The Outcasts are three unrelated fictional groups of characters from the Marvel Universe

Marvel Universe

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Outcasts (Subterranea)

The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters from the Marvel Universe.

Publication history

The Outcasts first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #13 (1978). The superhuman members of the Outcasts first appeared in Marvel Treasury Edition #25 (1980), and were created by Bill Mantlo

Bill Mantlo

Bill Mantlo is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom. An attorney, he also worked as a public defender...

 and Sal Buscema

Sal Buscema

Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...

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The Outcasts subsequently appear in The Incredible Hulk #263 (September 1981), ROM #28-29 (March-April 1982), Iron Man Annual #12 (1991), and Captain America #389-392 (August-September 1991).

Fictional biography

The Outcasts are people who are ugly, deformed, or disabled who believe themselves to be outcasts in human society and have therefore chosen to live under the Mole Man

Mole Man

The Mole Man is a comic book supervillain that exists in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #1, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...

's rule in Subterranea

Subterranea (comics)

Subterranea is a fictional realm far beneath the Earth's surface in the Marvel Comics universe. Subterranea is a network of massive caves, passages, and tunnels, some large enough to hold cities, that are inhabited by the various races of Subterraneans. The first recorded entrance to Subterranea...

. The Mole Man has granted superhuman powers to a number of the Outcasts.

The Mole Man has sent the superhuman Outcasts against a number of opponents, including Kala

Kala (comics)

Kala is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Fictional character biography:Kala is the Queen of the Netherworld, which is another name for the city of Netheria. Netheria was once a city on the continent of Atlantis, which was enclosed in an airtight dome to protect itself from the Deviant...

, Avalanche

Avalanche (comics)

Avalanche is a Marvel Comics supervillain and an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 ....

, the Dire Wraith

Dire Wraith

The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial species published by Marvel Comics. The Dire Wraiths first appeared in Rom #1 , and were created by Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom. The Dire Wraiths are the main opponents of Rom the Spaceknight....

s, and Iron Man

Iron Man

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Members

• Boulder - has superhuman strength; current whereabouts is unknown.
• Digger - he can slice through most substances with his clawed hands
• Landslide - can induce shattering internal vibrations within a person or object by touching it
• Water Witch - controls water with a wand (she was also a member of the Femizons
  Femizons
  Femizon may refer to one of two groups owned by Marvel Comics and appearing in their Marvel Universe.The first group to be called Femizons were the women of Femizonia, a gyniarchal future world in an alternate timeline where women had become Amazon-like warriors, ruling over male slaves...
  
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Outcasts (Mutates)

The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters from the Marvel Comics universe. They are animals and plant life that were mutated during the same gamma radiation explosion that mutated Bruce Banner.

Fictional biography

The Outcasts are animals mutated by radiation exposure outside of a Gamma Base and lived in Bruce Banner's old Desert Lab. They befriended the Rick Jones version of the Hulk until they were attacked by the Gamma Base.

Members

• Hulk (Rick Jones)
  Rick Jones (comics)
  Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones is a fictional comic book character in the .-Publication history:Rick Jones first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1, as a sidekick to the Incredible Hulk...
  
  
• Ech - a cactus
• Eeek - a little mammal
• Falco - a falcon
• Gil - a Gila monster
• Iggo - a rock creature
• Kir - a bat
• Kkk-Kkk - an ant
• Rattilore - a rattlesnake
• Sting - a scorpion
• Vult - a vulture

Outcasts (Mercenaries)

The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters from the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in Alpha Flight #122.

Fictional biography

The Outcasts are a group of post-World War II mercenaries and former partners of Puck.

Age of Apocalypse

• Although unrelated, during the alternate timeline, the Age of Apocalypse
  Age of Apocalypse
  "Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 - 1996 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The Age of Apocalypse briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616, although it was later retconned as having occurred in the alternate universe of Earth-295, it had...
  
  , a group of travelling mutants disguised as an entertainment troupe was known as the Outcasts. This included Brute
  Sunder (comics)
  Sunder , is a fictional comic book character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith in Uncanny X-Men #169 .-Fictional character biography:...
  
  , Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
  Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
  Mastermind is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #4 . He was given his "real name", Jason Wyngarde, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.The original Mastermind was a mutant with the power to...
  
  , Soaron (Kyle Lykos)
  Sauron (comics)
  Sauron is a comic book character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. An enemy of the X-Men, the character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Neal Adams. He first fully appeared as Sauron in X-Men #60 ....
  
  , Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
  Toad (comics)
  Toad is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #4 ....
  
  , X-Man (Nate Grey)
  X-man
  X-Man is a fictional character and superhero in the Marvel Universe.X-Man may also refer to:*X-Man , a South Korean game show*Xavier Carter, nicknamed X-Man, American track and field athlete...
  
   and Forge
  Forge (comics)
  Forge is a fictional character in the , a superhero associated with The X-Men.A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, Forge has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. He shared a romantic relationship with Storm, and a brief affair with Mystique which led him to...
  
  , who was the leader. Later recruits were Sonique (Theresa Rourke)
  Siryn
  Theresa Maeve Rourke Cassidy is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those belonging to the X-Men family of titles...
  
   and Essex. All but Sonique, Soaron and X-Man were slain by either Essex or Domino and her Marauders.

Television

• The mutate Outcasts were featured in the first season of The Incredible Hulk series
  The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated TV series)
  The Incredible Hulk is an American animated television series starring the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. It ran two seasons, for 21 episodes, on the television network UPN from 1996 to 1997...
  
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