List of Outsiders members explained

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

Character Real name Joined in Notes
Original team: Batman and the OutsidersThis roster covers the iteration of the team that was featured in Batman and the Outsiders<-- vol. 1-->, 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.
Active.
Geo-Force Brion Markov Founding member
Older brother of Terra.
Inactive
Halo Gabrielle Doe Founding member.
Active in the Outsiders.
Katana Tatsu Yamashiro
Metamorpho Rex Mason
Looker Emily Briggs The Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986)Active in the Outsiders
WindfallClone 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).
Gardner Grayle The Outsiders #28 (February 1988)Active.
Outsiders Vol. 2This roster covers members inducted into the team in Outsiders Vol. 2.
Sebastian Faust Outsiders Vol. 2 #1 Alpha (November 1993)Active in Checkmate.
Geoffrey Barron Deceased as of Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006).
Wylde Charlie Wylde Active as a bear.
David Connor Outsiders Vol. 2 #3 (January 1994)Apparently deceased
Dervish Nema Outsiders Vol. 2 #9 (July 1994)Active.
Tara Markov (doppelgänger) Day of Judgment #4 (November 1999)Deceased in World War III #3 (June 2007)
Sister of Geo-Force
Kimiyo Hoshi JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001)Active.
Outsiders Vol. 3This roster covers members inducted into the team in Outsiders Vol. 3.
Roy Harper Outsiders Vol. 3 #1 (August 2003)Active in the Titans.
Grace Grace Choi Active in the Outsiders
Brainiac 8 Deceased as of Outsiders Vol. 3 #25 (August 2005).
"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
Dick Grayson Active as Batman.
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.
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.
Freddy Freeman Outsiders Vol. 3 #28 (November 2005)Active as Shazam.
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. 4This roster covers members inducted into the team in Outsiders: Five of a Kind, Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2, and Outsiders (vol. 4).
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).
Selina Kyle Outsiders Vol. 3 #50 (September 2007)Active.
Cassandra Cain Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #2 (November 2008)Active in Batman Inc. as Blackbat.
Francine Langstrom Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #3 (December 2007) Active.
Oliver Queen Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #4 (February 2008)
Dr. Salah Miandad Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #5 (March 2008)Deceased in Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #11 (November 2008).
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 RobinTim Drake Batman Inc. #6 (May 2011)Active in the Teen Titans.
Metamorpho Rex Mason Active
KatanaTatsu Yamashiro Active in Justice League of America
HaloGabrielle Doe Active in the Dead Heroes Club
LookerEmily Briggs Active
Freight TrainCecil Active

DC Rebirth

CharacterReal nameJoined inNotes
DC Rebirth

This roster covers members inducted into the team during DC Rebirth.

Black LightningJefferson 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.

BatwingLuke FoxOutsiders Vol. 5 #1 (September 2023)Active.
BatwomanKate KaneActive.

In other media

!Character!Real name!Joined in!Portrayed by!Notes
Smallville
ArsenalRoy HarperSmallville Season 11: Continuity #4ActiveComics-only
Black LightningJefferson Pierce
Grace Choi
Green ArrowOliver QueenJustin HartleyLeaderActive
KatanaTatsu YamashiroActiveComics-only
MetamorphoRex Mason
Black LightningJefferson PierceBTBATB S1E6 "Enter the Outsiders!"Bumper RobinsonActive
Geo-ForceBrion MarkovBTBATB S2E13 "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster"Hunter Parrish
HaloGabrielle Doe
KatanaTatsu YamashiroBTBATB S1E6 "Enter the Outsiders"Vyvan Pham
Kim Mai Guest
MetamorphoRex MasonScott Menville
Young Justice
Beast BoyGarfield LoganYoung Justice S3E17 "First Impression"Logan GroveGreg CipesLeaderActive
Blue BeetleJaime ReyesEric LopezActive
CyborgVictor StoneYoung Justice S3E24 "Into the Breach"Zeno RobinsonJoined the Justice League prior to S4E1 "Inhospitable"
El DoradoEduardo Dorado, Jr.Young Justice S3E18 "Early Warning"Freddy RodriguezActive
ForagerFred BuggYoung Justice S3E26 "Nevermore"Jason Spisak
Geo-ForceBrion MarkovYoung Justice S3E17 "First Impression"Troy BakerLeft team in S3E26 "Nevermore".
Kid FlashBart AllenJason MarsdenActive
LivewireLeslie WillisBefore Young Justice S4E1 "Inhospitable"Britt Baron
LookerLia BriggsGrey Griffin
RobinTim DrakeCameron Bowen
StargirlCourtney WhitmoreWhitney Moore
StaticVirgil HawkinsYoung Justice S3E17 "First Impression"Bryton James
SuperboyConner KentYoung Justice S3E26 "Nevermore"Nolan NorthTrapped 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".
TerraTara MarkovTara StrongActive
WindfallWendy JonesBefore Young Justice S4E1 "Inhospitable"Zehra Fazal
Wonder GirlCassie SandsmarkYoung Justice S3E17 "First Impression"Mae Whitman
Beware the Batman
Alfred PennyworthBeware the Batman S1E26 "Alone"JB BlancActive
BatmanBruce WayneAnthony RuivivarLeaderActive
KatanaTatsu YamashiroSumalee MontanoActive
Man-BatKirk LangstromRobin Atkin Downes
MetamorphoRex MasonAdam Baldwin
OracleBarbara GordonTara Strong
Arrowverse
Black CanaryDinah DrakeArrow S6E9 "Irreconcilable Differences"Juliana HarkavyInactive
Mister TerrificCurtis HoltEcho Kellum
Wild DogRene RamirezRick Gonzalez
DC Legends
ArsenalRoy HarperDC Legends (2016)Active
Black LightningJefferson Pierce
KatanaTatsu YamashiroInactive
Gotham by Gaslight
Bill Dust (2018)John DiMaggioLeaderInactive
Dick GraysonLincoln MelcherInactive
Jason ToddGrey DeLisle
Tim DrakeTara Strong
Black Lightning
Black LightningJefferson PierceBlack Lightning S3E13 "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap"Cress WilliamsActive
Erica MoranGabriella Garcia
Gardner GrayleBoone Platt
GeoBrandon MarshallJahking Guillory
Grace ChoiShay Li WyldeChantal Thuy
LightningJennifer PierceChina Anne McClain
PainkillerKhalil PayneJordan Calloway
Technocrat / TCGeoffrey BarronChristopher A'mmanuel
ThunderAnissa PierceNafessa Williams