The Outsiders (1st Series)

    (DC, 1985-1988)
™ and ©1987 DC Comics, Inc.

Having co-starred with the Caped Crusader for years in Batman and the Outsiders, the offbeat super-hero team got its own title in late 1985. In contrast to their illustrious comrades in the Justice League, these heroes were more well-meaning than world-saving. (Had the series run today, they might have qualified as members of the Justice League International).

The Outsiders’ roster included Katanna, a swordswoman; Looker, a psychic; Black Lightning an athletic hero; Metamorpho, who can change his body to any element; Halo, who can fly and fire force blasts; and leader Geo-Force, a prince of Markovia who also has the ability to control objects using earth-based powers. This series still finds them in a loose collaboration with Batman, although by now they are operating largely independently.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1985
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    Versus Nuclear Family
    26 copies from $1.99
  • 2
    #2
    Dec 1985
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Steve Lightle
    1st appearance of the Untouchables; Versus Nuclear Family; Looker story
    18 copies from $0.75
  • 3
    #3
    Jan 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Steve Lightle
    Versus Force of July; Looker story
    15 copies from $0.50
  • 4
    #4
    Feb 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Joe Staton
    Metamorpho back-up; Metamorpho story; Rescue Force of July
    12 copies from $1.25
  • 5
    #5
    Mar 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Trevor Von Eeden
    Black Lightning and Katana story; Christmas Carol story
    12 copies from $1.25
  • 6
    #6
    Apr 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Jim Engel, Brian Bolland
    Versus Duke of Oil; Metamorpho pinup
    12 copies from $1.25
  • 7
    #7
    May 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Curt Swan
    Versus Duke of Oil
    13 copies from $1.20
  • 8
    #8
    Jun 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jan Duursema
    11 copies from $0.50
  • 9
    #9
    Jul 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Ernie Colón
    Halo and Tiger the Wondercat story
    13 copies from $1.25
  • 10
    #10
    Aug 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Jerry Ordway
    Geo-Force story
    9 copies from $1.00
  • 11
    #11
    Sep 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, John Byrne, Trevor Von Eeden, Brian Bolland
    Halo story; Katana story; Looker pinup
    10 copies from $0.75
  • 12
    #12
    Oct 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    Versus Hammer & Sickle
    8 copies from $0.80
  • 13
    #13
    Nov 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Jerry Bingham, Steve Ditko, Ernie Colón
    Black Lightning story; Geo-Force story; Metamorpho story
    9 copies from $0.84
  • 14
    #14
    Dec 1986
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Mary Wilshire
    Windfall story
    10 copies from $0.65
  • 15
    #15
    Jan 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    10 copies from $0.65
  • 16
    #16
    Feb 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jerome Moore, Jan Duursema
    8 copies from $1.25
  • 17
    #17
    Mar 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    Batman rejoins; Batman returns
    8 copies from $0.75
  • 18
    #18
    Apr 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Brian Bolland
    Versus Eclipso; Looker and Metamorpho story
    6 copies from $1.25
  • 19
    #19
    May 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    Versus Masters of Disaster; Windfall joins
    10 copies from $0.65
  • 20
    #20
    Jun 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Kurt Schaffenberger
    Geo-Force and Metamorpho story
    9 copies from $1.00
  • 21
    #21
    Jul 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    1st appearance Clayface (Sondra Fuller); 1st appearance Clayface IV
    6 copies from $1.00
  • 22
    #22
    Aug 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr, Howard Simpson  ·  A: Jim Aparo, Joe Orlando, Howard Simpson, Jonathan Peterson, Bill Wray
    EC parody back-up
    6 copies from $1.25
  • 23
    #23
    Sep 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Dave Ross
    8 copies from $1.00
  • 24
    #24
    Oct 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Trevor Von Eeden, Erik Larsen
    9 copies from $0.40
  • 25
    #25
    Nov 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    4 copies from $1.50
  • 26
    #26
    Dec 1987
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Jim Aparo
    6 copies from $1.92
  • 27
    #27
    Jan 1988
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Millennium
    13 copies from $1.00
  • 28
    #28
    Feb 1988
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    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Final Issue; Millennium
    13 copies from $2.50
  • Anl 1
    Annual #1
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Kevin Nowlan
    Versus Kobra
    7 copies from $1.24
  • SE 1
    Special Edition #1
    Jul 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Mike W. Barr  ·  A: Chuck Patton
    Crossover continued in Infinity Inc. SE #1
    9 copies from $0.40