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Outsiders (comics)

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.

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Genre
Superhero
Publication date
(vol. 1) November 1985 – February 1988 (vol. 2) November 1993 – November 1995 (vol. 3) August 2003 – November 2007 (vol. 4) April 2009 – June 2011
Publisher
DC Comics
Colorist(s)
(vol. 1) Adrienne Roy
Created by
Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)
Creator(s)
Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)

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Outsiders (comics)

Nodes162
Edges161
Triples16
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012346
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Outsiders (comics)

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Colorist(s) · 1
Outsiders (comics) → (vol. 1) Adrienne Roy
Created by · 1
Outsiders (comics) → Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)
Creator(s) · 1
Outsiders (comics) → Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)
First appearance · 1
Outsiders (comics) → The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)
Format · 1
Outsiders (comics) → Ongoing series
Genre · 1
Outsiders (comics) → Superhero
Number of issues · 1
Outsiders (comics) → (vol. 1): 28 (vol. 2): 26 (vol. 3): 50 (vol. 4): 25
Penciller(s) · 1
Outsiders (comics) → (vol. 1) Jim Aparo, Steve Lightle, Joe Staton, Curt Swan, Jan Duursema, Ernie Colón, Brian Bolland, John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Jerome Moore, Erik Larsen (vol. 2) Pau…
Publication date · 1
Outsiders (comics) → (vol. 1) November 1985 – February 1988 (vol. 2) November 1993 – November 1995 (vol. 3) August 2003 – November 2007 (vol. 4) April 2009 – June 2011
Publisher · 1
Outsiders (comics) → DC Comics

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Outsiders (comics)Colorist(s)(vol. 1) Adrienne Roy1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)Created byMike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)Creator(s)Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)First appearanceThe Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)FormatOngoing series1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)GenreSuperhero1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)Number of issues(vol. 1): 28 (vol. 2): 26 (vol. 3): 50 (vol. 4): 251.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)Penciller(s)(vol. 1) Jim Aparo, Steve Lightle, Joe Staton, Curt Swan, Jan Duursema, Ernie Colón, Brian Bolland, John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Jerome Moore, Erik Larsen (vol. 2) Pau…1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)Publication date(vol. 1) November 1985 – February 1988 (vol. 2) November 1993 – November 1995 (vol. 3) August 2003 – November 2007 (vol. 4) April 2009 – June 20111.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)PublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)ScheduleMonthly1.00infobox
Outsiders (comics)Writer(s)(vol. 1-2) Mike Barr (vol. 3) Judd Winick (vol. 4) Peter Tomasi1.00infobox

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