Emily Briggs first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 1983 series) #25 (September 1985). She first appeared as Looker in The Outsiders (DC, 1985 series) #1 (November 1985). Her transformation into Looker was shown in Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 1983 series) #31 (March 1986).
Looker was killed by vampires in Outsiders (DC, 1993 series) #1 α [alpha] (November 1993) and Outsiders (DC, 1993 series) #1 Ω [omega] (November 1993). She returned as a vampire herself (in shadow) in Outsiders (DC, 1993 series) #3 (January 1994).