About this Collection
This trade paperback collects the five issues of the 2008 'Outsiders: Five of a Kind' miniseries, which pairs different Outsiders members in one-shot stories exploring their dynamics and missions. Each issue focuses on a different duo from the team, written by various creative teams, as part of the lead-up to the 'Batman R.I.P.' era. The collection includes the Martian Manhunter/Thunder, Katana/Shazam, Metamorpho/Batman, Aquaman/Black Lightning, and Grace/Atom team-ups.
Contains 10 stories
Five of a Kind, Part One: Grudge Match
22 pp · Superhero
Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Amanda Waller (flashback)Chemo
Epilogue
2 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Five of a Kind, Part Two: The Queen of Swords & The King of the Rock
22 pp · Superhero
Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Shazam [Billy Batson]RonaldoCaptain HarutaBattleaxe (villain)Emperor Takeo Yamashiro (villain)
Epilogue
2 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]
Five of a Kind, Part Three: Bug-Eyed Monsters
24 pp · Superhero
Thunder [Anissa Pierce]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzzalso as Black Racer]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Grayven (villain, dies)Speed Queen (of the Female Furiesvillain, dies)
Five of a Kind, Part Four: Rogue Elements
22 pp · Superhero
Aquaman II [Arthur Curry]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Halcyon [Hadya]Simon Stagg
Epilogue
2 pp · Superhero
Aquaman II [Arthur Curry]Outsiders [Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]]
Five of a Kind, Part Five: Member of the Tribe
22 pp · Superhero
Grace ChoiJustice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Hawkgirl [Shiera Saunders]Red TornadoVixen [Mari McCabe]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]Power Girl [Kara]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]Imani Panthesilas (first appearance)Amazons (villains, flashback)Bana (villain, flashback)
Epilogue
2 pp · Superhero
Lady Blackhawk [Zinda Blake]Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Wayne]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]]
You Killed the Outsiders!!!
22 pp · Superhero
Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Waynealso as Matches Malone]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]Catwoman [Selina Kyle]Suicide Squad [Rick FlagBaneBronze Tiger [Ben Turner]Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]The General [Wade Eiling]MultiplexPlastique [Bette Sans Souci]]Randy (villain)Carface (villain)Daisycutter (villain)Boom Baby (villain)Bolt [Larry Bolatinsky] (villain)Crazy Quilt (villain, female)Tweedledee (villain)Tweedledum (villain)
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