A key issue noted for First appearance of Next Wave. Batman and the Outsiders #8 was published by DC Comics on March 1, 1984, as part of a series that began in 1983. Mike W. Barr writes, and art comes from Adrienne Roy and Jim Aparo. This 36-page issue features Batman, Metamorpho, Black Lightning, Katana and Phantom Stranger, among 10 characters cataloged on VerseDB.