Batman & The Outsiders
(1983)
Batman & The Outsiders (Vol. 1)
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The Outsiders first appeared in a special insert in the final issue of The Brave And The Bold (#200, July 1983). Shortly thereafter, team was given its own comic, Batman & The Outsiders, which debuted in August 1983.
While the story in the final issue of The Brave And The Bold (#200, July 1983) is a sneak-peak of the series (and printed a month prior to the first issue of Batman & The Outsiders), the story actually takes place following the third issue of the series.
While the story in the final issue of The Brave And The Bold (#200, July 1983) is a sneak-peak of the series (and printed a month prior to the first issue of Batman & The Outsiders), the story actually takes place following the third issue of the series.
Batman & The Outsiders #1 (August 1, 1983)
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Batman & The Outsiders #32 (April 1, 1986; Final issue)
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Adventures Of The Outsiders #46 (June 1, 1987)
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After Batman left the group in issue #32 (April 1986), the title was changed to Adventures Of The Outsiders, starting with #33.
Issue #38 featured the last original story in the series, as issues #39-46 (June 1987) were reprints of stories from companion series The Outsiders (Vol. 1, see below). |
Collected Editions
Issues #1-19 of this series are collected in:
- Showcase Presents: Batman And The Outsiders (along with Annual #1, New Teen Titans, Vol. 1 #37 and the Batman & The Outsiders preview story from the final issue of The Brave And The Bold (#200).
The Outsiders, Vol. 1 (1985-1988)
Batman's former personal strike force departed the doom and gloom of Gotham for the sunny skies of California in the opening issue of this title; they based themselves at Station Markovia, an oil rig just off the coast of Santa Monica.
This series ran for 28 issues (1985-1988).
This series ran for 28 issues (1985-1988).
The Outsiders #1 (November, 1985)
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The Outsiders #28 (February, 1988)
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(The) Outsiders, Vol. 2 (1993-1995)
This revival, simply titled ''Outsiders'', ran for 24 issues (actually 26, counting the double first issue and #0).
Outsiders (Vol. 2) #1 (November, 1993)
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Outsiders (Vol. 2) #24 (November, 1995)
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(The) Outsiders, Vol. 3 (2003-2007)
This series ran for 50 issues and was then relaunched as Batman And The Outsiders (Vol. 2), featuring a mix of current and new members.
This series has been collected (except for #26-27) in the following trade paperbacks:
This series has been collected (except for #26-27) in the following trade paperbacks:
- Outsiders: Looking For Trouble - (#1-7);
- Outsiders: Sum Of All Evil - (#8-15);
- Outsiders: Wanted - (#16-23);
- Outsiders: The Insiders - (# 24-25, 28);
- Outsiders: Crisis Intervention - (#29-33);
- Outsiders: The Good Fight - (#34-41);
- Outsiders: Pay As You Go - (#42-46);
- Outsiders/Checkmate: Checkout - (#47-49);
- Outsiders: Five Of A Kind - (#50, Outsiders: Five Of A Kind #1-5).
-> Outsiders: Five Of A Kind is a mini-series (2007), composed of five one-shots; after the events in Outsiders (Vol. 3) #50, Batman is looking to put together his own team of Outsiders.
In each issue, he auditions two heroes for his roster:
In each issue, he auditions two heroes for his roster:
- Outsiders: Five Of A Kind: Nightwing/Boomerang #1;
- Outsiders: Five Of A Kind: Katana/Shazam #1;
- Outsiders: Five Of A Kind: Thunder/Martian Manhunter #1;
- Outsiders: Five Of A Kind: Metamorpho/Aquaman #1;
- Outsiders: Five Of A Kind: Wonder Woman/Grace #1.
Outsiders (Vol. 3) #1 (August, 2003)
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Outsiders (Vol. 3) #50 (November, 2007)
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Batman & The Outsiders, Vol. 2 (2007-2009)
Batman & The Outsiders (Vol. 2) ran for 14 issues (2007 -2009).
This series has been collected (except for #11-14):
As a result of Batman R.I.P. and Final Crisis (where Batman apparently died), the series was renamed Outsiders (Vol. 4).
This series has been collected (except for #11-14):
- Batman And The Outsiders: The Chrysalis - (#1-5);
- Batman And The Outsiders: The Snare - (#6-10).
As a result of Batman R.I.P. and Final Crisis (where Batman apparently died), the series was renamed Outsiders (Vol. 4).
Batman & The Outsiders (Vol. 2) #1 (December 1, 2007)
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Batman & The Outsiders (Vol. 2) #14 (February 1, 2009)
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Batman And The Outsiders Special #1 (2009)
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After Batman's apparent death (in Final Crisis), Alfred Pennyworth is charged with assembling a new team of Outsiders.
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(The) Outsiders, Vol. 4 (2009-2011)
Going on from Batman And The Outsiders (Vol. 2), this series ran for another 26 issues, from #15 to #40. The final issue is once again titled Batman And The The Outsiders.
It has been collected in trade paperback (except for #38-40):
It has been collected in trade paperback (except for #38-40):
- The Deep (Batman And The Outsiders Special #1, #15-20);
- The Hunt ( #21-25);
- The Road to Hell (#26-31);
- The Great Divide (#32-37).
Outsiders (Vol. 4) #15 (April, 2009)
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Outsiders (Vol. 4) #40 (July, 2011)
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