The Outsiders is a team of superheroes that appear in comic books published by DC Comics.
The roster of the team has changed a great deal over the years. These roster lists are of the members during the Outsiders' various incarnations by team iteration. The codenames listed under Character are those used when that character was a member of the team. Bolded names indicate current team members.
Joined in refers to the issue where the character first appeared as a member of the team. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the team.
Pre-Rebirth
[edit]Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Original team: Batman and the Outsiders
This roster covers the iteration of the team that was featured in Batman and the Outsiders, Adventures of the Outsiders, and The Outsiders. | |||
Batman | Bruce Wayne | The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) | Founding member and leader. Active. (November 2010) |
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce |
Founding member. | |
Geo-Force | Brion Markov |
Founding member | |
Halo | Gabrielle Doe |
Founding member. | |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | ||
Metamorpho | Rex Mason | ||
Looker | Emily Briggs | The Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986) | Active in the Outsiders |
Windfall | Clone of Wendy Jones | The Outsiders #19 (May 1987) | Deceased as of The Outsiders #20 (June 1987). |
Windfall | Wendy Jones | The Outsiders #20 (June 1987) | Deceased as of Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag #7 (May 2008). |
Atomic Knight | Gardner Grayle | The Outsiders #28 (February 1988) | Active. |
Outsiders Vol. 2
This roster covers members inducted into the team in Outsiders Vol. 2. | |||
Faust | Sebastian Faust | Outsiders Vol. 2 #1 Alpha (November 1993) | Active in Checkmate. |
Technocrat | Geoffrey Barron | Deceased as of Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006). | |
Wylde | Charlie Wylde | Active as a bear. | |
Eradicator | David Connor | Outsiders Vol. 2 #3 (January 1994) | Apparently deceased |
Dervish | Nema | Outsiders Vol. 2 #9 (July 1994) | Active. |
Terra | Tara Markov (doppelgänger) | Day of Judgment #4 (November 1999) | Deceased in World War III #3 (June 2007) Sister of Geo-Force |
Doctor Light | Kimiyo Hoshi | JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001) | Active. |
Outsiders Vol. 3
This roster covers members inducted into the team in Outsiders Vol. 3. | |||
Arsenal | Roy Harper | Outsiders Vol. 3 #1 (August 2003) | Active in the Titans. |
Grace | Grace Choi | Active in the Outsiders | |
Indigo | Brainiac 8 | Deceased as of Outsiders Vol. 3 #25 (August 2005). | |
Shift | "Clone" of Metamorpho | Fully regrown fragment of Metamorpho. Reassimilated into Metamorpho in Outsiders Annual Vol. 3 #1 (June 2007). | |
Thunder | Anissa Pierce | Active in the Outsiders | |
Nightwing | Dick Grayson | Active as Batman. | |
Jade | Jennifer-Lynn Hayden | Deceased as of Rann–Thanagar War: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (April 2006). Resurrected in Blackest Night #8 (May 2010). Active in the Justice League. | |
Huntress | Helena Bertinelli | Outsiders Vol. 3 #8 (March 2003) | Active. |
Starfire | Koriand'r | Outsiders Vol. 3 #16 (November 2004) | Active in the R.E.B.E.L.S. |
Captain Marvel Jr. | Freddy Freeman | Outsiders Vol. 3 #28 (November 2005) | Active as Shazam. |
Captain Boomerang | Owen Mercer | Outsiders Vol. 3 #34 (May 2006) | Deceased in Blackest Night: The Flash #3 (April 2010). |
Outsiders: Five of a Kind / Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 / Outsiders Vol. 4
This roster covers members inducted into the team in Outsiders: Five of a Kind, Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2, and Outsiders (vol. 4). | |||
Martian Manhunter | J'onn J'onzz | Outsiders: Five of a Kind #3 (August 2007) | Deceased as of Final Crisis #1. Resurrected in Blackest Night #8 (May 2010). |
Catwoman | Selina Kyle | Outsiders Vol. 3 #50 (September 2007) | Active. |
Batgirl | Cassandra Cain | Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #2 (November 2008) | Active in Batman Inc. as Blackbat. |
Francine Langstrom | Francine Langstrom | Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #3 (December 2007) | Active. |
Green Arrow | Oliver Queen | Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #4 (February 2008) | |
ReMAC | Dr. Salah Miandad | Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #5 (March 2008) | Deceased in Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #11 (November 2008). |
The Creeper | Jack Ryder | Outsiders Vol. 4 #15 (February 2009) | Active in adventuring. |
Owlman | Roy Raymond, Jr. | Active. | |
Freight Train | Cecil | Outsiders Vol. 4 #31 (August 2010) | Active in the Outsiders. |
Olympian | Achilles the Warkiller | Outsiders Vol. 4 #37 (April 2011) | Active. |
Batman Inc.
This roster covers members inducted into the team in the Batman Inc. series. | |||
Red Robin | Tim Drake | Batman Inc. #6 (May 2011) | Active in the Teen Titans. |
Metamorpho | Rex Mason | Active | |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Active in Justice League of America | |
Halo | Gabrielle Doe | Active in the Dead Heroes Club | |
Looker | Emily Briggs | Active | |
Freight Train | Cecil | Active |
DC Rebirth
[edit]Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
DC Rebirth This roster covers members inducted into the team during DC Rebirth. | |||
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | Detective Comics #983 (June 2018) | Leader of the Outsiders. Active. |
The Signal | Duke Thomas | Active | |
Orphan | Cassandra Cain | Active | |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Detective Comics #986 | Active |
Lady Shiva | Sandra Wu-San | Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #11 (May 2020) | Active |
Babylon | Sofia Ramos | Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #12 (July 2020) | Active |
Dawn of DC This roster covers members inducted into the team during Dawn of DC. | |||
Batwing | Luke Fox | Outsiders Vol. 5 #1 (September 2023) | Active. |
Batwoman | Kate Kane | Active. |
In other media
[edit]Character | Real name | Joined in | Portrayed by | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Smallville | ||||
Arsenal | Roy Harper | Smallville Season 11: Continuity #4 | Active
Comics-only | |
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | |||
Grace Choi | ||||
Green Arrow | Oliver Queen | Justin Hartley | Leader
Active | |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Active
Comics-only | ||
Metamorpho | Rex Mason | |||
Batman: The Brave and the Bold | ||||
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | BTBATB S1E6 "Enter the Outsiders!" | Bumper Robinson | Active |
Geo-Force | Brion Markov | BTBATB S2E13 "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" | Hunter Parrish | |
Halo | Gabrielle Doe | |||
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | BTBATB S1E6 "Enter the Outsiders!" | Vyvan Pham Kim Mai Guest | |
Metamorpho | Rex Mason | Scott Menville | ||
Young Justice | ||||
Beast Boy | Garfield Logan | Young Justice S3E17 "First Impression" | Logan Grove | Leader
Active |
Blue Beetle | Jaime Reyes | Eric Lopez | Active | |
Cyborg | Victor Stone | Young Justice S3E24 "Into the Breach" | Zeno Robinson | Joined the Justice League prior to S4E1 "Inhospitable" |
El Dorado | Eduardo Dorado, Jr. | Young Justice S3E18 "Early Warning" | Freddy Rodriguez | Active |
Forager | Fred Bugg | Young Justice S3E26 "Nevermore" | Jason Spisak | |
Geo-Force | Brion Markov | Young Justice S3E17 "First Impression" | Troy Baker | Left team in S3E26 "Nevermore". |
Kid Flash | Bart Allen | Jason Marsden | Active | |
Livewire | Leslie Willis | Before Young Justice S4E1 "Inhospitable" | Britt Baron | |
Looker | Lia Briggs | Grey Griffin | ||
Robin | Tim Drake | Cameron Bowen | ||
Stargirl | Courtney Whitmore | Whitney Moore | ||
Static | Virgil Hawkins | Young Justice S3E17 "First Impression" | Bryton James | |
Superboy | Conner Kent | Young Justice S3E26 "Nevermore" | Nolan North | Trapped in the Phantom Zone and eventually molded to serve General Zod while publicly presumed killed in S4E4 "Involuntary". Freed from control in S4E26 "Death and Rebirth", rejoins Outsiders at some point prior to Targets #1 "Cherry Gig". |
Terra | Tara Markov | Tara Strong | Active | |
Windfall | Wendy Jones | Before Young Justice S4E1 "Inhospitable" | Zehra Fazal | |
Wonder Girl | Cassie Sandsmark | Young Justice S3E17 "First Impression" | Mae Whitman | |
Beware the Batman | ||||
Alfred Pennyworth | Beware the Batman S1E26 "Alone" | JB Blanc | Active | |
Batman | Bruce Wayne | Anthony Ruivivar | Leader
Active | |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Sumalee Montano | Active | |
Man-Bat | Kirk Langstrom | Robin Atkin Downes | ||
Metamorpho | Rex Mason | Adam Baldwin | ||
Oracle | Barbara Gordon | Tara Strong | ||
Arrowverse | ||||
Black Canary | Dinah Drake | Arrow S6E9 "Irreconcilable Differences" | Juliana Harkavy | Inactive |
Mister Terrific | Curtis Holt | Echo Kellum | ||
Wild Dog | Rene Ramirez | Rick Gonzalez | ||
DC Legends | ||||
Arsenal | Roy Harper | DC Legends (2016) | [citation needed] | Active |
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | |||
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Inactive | ||
Gotham by Gaslight | ||||
Bill Dust | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018) | John DiMaggio | Leader
Inactive | |
Dick Grayson | Lincoln Melcher | Inactive | ||
Jason Todd | Grey DeLisle | |||
Tim Drake | Tara Strong | |||
Black Lightning | ||||
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | Black Lightning S3E13 "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap" | Cress Williams | Active |
Erica Moran | Gabriella Garcia | |||
Gardner Grayle | Boone Platt | |||
Geo | Brandon Marshall | Jahking Guillory | ||
Grace Choi | Shay Li Wylde | Chantal Thuy | ||
Lightning | Jennifer Pierce | China Anne McClain | ||
Painkiller | Khalil Payne | Jordan Calloway | ||
Technocrat / TC | Geoffrey Barron | Christopher A'mmanuel | ||
Thunder | Anissa Pierce | Nafessa Williams |