The Outsiders are a superhero team appearing in American comic books 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 .
87-594: The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi ) is a supervillain, and enemy of the Outsiders who first appeared in The Outsiders #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster and valued asset of Checkmate . Barrage is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Phillip Karnowski is a criminal who originally fought Maggie Sawyer and lost his right arm in
174-634: 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 The Adventures of the Outsiders , continuing until its cancellation with issue #46. Issue #38 featured
261-460: A superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics universe . He was created by Archie Goodwin and Dan Jurgens , with the first version of the character, Matthew Ryder, first appearing in Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991). A second version of the character is a Hypertime -line counterpart and partner of the original, who became Waverider after his superpowered doppelgänger 's death during
348-508: 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
435-518: A meeting with Batman that he had been hunting Blackout so he could use his abilities to power India. This manhunt resulted in the loss of Blackout's girlfriend and his departure from school. Blackout has since voiced his reluctance to be part of the same team with his worst enemy. Farooq Gibran / Blackout appears in The Flash episode "Power Outage", portrayed by Michael Reventar . This version acquired his abilities after being electrocuted amidst
522-781: 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
609-556: A number of different incarnations. They were founded by Batman , whose ties to the Justice League were strained at the time, and introduced the now-classic line-up of Batman, Black Lightning , Metamorpho , Geo-Force , Katana , Halo and Looker . A later incarnation of the Outsiders from the early 2000s comics was led by Nightwing and Arsenal following the dissolution of the Teen Titans superhero group, and depicted
696-739: A prelude to DC's Dark Nights: Metal crossover, in an 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 amazing properties of metals—like Nth metal, the Court of Owls ' resurrection metal, Aquaman 's trident, and Doctor Fate 's helmet— to metahumans and to mystical lands like Nanda Parbat , Skartaris , Atlantis , and Themiscyra , and much more. He assembled
783-740: A reactive capacity like most other superhero teams, this group should act as hunters, tracking down supervillains before they can cause problems. Former Outsiders the Technocrat and Looker are near the Breach when he explodes in the Battle of Metropolis . The fate of the Technocrat remains unclear, while Looker soon appears in an issue of the World War III limited series. Roy Harper is saved by Superman from Doomsday , and Captain Marvel Jr.
870-541: A scientist from a post-apocalyptic 2030 led by the villain Monarch . He built a time machine to travel to the past and prevent his rule, but was fused with the timestream, gaining the ability to travel through time and fly at high speeds. Making his way into the year 1991, Waverider predicted the futures of numerous heroes in his search for Monarch. However, when he encounters Captain Atom , their energies interact to create
957-419: A secret team founded by Batman; Batman revives the team with a new line-up in 2018. Black Lightning leads another incarnation in 2022. Batwing and Batwoman lead a new incarnation, outside of Batman's "purview", beginning in 2023. A version of the team appears in the live action series Black Lightning , fully formed starting in the third season and led by Black Lightning. The Outsiders first appeared in
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#17328019120321044-425: A temporal wave that enables Monarch to travel back in time. When Monarch later killed Dove , her partner Hawk became enraged, beat Monarch, and unmasked him, only to see that Monarch was his future self. Waverider and various heroes who he gathered defeated a demonic being called Abraxis. Later, while Waverider was traveling through the time stream, he encountered an alternate timeline doppelgänger of himself, who
1131-420: A young adult who graduated from law school. In his mid-teens, Charles Bullock was searching for a direction in life. The teenager found it after he helped fight off street punks alongside Wildcat and was invited to join him at his gym. Charlie attended law school and later became a junior partner and top-notch researcher to the law firm called Cranston, Grayson and Wayne. When a criminal named Karnage broke into
1218-588: Is Bradley Glenn , an ex-con who is hired to star in a reality television show called Badass Nation about the life of a supervillain. The Lucia incarnation of Blackrock appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . Blackwing ( Charles "Charlie" Bullock ) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . He was created by Paul Levitz, Joe Staton and Joey Cavalieri. The character
1305-474: Is a Native American who was possessed by his ancestor, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky. This leads him to set about avenging the wrongs committed against the Native American people. When removed from the angry spirit, he occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat to Firestorm . Black Bison is armed with a coup-stick that allows him to bring inanimate objects to life and manipulate weather. He
1392-584: Is a disturbed and closeted gay assassin of bearded men who is hired by the Bearded Gentlemen's Club of Metropolis to kill the Chief because he will not sell his beard to them. He cannot grow a beard due to a male hormone deficiency, as stated by his mother when she is visited by the police. Billy Numerous is a character created for the Teen Titans animated series, voiced by Jason Marsden . He
1479-675: Is a doctor who creates Blackrock to increase ratings for the United Broadcasting television network. He eventually becomes Blackrock himself, using a special gem to manipulate electric energy. After Silverstone is defeated, Alexander Luthor Jr. retrieves the Blackrock and gives it to South American drug smuggler and revolutionary Lucia . Later, Batman obtains the Blackrock and uses it to stop Despero . Afterward, Superman forces Blackrock to leave Superman by threatening to kill it. In The New 52 continuity reboot, Blackrock
1566-567: Is a leader of a criminal gang, who creates the identity as part of a robbery scheme to outwit the Green Arrow . Black Beetle is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Originally posing as a future version of Blue Beetle , Black Beetle appears to Booster Gold and offers to help him prevent Maxwell Lord from killing Ted Kord . They succeed, but their efforts create an alternate timeline where Lord and his OMAC army have taken over
1653-600: Is a self-duplicating metahuman and member of the H.I.V.E. Five . A character similar to Numerous named Repro appears in Catwoman (vol. 3), while Numerous himself appears in Cyborg (vol. 3). Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is a Native American shaman in the DC Universe . The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick , first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982). Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky
1740-673: Is also trained in martial arts. Black-Cloud-in-Morning , a new incarnation of Black Bison, is introduced in The New 52 as an ally of the Crime Syndicate of America . Vera Black a.k.a. Sister Superior is a British psionic cyborg in the DC Universe . The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke , first appeared in JLA #100 (August 2004). The storyline set up the limited series Justice League Elite which consisted of 12 issues published between 2004 and 2005. Vera Black
1827-491: 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. Halo is hit in the crossfire when saving Katana's life, and slips into a coma as Katana vows to look after her. The team is disbanded by Geo-Force as Looker returns to her husband, and Batman rejoins the Justice League. This revival of
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#17328019120321914-575: Is killed shortly afterward and Looker is arrested as a suspect. The Outsiders, fortunately, clear her name. The Outsiders are reunited with Batman when they band together to fight Eclipso . After the adventure, Batman gives them access to a batcave in Los Angeles. The team is also infiltrated by a clone of Windfall. 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-Mason . The clone of Windfall
2001-535: Is led by the Red Robin . This incarnation of the team proved short-lived, as all of its members (except the 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. Beginning with Jeff Lemire 's run of Green Arrow (vol. 5),
2088-601: Is promptly shot and killed. Blackout ( Farooq ) is a metahuman who can harness electricity . He makes his first appearance in Flashpoint (vol. 2) #1 (July 2011). In the alternate timeline created by the events of Flashpoint, Blackout is recruited by Cyborg to help end the Amazon-Atlantean war, which has devastated Europe and killed millions of people. Another new recruit, the Outsider , revealed during
2175-485: 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. 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
2262-559: Is still walking around) 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 the Technocrat; the other composed of the Eradicator , Looker, Wylde, Halo and Sebastian Faust) claim the name of the Outsiders; both teams are considered fugitives for some time, thanks to questionable tactics by their new members. During this time,
2349-621: Is the great-grandfather of Black Bison and the last great shaman of the Bison Cult. He resents his great-grandson's disrespect for the cult's traditions. When he is killed by muggers in Central Park , he binds his spirit to a magical amulet that allows his spirit to influence his great-grandson when worn. Black Arrow was created by Otto Binder and George Papp , first appearing in Adventure Comics #143 (August 1949). He
2436-488: Is the sister of Manchester Black . As children, their parents would often fight and Manchester would take her out to play to avoid them. As his idea of "play" became killing sprees, Vera's perspective became twisted. When her brother dies after attempting to destroy Superman , she has her damaged arms replaced with malleable cybernetic prostheses, initially contemplating revenge on Superman before she decides to be better than her brother. Her new abilities result in her leading
2523-580: 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. The team is next involved with the crossover event Millennium , wherein it is revealed that Dr. Jace is an operative of the villainous Manhunters and kidnaps the team. The team (now joined by the Atomic Knight ) free themselves, but Dr. Jace blows up herself and Metamorpho. Looker
2610-424: 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 Jr. , Black Lightning, Geo-Force (leader), Halo, Katana,
2697-557: The Convergence event, Booster Gold becomes a new Waverider after Rip Hunter takes him into the timestream to save him from dying due to the effects of excessive time travel. Waverider can time-travel at will, and is capable of accessing the time stream and monitoring it. He can also access a person's aura to view their past and future, fly at the speed of light, fire quantum energy blasts, and become invisible and intangible. The Matthew Ryder incarnation of Waverider appears as
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2784-619: The 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 of Outsiders in January 2010, in which Geo-Force appears to be acting more irrationally since his battle with Deathstroke . Without consulting
2871-538: 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. 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). As a result of Batman R.I.P. and Final Crisis (where Batman apparently died),
2958-601: 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
3045-463: The Man-Bat ) serves as the team's technical advisor, and her assistant Salah Miandad operates the "blank" OMAC drone known as 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
3132-686: The Time Masters and forced to flee. Hector is the brother of Nadia, a technician and ally of Jaime Reyes. After Nadia is killed by the Khaji Da Revolutionary Army, a group of Reach Infiltrators inspired by Reyes, Hector bonds with Reach technology and becomes his enemy. Black Bison is the name of two supervillains in the DC Universe . The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick , first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982). John Ravenhair
3219-622: 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 magician Sebastian Faust , the warsuit-wearing engineer and industrialist the Technocrat and Wylde (Charlie Wylde), a friend of the Technocrat who has been turned into a mountain bear by Faust's uncontrollable magic. During
3306-550: The Caped Crusader and the 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
3393-685: The Changing Man . In the Batman: Earth One series of graphic novels, the Outsiders appear in Volume 3 as an alliance of Gotham crimefighters brought together by Batman. The team consists of Batman, Robin , Batgirl , the Cat , Killer Croc , and Ragman , with Alfred Pennyworth and Lucas Fox supporting them in a subway version of the Batcave. Waverider (character) Waverider is
3480-492: The Cowl interviewed by Vicki Vale . Within the context of the stories, his parents were rescued by Batman shortly before Jones was born and they named him "Batman" as thanks. The boy grew up idolizing Batman and tried to become a crimefighter before he began collecting stamps. As an adult, he is an expert on Batman. Beard Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ernest Franklin
3567-547: 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 during the Day of Judgement 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 II's genetically altered DNA to tell who she
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3654-608: 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 from around the world 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
3741-462: The Outside (July 2018) had Batman and Black Lightning come together to defeat a villain known as 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 , and Katana , who had fought as their allies in the fight against Karma. An ongoing comic book featuring this team, titled Batman and
3828-572: The Outsiders (vol. 2), with the Dark Knight taking control of the team in the aftermath of the "CheckOut" crossover with Checkmate. 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
3915-633: The Outsiders (vol. 3), was set to release in December 2018. The series was abruptly cancelled before finally releasing in May the following year. Later, Black Lightning assembles a new "modular" iteration of the team with himself, Duke, Katana, and Metamorpho, plus a "rotating fifth chair" for other superheroes like Robin, Green Arrow, or Mister Miracle . In the set-up to the new series in Batman: Urban Legends , Batman formally asks to join
4002-663: 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 in Moscow ). Villains such as the Duke of Oil and the Soviet super-team the People's Heroes are introduced during this time. The team's adventures take them all over the globe, most notably when the Outsiders' plane
4089-466: 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 to pursue missions which Checkmate cannot support publicly. Checkmate's assignment as part of the "CheckOut" crossover story arc involves dispatching
4176-485: The Outsiders to Oolong Island in China , the scene of World War III the previous year . The mission goes disastrously wrong when Chang Tzu captures Owen Mercer and Checkmate's Black 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, writer Chuck Dixon and artist Julian Lopez relaunched Outsiders (vol. 3) as Batman and
4263-541: The Outsiders. Another recurring opponent was the Force of July , a group of patriotic metahumans who also regularly came into contact with the Suicide Squad . During this time, Geo-Force's half-sister Terra died as a traitor against the Teen Titans . Batman revealed his real identity as Bruce Wayne to the team (although they already knew it). Eventually, Halo's origins were revealed. Emily Briggs (who later became
4350-854: 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 in Dark Days: The Forge #1 (2017),
4437-402: The Warriors bar. In both the original and DC Rebirth continuities, Blackguard is killed while serving in the Suicide Squad . Blackguard appears in The Suicide Squad , portrayed by Pete Davidson . He is recruited into the eponymous team for a mission in Corto Maltese , but betrays them by warning the local military of their arrival. When he tries to surrender upon making landfall, he
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#17328019120324524-458: 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 Dr. 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
4611-527: The earth. Blackguard is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Richard Hertz is a man who works for the 1,000 , serving as their enforcer under the codename Blackguard. When the 1,000 tried to kill Blackguard in their mission to kill Booster Gold , Blackguard was saved by Booster Gold. In Underworld Unleashed , Blackguard gives his soul to Neron in exchange for super-strength, enhanced intellect, and special equipment. He joins Cheetah and Earthworm in attacking
4698-466: The end of time, where he was destroyed by entropy as the universe collapsed. In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! , Waverider was killed by Extant and succeeded by his present-day self. In 52 , the second Waverider is killed by Booster Gold's robot Skeets, who was being controlled by Mister Mind . Waverider's successor is Liri Lee , a member of the Linear Men who gained his powers after fusing with his corpse and became Linear Woman . During
4785-461: The explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs ' particle accelerator and subsequently sought revenge against the head of S.T.A.R. Labs, Harrison Wells . In pursuit of this goal, Farooq is confronted by the Flash , who eventually overcharges and kills him. Blackrock is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Blackrock is a recurring enemy of Superman first appearing in Action Comics #458 (April 1976). Peter Silverstone
4872-410: The father of Outsiders member Sebastian Faust. During the confrontation, the bear-like Wylde betrays the team when Felix promises to restore his humanity. The team defeats Felix Faust and Wylde, who eventually becomes an actual bear (without the ability to speak) and is kept in a zoo. The title ends with the clearing of the Outsiders' names and the marriage of Geo-Force and Denise Howard. In the interim,
4959-401: 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
5046-476: The first two issues of Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2). Afterward, Catwoman and the Martian Manhunter left the team and Batgirl , Geo-Force and the Green Arrow joined; Thunder consistently appeared in the series as well. In issue #5, Ralph "the 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 . Dr. Francine Langstrom (wife of Dr. Kirk Langstrom, a.k.a.
5133-445: 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 Batman (actually the man standing in for Bruce Wayne, Jean-Paul Valley ). However, Halo's spirit survives in the reanimated body of Marissa. For some time afterward, the Technocrat has trouble accepting that his wife (whose body
5220-422: 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 , Halo and Looker ). The other members were two characters who refused membership in the Justice League ( Black Lightning and Metamorpho ) and former Leaguer Batman. The Outsiders formed in
5307-537: The office looking for his boss Arthur Cranston, this, and another event, led him to become the costumed hero Blackwing. Although his first outing as a crime fighter proved unsuccessful when he was captured by the costumed villain Boa's gang, Blackwing managed to contribute in freeing the Huntress from Boa's giant snake and recorded some evidence that was used to put the mastermind and his men away. Since then, Blackwing has never appeared again in any other published story. Outsiders (comics) The Outsiders have had
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#17328019120325394-447: The original group, and was printed in the Baxter paper format used on such titles as The New Teen Titans (vol. 2) and the Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3). It lasted for 28 issues, in addition to 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
5481-402: 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!" The team from Outsiders #50 was featured in
5568-400: The present, Thorn becomes an enemy of the Justice Society . In Crisis on Infinite Earths , he assists the heroes in battling the Anti-Monitor 's Shadow Demons. Blackbriar Thorn has exhibited a plethora of abilities, including manipulation of the weather, extensive control over vegetation, regeneration, and the creation of illusions. Thorn can increase his strength via physical contact with
5655-539: The process. While incarcerated at Stryker's Island, he builds high-tech armor and a prosthetic arm. Using his technology, Karnowski attacks the Metropolis Police Department's Special Victims Unit to get revenge on Sawyer before being defeated by Superman . Barrage later escapes and joins Morgan Edge 's Superman Revenge Squad . Batman Jones is a Batman expert in the DC Universe . The character, created by Jack Schiff and Bill Finger , first appeared in Batman #108 (June 1957). A rebooted version appears in Battle for
5742-494: The remnants of the Elite and tacitly working with the Justice League . This leads to the League, encouraged by the Flash , asking her to lead a new team with the intention that she will handle black ops missions that the League cannot due to what they represent to the public, primarily involving hunting down and eliminating metahuman threats before they go public. Starting with Coldcast and Menagerie , she adds Flash, Manitou Raven , Major Disaster , Green Arrow and Kasumi to
5829-493: The rest of the team (or Alfred), Geo-Force enters into a non-aggression pact with New Krypton (offering Markovia as a haven for all Kryptonians). The Eradicator is New Krypton's representative. In 2011, " The New 52 " rebooted the DC universe. 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, and
5916-408: 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. One night, after going to visit the graves of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Alfred awakens in Wayne Manor to
6003-489: The storyline Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! (September 1994). A third version of the character first appeared in Convergence: Booster Gold #2 (July 2015) as a reborn older version of the pre- Flashpoint Booster Gold (also created by Jurgens). After his transformation, he is instrumental to saving the multiverse in Convergence #8. His powers are the same as the original Waverider, but his knowledge and history are Booster Gold's. Waverider originated as Matthew Ryder ,
6090-414: 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 and 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
6177-554: The team and returning to the Justice League of America. 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. The Outsiders became unofficial agents of Markovia to receive Markovian funding. They moved to Los Angeles ; Geo-Force left his girlfriend Denise behind and Looker separated from her husband. This series again featured
6264-417: 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 . 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
6351-622: The team as the fifth chair to help Duke track down the location of his mother. The following are enemies of the Outsiders: In the JLA: The Nail miniseries, the Outsiders were formed by Black Canary to help Oliver Queen have his own team to focus on after becoming paralyzed and losing an arm after a disastrous battle with Amazo , but who quickly dismissed them feeling like a "sidekick." The team consists of Black Canary, Black Lightning, Geo-Force, Katana, Metamorpho, and Shade,
6438-472: The team to operate outside the knowledge of the government, the Justice League, or the Batman family . In the Watchmen sequel Doomsday Clock , Geo-Force took advantage of the metahuman arms race in light of the "Superman Theory" and assembled Markovia's version of the Outsiders. The group consists of Baroness Bedlam, Eradicator , Knightfall , Terra , and Wylde. The Detective Comics story arc On
6525-602: The team's original lineup. 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. Following DC's 2011 reboot , a new version of the Outsiders is introduced in the pages of Green Arrow as a secret society represented by seven weapon-themed clans. Members in this incarnation include Katana, Onyx , and several new characters. The original Outsiders are returned to continuity in 2017, following DC Rebirth , once again as
6612-559: 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 . Thunder is kicked off the team; the second Aquaman is rejected because Batman feels he does not match up to his predecessor, Orin . Batman then tells
6699-487: The team. She also enlists Naif al-Sheikh to keep the team in check and serve as a liaison to the governments of the world. Vera's cybernetic arms can transform into an almost unlimited variety of melee, projectile and beam weapons. They also incorporate camouflage technology relying on optics, as well as altering sense perception in others. Blackbriar Thorn is an ancient druid and the last survivor of his sect who can manipulate and transform into plants. After resurfacing in
6786-455: The teams learn that Halo's (original) body has been brought back to life by the terrorist organization Kobra . In control of her body is Violet Harper, the evil woman whose body Halo originally inhabited. She now has abilities similar to Halo's, calls herself Spectra and joins Strike Force Kobra with Dervish and Windfall. Both Kobra and Violet Harper are defeated, and Windfall rejoins the Outsiders. The two teams unite to confront Felix Faust ,
6873-434: The title in 1993 lasted 25 issues and was written by Mike W. Barr, with most issues penciled by Paul Pelletier . 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
6960-612: The wake of the Titans/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 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 (who joins reluctantly). Nightwing decides that, instead of functioning in
7047-545: The world. Kord sacrifices himself to return to the past and restore the timeline. Black Beetle later returns and manipulates the timeline, leading to Dick Grayson 's death. He steals a Scarab from Trigon , becomes the Scarlet Scarab, and battles Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) . Reyes allows him to escape due to being busy with his injured sister Milagro Reyes . In Time Masters: Vanishing Point , Black Beetle attempts to steal Waverider 's power before being defeated by
7134-684: Was an Aurakle that possessed the body of Violet Harper after she was killed by Syonide . These heroes banded together to defeat Baron Bedlam and decided to stay together as a team, later fighting such villains as Agent Orange, the Fearsome Five and the Cryonic Man. Recurring foes include the Masters of Disaster (New Wave, Shakedown, Windfall, Heatstroke, and Coldsnap), who at one point were almost able to kill Black Lightning. Windfall eventually became disenchanted with her team and joined
7221-585: Was chronologically introduced in Adventure Comics #464 (April 1979), but was unnamed in that comic. He was, however, named in his next appearance in Wonder Woman #281 (April 1981) and later, became Blackwing in Wonder Woman #297 (August 1982). Also, worth to note, the original story in Adventure Comics was intended for All Star Comics #75. Charlie was drawn as a teen in that story, but his next appearance (only three years later) depicts him as
7308-746: Was destroyed by the Green Arrow as part of his symbolic rejection of the group. The Soultaker sword owned by 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 , the Green Arrow's father. With his apparent death, it passed to Komodo (Simon Lacroix) , an evil archer. It would later be passed to Shado , Robert Queen's former lover and another master archer. Katana heads
7395-466: Was prior to being turned into a genetic doppelgänger of the original Terra. Outsiders (vol. 3) is almost completely unrelated to the previous series. It was launched in 2003 with new members, some of whom had been part of the 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. The new team is put together in
7482-607: Was sent to 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, Freddy joined alongside the other Titans to take down the members of the Secret Society of Super Villains who tried to kill Robin . After Infinite Crisis , the Outsiders are "officially" no more. Because of the Freedom of Power Treaty ,
7569-645: Was still a regular human (since Monarch's future reign had been erased). Following this, both Matthew Ryders joined the Linear Men , a group that contained time-traveling beings who protected the time stream, with the powerless Ryder eventually become the team's leader. Despite the Linear Men's policy of non-intervention in the timeline – to the point that Waverider was discouraged from preventing Superman 's death during his first battle with Doomsday – Waverider helped Superman defeat Doomsday by transporting him to
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