[Skartaris]], [[Atlantis (Aquaman)|Atlantis]], and [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themiscyra]]. He assembled the team to operate outside the knowledge of the government, the Justice League, or the [[List of Batman supporting characters#Bat-Family|Batman family]].<ref>{{cite comic|title=Dark Days: The Forge|issue=#1|date=2017|publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

In ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'', Geo-Force forms a new version of the Outsiders consisting of Baroness Bedlam, [[Eradicator (character)|Eradicator]], Knightfall, [[Terra (character)|Terra]], and Wylde.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #5 (May 2018)</ref>

The ''Detective Comics'' story arc ''On 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 (character)|Duke Thomas]], and [[Katana (DC Comics)|Katana]], who had fought as their allies in the fight against Karma. An ongoing comic book featuring this team, titled ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 3), was set to release in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dc-comics-set-to-launch-new-batman-and-the-outsiders-series-featuring-black-lightning |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823071924/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dc-comics-set-to-launch-new-batman-and-the-outsiders-series-featuring-black-lightning |archive-date=2018-08-23 |title=DC Comics launching Batman and the Outsiders in December.}}</ref> The series was abruptly cancelled before finally releasing in May the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2018 |title=DC Cancels 'Batman and the Outsiders' |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/batman-and-the-outsiders-cancelled/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=DC |language=en}}</ref>

Later, [[Black Lightning]] assembles a new "modular" iteration of the team with himself, Duke, Katana, and Metamorpho, and a rotating fifth member. In ''Batman: Urban Legends'', Batman joins the team to help Duke find his mother.''<ref>''Batman: Urban Legends'' #18 (2022). DC Comics.</ref>''

==Enemies==
The following are enemies of the Outsiders:

* '''[[Bad Samaritan (comics)|Bad Samaritan]]''': A master technician.<ref>''Outsiders'' #3. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Baron Bedlam]]''': A Markovian baron.<ref>''Batman and the Outsiders'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Cryonic Man]]''': A scientist who frozen himself, armed with ice-technology.<ref name="Outsiders #6">''Outsiders'' #6. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Doctor Moon]]''': A mad scientist.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #20">''Batman and the Outsiders'' #20. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Duke of Oil''': A [[cyborg]] who can control nuclear devices.<ref name="Outsiders #6">''Outsiders'' #6. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Force of July''': A group of patriotic metahumans established by the [[A.S.A. (comics)|A.S.A.]]<ref>''Batman and the Outsiders Annual'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
** '''Major Victory''': William Vickers is the team leader. He has enhanced strength, flight, and energy blasts derived from a power suit. He is later killed by [[Eclipso]].
** '''Abraham Carlyle''': A government liaison.
** '''B. Eric Blairman''': A government liaison who wielded [[Psycho-Pirate]]'s Medusa Mask.
** '''[[Lady Liberty (comics)|Lady Liberty]]''': A member of the Force of July who wields an energy-projecting torch. She is killed in an explosion aboard Kobra's satellite in ''[[Janus Directive]]''.
** '''Mayflower''': A member of the Force of July who can manipulate plants. She is later killed by [[Ravan (comics)|Ravan]].
** '''Silent Majority''': A member of the Force of July who can duplicate himself. He is killed in a battle aboard Kobra's satellite.
** '''Sparkler''': A member of the Force of July who can project light as beams and fireworks. He is later killed by [[Doctor Light (Arthur Light)|Doctor Light]].
* '''[[Hammer (DC Comics)|Hammer]] and Sickle''': Two Russian villains.<ref>''Outsiders #10''. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Ishmael (character)|Ishmael]]''': A former experiment of the Ark Project who joins the League of Assassins.<ref>''Batman and the Outsiders'' Vol. 3 #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Kobra (DC Comics)|Kobra]]''': The leader of a self-titled cult.<ref name="Outsiders #6"/>
* '''[[Masters of Disaster (comics)|Masters of Disaster]]''': A group of elemental metahumans.<ref>''Batman and the Outsiders'' #9. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''New Olympians''': A group of mercenaries who serve [[Maxie Zeus]] and are themed after Greek and Roman deities.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14">''Batman and the Outsiders'' #14. DC Comics.</ref>
** '''Antaeus''': A member of the New Olympians. He has powers similar to his [[Antaeus|namesake]], drawing strength from the ground.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14"/>
** '''Argus''': A member of the New Olympians. He can telepathically see events unfold from great distances.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14"/>
** '''Diana''': A member of the New Olympians. She is a skilled archer and swordswoman who commands a group of dogs.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14"/>
** '''Nox''': A member of the New Olympians who can manipulate shadows.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14"/>
** '''Proteus''': A shapeshifting member of the New Olympians.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14"/>
** '''Vulcanus''': A member of the New Olympians. He wields a hammer and can generate fire.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #14"/>
* '''[[Nuclear Family (comics)|Nuclear Family]]''': A group of nuclear-powered androids modeled after their creator, Eric Shanner, and his family.<ref>''Outsiders'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Strike Force Kobra]]''': A group of villains whose powers are similar to some of Batman's enemies. They were created by Kobra.<ref>''Outsiders'' #21. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Syonide]]''': A female assassin.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #20"/>
* '''[[Tobias Whale]]''': An [[Albinism|albino]] crime lord.<ref name="Batman and the Outsiders #20"/>
* '''Velocity''': A clone of the [[Flash (Jay Garrick)|Flash]] created by the Brotherhood of Evil.<ref>''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #36-37. DC Comics.</ref>

==Collected editions==
===''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 1)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN
|-
|''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
|{{ISBNT|978-1401215460}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1''
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 1) #1–13, ''The Brave and the Bold'' #200, ''New Teen Titans'' #37
| valign="top" | February 2017
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401268121}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2''
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 1) #14–23, ''Annual'' #1
| valign="top" | February 2018
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401277536}}
|-
|''Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3''
|''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 1) #24–32, ''Annual'' #2, ''DC Comics Presents'' #83 and material from ''Who's Who'' #12-15
|April 2019
|{{ISBNT|978-1401287641}}
|}

===''Outsiders'' (vol. 3)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN
|-
| valign="top" | ''Looking for Trouble''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #1–7
| valign="top" | February 2004
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401202118}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Sum of all Evil''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #8–15
| valign="top" | December 2004
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401202439}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Wanted''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #16–23
| valign="top" | November 2005
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401204600}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #24–25, 28, ''Teen Titans'' #24–26
| valign="top" | January 2006
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401209261}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Crisis Intervention''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #29–33
| valign="top" | April 2006
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401209735}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Good Fight''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #34–41
| valign="top" | January 2007
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401211950}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Pay As You Go''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #42–46, ''Annual'' #1
| valign="top" | July 2007
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401213664}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders/Checkmate: CheckOut''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #47–49, ''Checkmate'' #13-15
| valign="top" | January 2008 
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401216238}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''Five of a Kind''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #50, ''Outsiders: Five of a Kind'' #1–5
| valign="top" | March 2008
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|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
|{{ISBNT|978-1401288518}}
|}

===''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2) / ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Chrysalis''
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2) #1–5
| valign="top" | October 2008
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401219314}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Snare''
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2) #6–10
| valign="top" | February 2009
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401221997}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Deep''
| valign="top" | ''Batman and the Outsiders Special'' (vol. 2) #1, ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #15–20
| valign="top" | November 2009
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401225025}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Hunt''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #21–25
| valign="top" | May 2010
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401227166}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Road to Hell''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #26–31
| valign="top" | November 2010
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401229030}}
|-
| valign="top" | ''The Great Divide''
| valign="top" | ''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #32–39, ''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 2) #40
| valign="top" | August 2011
| valign="top" | {{ISBNT|978-1401231613}}
|}

===Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 3)===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Publication date
!ISBN
|-
|''Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1: Lesser Gods''
|''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #1-7
|December 2019
|{{ISBNT|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
|{{ISBNT|978-1779502865}}
|-
|''Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3: The Demon's Fire''
|''Batman and the Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #13-17
|March 2021
|{{ISBNT|978-1779506962}}
|}

=== Outsiders (vol. 5) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Material collected
!Publication date
!ISBN
|-
|''Outsiders Vol. 1: Planet of the Bat''
|''Outsiders'' (vol. 5) #1-6
|November 2024
|{{ISBNT|978-1779528391}}
|-
|''Outsiders Vol. 2: Never the End''
|''Outsiders'' (vol. 5) #7-11
|May 2025
|{{ISBNT|978-1799501244}}
|}

==Other versions==
* An alternate universe iteration of the Outsiders appear in ''[[JLA: The Nail]]'', consisting of Black Canary, Black Lightning, Geo-Force, Katana, Metamorpho, and [[Shade, the Changing Man]]. This version of the group was formed by Black Canary to help [[Green Arrow|Oliver Queen]].
* An alternate universe iteration of the Outsiders appear in ''[[Batman: Earth One]]'' (vol. 3), consisting of Batman, [[Dick Grayson|Robin]], [[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]], [[Catwoman|Cat]], [[Killer Croc]], and [[Ragman (character)|Ragman]].

==In other media==
===Television===
[[File:OutsidersB&B.jpg|right|thumb|The Outsiders as they appear in ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. From left to right: Katana, Halo, Black Lightning, Metamorpho, and Geo-Force.]]
* The Outsiders appear in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', initially consisting of teenage versions of Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho. The three initially serve the crime lord Slug before Batman and [[Wildcat (Ted Grant)|Wildcat]] convince them to reform.<ref>{{Cite episode | title=Enter the Outsiders! | series=Batman: The Brave and the Bold | network=[[Cartoon Network]] | airdate=January 9, 2009 | season=1 | number=6}}</ref> Geo-Force and Halo later join the Outsiders in the episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!".<ref>{{Cite episode | title=Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster! | series=Batman: The Brave and the Bold | network=Cartoon Network | season=2 | number=39}}</ref>
* A team loosely based on the Outsiders appears in ''[[Beware the Batman]]'', consisting of Batman, Katana, Metamorpho, [[Barbara Gordon|Oracle]], and [[Man-Bat]]. According to producer [[Glen Murakami]], the planned second season would have added [[Cyborg (DC Comics)|Cyborg]] and [[Roy Harper (character)|Red Arrow]] to the team while Oracle becomes Robin and Katana becomes [[Nightwing]].
* Two groups based on the Outsiders appear in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice: Outsiders]]'':
** The first version is a loose, unnamed quartet of outcasts and exiles formed from the aftermath of a mission to shut down a [[metahuman]] trafficking ring. Consisting of Halo, Geo-Force, [[Forager (character)|Forager]], and Cyborg, they are brought together by [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]], Black Lightning, [[Conner Kent|Superboy]], and [[Artemis Crock|Tigress]], and covertly work for the [[Justice League]]. Halo and Forager later join the Team while Geo-Force joins the Outsiders.
** In the episode "First Impression", [[Beast Boy]] forms the Outsiders with Geo-Force, [[Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark)|Wonder Girl]], [[Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]], [[Bart Allen|Kid Flash]], and [[Static (DC Comics)|Static]] to serve as a public version of the Team and operate independently of the Justice League. The team are later joined by [[El Dorado (Super Friends)|El Dorado]], Cyborg, [[Terra (character)|Terra]], Superboy, and Forager, while Geo-Force is ousted from the group after killing his uncle [[Baron Bedlam|Baron DeLamb]] and overthrowing his brother Gregor. In the fourth season, ''Phantoms'', [[Tim Drake|Robin]], [[Windfall (comics)|Windfall]], [[Courtney Whitmore|Stargirl]], [[Looker (character)|Looker]], and [[Livewire (DC Comics)|Livewire]] join the Outsiders while Cyborg transfers to the League.
* The Outsiders appear in the ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'' in two forms.
** In the [[Black Lightning season 1|first season]] episode "LaWanda: The Book of Burial", [[Grace Choi (Arrowverse)|Grace Choi]] carries an ''Outsiders'' comic which [[Anissa Pierce (Arrowverse)|Anissa Pierce]] notices while conducting research in a bookstore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yohannes |first=Alamin |date=January 31, 2018 |title='Black Lightning' Outsiders Comic Easter Egg: What It Might Mean |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/40719-black-lightning-thunder-outsiders-arrowverse |website=Inverse}}</ref>
** In the [[Black Lightning season 3|third season]] episode "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap", [[Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)|Black Lightning]], Anissa, Choi, [[Jennifer Pierce (Arrowverse)|Lightning]], Brandon / Geo, [[Khalil Payne (Arrowverse)|Painkiller]], [[Technocrat (character)|TC]], [[Gardner Grayle]], and Erica Moran form a team loosely based on the Outsiders to battle Markovian forces.

===Miscellaneous===
The Outsiders appear in ''[[Smallville Season 11]]'', consisting of the [[Green Arrow]], Metamorpho, [[Grace Choi]], Geo-Force, Black Lightning, Katana, and [[Roy Harper (character)|Roy Harper]]. This version of the group was assembled by the [[Department of Extranormal Operations]].

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813070536/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/outsiders/index.html Cosmic Teams: Outsiders Index]
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=outsiders2 DCU Guide: Outsiders II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518235256/http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=outsiders2 |date=2015-05-18 }}
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=outsiders3 DCU Guide: Outsiders III] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175652/http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=outsiders3 |date=2016-03-03 }}
* [http://toonopedia.com/outsidrs.htm Outsiders] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240527122411/https://www.webcitation.org/6bN47Ne0q?url=http://toonopedia.com/outsidrs.htm Archived] from the original on September 7, 2015.

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