text:
Green Arrow
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article is about the DC Comics character. For other uses, see Green Arrow (disambiguation).
Green Arrow
Green Arrow on the variant cover of Green Arrow vol. 6, #1 (August 2016). Art by Neal Adams.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941)
Created by
Mort Weisinger
George Papp
In-story information
Alter ego
Oliver Jonas "Ollie" Queen
Species
Human
Team affiliations
Justice League
Queen Industries
The Outsiders
Seven Soldiers of Victory
Partnerships
Speedy (Mia Dearden)
Roy Harper
Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
Black Canary
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Batman
The Flash
Notable aliases
The Emerald Archer, The Battling Bowman
Abilities
Expert archer
Skilled hand-to-hand combatant
Utilizes high-tech equipment, compound bow, and various types of arrows
Green Arrow
Cover to Green Arrow (vol. 1) #1 (May 1983).
Art by Trevor von Eden & Dick Giordano.
Series publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
Schedule
Monthly (vol. 1-6)
Bimonthly (vol.7)
Format
(vol 1)
Limited series
(remainder)
present[1]
Publication date
(vol 1)
May – August 1983
(vol 2)
February 1988 – November 1998
(vol 3)
April 2001 – August 2007
(Green Arrow/Black Canary)
December 2007 – April 2010
(vol 4)
April – June 2010
(vol 5)
August 2010 – August 2011
(vol 6)
September 2011 – July 2016
(vol 7)
June 2016 – present
Number of issues
(vol 1)
4
(vol 2)
139 (including issues numbered 0 and 1000000), 7 Annuals
(vol 3)
75
.../Black Canary
32
(vol 4)
3[1]
(vol 5)
15
(vol 6)
54 (#1–52 plus issues numbered 0, 23.1 and 3 Annuals)
(vol 7)
#1–present
Main character(s)
(vol 1, 3–7)
Oliver Queen
(vol 2)
Oliver Queen
Connor Hawke
(...Black Canary)
Oliver Queen
Black Canary
Supporting characters
(vol 2)
Black Canary
(vol 3)
Speedy (Mia Dearden)
Black Canary
Connor Hawke
(vol 3)
Connor Hawke
Creative team
Writer(s)
(vol 1)
Mike W. Barr
(vol 2)
Mike Grell
(vol 3)
Kevin Smith
Judd Winick
(vol 5)
J.T. Krul
James Patrick
(vol 6)
J.T. Krul
Ann Nocenti
Benjamin Percy
(vol 7)
Benjamin Percy
Penciller(s)
(vol 1)
Trevor von Eeden
(vol 2)
Ed Hannigan
Dan Jurgens
Michael Netzer
Doug Braithwaite
(vol 3)
Phil Hester
Tom Fowler
Eric Battle
Scott McDaniel
(vol 5)
Diogenes Neves
Agustin Padilla
(vol 6)
Dan Jurgens
Harvey Tolibao
Andrea Sorrentino
Freddy Williams III
Patrick Zircher
Szymon Kudranski
(vol 7)
Otto Schmidt
Juan Ferreyra
Inker(s)
(vol 1)
Dick Giordano
(vol 2)
Dick Giordano
(vol 3)
Ande Parks
Rodney Ramos
Andy Owens
(vol 5)
Vicente Cifuentes
(vol 6)
George Pérez
Rob Hunter
Green Arrow is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mortimer Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His real name is Oliver Jonas Queen, a wealthy businessman and owner of Queen Industries who is also a well-known celebrity in Star City.[2] Sometimes shown dressed like the character Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer who uses his skills to fight crime in his home cities of Star City and Seattle, as well as alongside his fellow superheroes as a member of the Justice League. Though much less frequently used in modern stories, he also deploys a range of trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue, explosive-tipped, grappling hook, flash grenade, tear gas and even kryptonite arrows for use in a range of special situations. At the time of his debut, Green Arrow functioned in many ways as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character, but writers at DC subsequently developed him into a voice of left-wing politics very much distinct in character from Batman.
Green Arrow enjoyed moderate success in his early years, becoming the cover feature of More Fun, as well as having occasional appearances in other comics. Throughout his first twenty-five years, however, the character never enjoyed greater popularity. In the late 1960s, writer Denny O'Neil, inspired by the character's dramatic visual redesign by Neal Adams, chose to have him lose his fortune, giving him the then-unique role of a streetwise crusader for the working class and the disadvantaged. In 1970, he was paired with a more law and order-oriented hero, Green Lantern, in a ground-breaking, socially conscious comic book series.[3] Since then, he has been popular among comic book fans and most writers have taken an urban, gritty approach to the character. The character was killed off in the 1990s and replaced by a new character, Oliver's son Connor Hawke. Connor, however, proved a less popular character, and the original Oliver Queen character was resurrected in the 2001 "Quiver" storyline, by writer Kevin Smith. In the 2000s, the character has been featured in bigger storylines focusing on Green Arrow and Black Canary, such as the DC event The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding and the high-profile Justice League: Cry for Justice storyline, prior to the character's relaunch alongside most of DC's properties in 2011.
Green Arrow was not initially a well-known character outside of comic book fandom: he had appeared in a single episode of the animated series Super Friends in 1973. In the 2000s, the character appeared in a number of DC television properties, including the animated series Justice League Unlimited, Young Justice, The Batman and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and several DC Universe Animated Original Movies. In live action, he appeared in the series Smallville, played by actor Justin Hartley, and became a core cast member. In 2012, the live action series Arrow debuted on The CW, in which the title character is portrayed by Stephen Amell, earning positive reviews[4] and launching several spin-off series, becoming the starting point for a DC Comics shared television universe.
Contents
[hide]
1 Publication history
1.1 Beginnings, 1941–1968
1.2 Neal Adams and Dennis O'Neil, 1969–1983
1.3 Longbow Hunters/Mike Grell ongoing
1.4 Post-Grell and character's temporary death
1.5 Smith, Hester and Parks/Meltzer 2000–2004
1.6 Judd Winick, 2004–2008
1.7 Green Arrow/Black Canary
1.8 Blackest Night
1.9 Cry for Justice & Rise and Fall
1.10 Brightest Day
1.11 The New 52
1.12 DC Rebirth
2 Supporting characters
3 Other versions
3.1 Crisis on Infinite Earths and death of Golden Age Green Arrow
3.2 Modern DC alternate universes
3.3 In Frank Miller's work
3.4 Other DC Elseworlds stories
3.5 Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comics
4 Skills and abilities
5 Collected editions
6 In other media
6.1 Smallville
6.2 Arrow
6.2.1 The Flash
6.2.2 Vixen
6.2.3 DC's Legends of Tomorrow
6.2.4 Supergirl
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Publication history[edit]
Beginnings, 1941–1968[edit]
A panel of More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941), featuring Green Arrow and Speedy's debut and their original costumes. Art by George Papp.
Green Arrow and Speedy first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 (cover-dated November 1941), which was illustrated by artist George Papp. When Mort Weisinger was creating the character, aside from the obvious allusions to Robin Hood, took inspiration from a movie serial, The Green Archer, based on the novel by Edgar Wallace. He retooled the concept into a superhero archer with obvious Batman influences.[5] These include Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy, his use of an Arrowcar and Arrow-Plane for transportation, his use of an Arrow-Cave as his headquarters, his alter ego as a wealthy playboy, the use of an Arrow-Signal to summon him, as well as a clown-like arch foe named Bull's Eye, similar to Batman's arch-foe, the Joker. His and Speedy's first origin stories were told in More Fun Comics #89.
Green Arrow ran as a back-up feature in More Fun Comics until the mid-1940s, then in Adventure Comics between 1946 and 1960. Green Arrow and Speedy also appeared in various issues of World's Finest Comics until issue #140 (1964). The Green Arrow and Speedy feature was one of five back-up features to be promoted in one of the earliest team-up books, Leading Comics.
Green Arrow was one of the few DC characters to keep going after the Golden Age of Comic Books. His longevity was due to the influence of creator Mort Weisinger, who kept him as a back-up feature to the headlining Superboy, first in More Fun Comics and then Adventure Comics; since Superman-related titles were all but guaranteed success during this period, Green Arrow endured the 1940s and 1950s relatively unchanged, outlasting most of his Golden Age contemporaries. As a result, he avoided being revived and "re-imagined" for the Silver Age, as the Flash, Green Lantern, and others were.
Aside from sharing Adventure Comics with him, issue #258 featured an encounter between a younger Oliver Queen and Superboy. The Green Arrow and Speedy feature during this period included a short run in 1958 written by Dick and Dave Wood and drawn by Jack Kirby. For much of this period, Green Arrow's adventures were written by France Herron, who was the character's primary scripter 1947–1963.[6]
Neal Adams and Dennis O'Neil, 1969–1983[edit]
In 1969, artist Neal Adams updated the character's visual appearance by giving him a Van Dyke beard and costume of his own design in The Brave and the Bold #85 (August–September 1969).[7] Writer Dennis O'Neil followed up on Green Arrow's new appearance by completely remaking the character's attitude in Justice League of America #75 (cover-dated November 1969), having Oliver Queen lose his fortune and become an outspoken advocate of the underprivileged and the political left wing. The story also turned teammate Black Canary into a love interest for Queen.[8]
Green Lantern (vol. 2) #76 (April 1970). Cover art by Neal Adams.
In the early 1970s, Green Arrow became a co-feature with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) in an acclaimed series of stories by O'Neil and Adams that dealt with various social and political issues. The two co-stars served to represent contrasting sociopolitical viewpoints: Green Arrow spoke for radical change while Green Lantern was an establishment liberal figure, wanting to work within existing institutions of government and law.[8] Queen convinces Jordan to see beyond his strict obedience to the Green Lantern Corps, to help those who were neglected or discriminated against. O'Neil explained: "He would be a hot-tempered anarchist to contrast with the cerebral, sedate model citizen who was Green Lantern."[9] The duo embark on a quest in a beat-up pickup truck to "find America", along the way witnessing the problems of corruption, racism, pollution, as well as overpopulation confronting the nation. One story (in issues #78-79) was even widely interpreted as an allegory for the Manson Family cult murders, though O'Neil has emphasized that the story was about the authoritarian left and not Manson.[8]
In Green Lantern (vol. 2) #85–86, it was revealed that Green Arrow's ward, Speedy, was addicted to heroin.[2] Speedy overcame his addiction with the help of the Black Canary. This story prompted a massive public reaction, including a congratulatory letter from the mayor of New York, John Lindsay.[8] However, Green Lantern sales had been in a major decline at the time Green Arrow was brought on as co-star, and the O'Neil/Adams stories failed to revive them.[8] Green Lantern was canceled with issue #89 (April/May 1972), and the climactic story arc of the Green Lantern/Green Arrow series was published as a back-up feature in The Flash #217 through #219. In sharp contrast to the socially relevant tales which preceded it, this story centered on emotional themes, with Green Arrow struggling to deal with the guilt of having killed a man.[8] Afterwards Green Arrow appeared in solo stories run as backups in Action Comics, starting with #421. Elliot S. Maggin, who had made his comics debut with a Green Arrow story published in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #87, was Green Arrow's writer for the next several years.[8]
In 1976, the Green Lantern/Green Arrow title was re-launched, without the socially conscious themes of the original series, with O'Neil writing and Mike Grell drawing. After the title moved to solo Green Lantern stories, solo Green Arrow stories appeared in World's Finest Comics. In his solo series, Oliver landed a job as a newspaper columnist, which allowed him to articulate his political beliefs in a more public field. In World's Finest #255 (1979), Queen unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Star City.
In May through August 1983, Green Arrow appeared for the first time in his own comic book, a four issue limited series.[10] This miniseries introduced a running rivalry between Green Arrow and the supervillain Count Vertigo.
In 1985, the Earth-Two Green Arrow died in the Crisis on Infinite Earths, still wearing red boots and gloves. The Golden Age Earth-2 character had been retconned as a time-lost member of the original Seven Soldiers of Victory superhero team, recovered by the Justice League and Justice Society. After the Crisis, the Earth-Two Green Arrow and Speedy were retconned out of existence altogether, given the end of DC's former multiverse.
Longbow Hunters/Mike Grell ongoing[edit]
See also: Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1, the gritty redefinition of Green Arrow. Cover by Mike Grell.
In 1987, DC Comics launched the character into a new ongoing title as part of their mature audience comic line. Written and illustrated by Mike Grell, the revamp was launched with Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters mini-series.[11] In this three-issue prestige format limited series, a routine adventure against a group of drug runners led to tragedy as the Black Canary was captured and brutally tortured. In response, Oliver murdered his girlfriend's attackers. The mini-series also introduced the enigmatic female Japanese archer, Shado, whose family had suffered in a World War II internment camp. Shado later raped Oliver[12] and became pregnant by him, producing a son named Robert after his father.[13]
Under Grell, Green Arrow abandoned the use of his trademark gadget arrows and relocate from Star City to Seattle, Washington. As the series was part of DC Comics' mature audience line, it took on a more gritty, violent, as well as urban tone, with Green Arrow often using deadly force against his enemies. Grell wrote the series for the first 80 issues, downplaying the super-hero aspects of the characters: Oliver abandoned his mask and was never actually referred to as "Green Arrow" and Black Canary was never shown using her sonic scream power. (Sometimes, this was explained as having lost it due to the events of The Longbow Hunters, though this was not consistent with her appearances in other titles published during this period). While crossover specials were conceived to allow other writers (most notably Denny O'Neil, who wrote Batman and the mature audience comic The Question) to use Green Arrow, Grell wrote him as largely isolated from the rest of the DC Universe; when other DC characters like longtime friend Hal Jordan (also known as Green Lantern) appeared, they did so in street clothes and used only their civilian names.[14]
In place of the super-hero community, Grell created his own supporting cast. In addition to Shado, Grell introduced Seattle police Lieutenant Jim Cameron, who was disgusted with Green Arrow's vigilante actions (including killing criminals), renegade CIA agent Greg Osborne, who began to monitor Queen's activities, as well as mercenary Eddie Fyers, initially introduced as Queen's adversary, but later to become a companion of necessity when Green Arrow was forced to leave Seattle after false accusations of aiding terrorists. Grell's run ended with Green Arrow #80, shortly after Dinah dumped Oliver.
During this period, the writer also redefined the character's origin in the four-part 1992 limited series, Green Arrow: The Wonder Year. Grell portrayed Oliver Queen as a thrill-seeker who inherits his family business at a very young age. Changed by his sojourn on the island,[further explanation needed] Oliver decided to take up crime fighting as a means of rebelling against his responsibilities. During his first adventure in Star City, Oliver meets an old flame, Brianna Stone, a former college radical who warns him if he continued to carry his bow, he would one day have to use it for real. Grell's limited series also established Queen's attraction toward dangerous women.
Post-Grell and character's temporary death[edit]
Connor Hawke and Oliver Queen as Green Arrows on the cover to Green Arrow Secret Files & Origins #1 (December 2002). Art by Matt Wagner.
Once Grell left the series, DC almost immediately began restoring Green Arrow to the mainstream DC Universe. His ongoing series (mostly written by Kelley Puckett and drawn by artist Jim Aparo) was removed from the "Mature Audience" line (which had evolved into "Vertigo") with #63, prior to Grell's departure and Green Arrow began appearing in various super-hero titles as a guest: most notably Green Lantern #47, which had Oliver aiding Green Lantern in rescuing his longtime girlfriend Carol Ferris and her family from one of Hal's enemies, as well as the 1994 DC Comics mini-series Zero Hour. In Zero Hour, where Hal Jordan seeks to remake the universe after the trauma of Coast City's destruction drives him to destroy the Green Lantern Corps to gain the power to remake the universe, Queen is forced to shoot his old friend at a pivotal moment. Now tightly integrated in the DC Universe, the character Connor Hawke was introduced and revealed as Oliver Queen's son from a previous relationship.
In Green Arrow #100–101, Queen infiltrated a group of eco-terrorists known as the Eden Corps and sacrificed his life in order to prevent the group from detonating a bomb that would destroy the city of Metropolis.[2] Superman attempted to intervene, but ultimately did not after Queen rebuked him for suggesting that Queen allow him to sever the arm attached to the bomb.[15] The exchange between Queen and Superman pays tribute to Frank Miller's 1986 work The Dark Knight Returns. Queen later admits in the Quiver storyline (where he is resurrected) that he refused due to both his own issues at this point in his life and the more practical issue that he would be useless as an archer with one arm. Queen's death allowed the writers to shake up the status quo by making Connor Hawke a replacement Green Arrow. The series, now written by Chuck Dixon, would continue with Hawke as the main focus until issue #137, when the series was canceled.
Smith, Hester and Parks/Meltzer 2000–2004[edit]
See also: Quiver (comics)
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Queen is revived in 2000's, Green Arrow (vol. 3) as part of the "Quiver" story arc, written by Kevin Smith and illustrated by Phil Hester and Ande Parks. It is revealed that Hal's resurrection of Oliver (seen on the very last page of Green Arrow #137, the final issue of the Oliver/Connor ongoing series) was in reality a deliberately flawed one. In Hal's final hours before sacrificing his life to save the Earth during "The Final Night", Hal speaks with Oliver's soul in the afterlife. The two agree to bring back a version of Oliver Queen: one without a soul (so Oliver may properly stay in Heaven) and with no memory of the events of The Longbow Hunters mini-series or of the subsequent events that followed, up until his death, Oliver reasoning that things went wrong for him after the events that drove him to kill for the first time and feeling that the copy of him was restored at the best point in his life.
Cover of Green Arrow vol. 3, #1. Art by Matt Wagner.
For some years, this resurrected Oliver lives in Star City as a vigilante hero, completely under the radar of his other superhero friends, but eventually he is discovered and learns the truth of his resurrection,[citation needed] leaving the resurrected Oliver feeling uncertain about his state now that he knows he has no soul. His resurrection is eventually used by the grandfather of Stanley Dover in an attempt to gain power over the monster that Dover accidentally bound to his grandson, Dover intending to take Oliver's body- possible only due to his lack of a soul- and use his access to the JLA's resources to find the monster. At the climax of the story, Oliver's soul returns from heaven, re-inhabits his resurrected earthly form and helps his son Connor Hawke fight a horde of demons, the body of Oliver having made contact with his soul and convincing him to return to save their son. Dover is defeated and actually consumed by the Beast, who then leaves of his own accord. Oliver also finds himself independently wealthy again, as Dover had transferred all his financial assets to Oliver in anticipation of taking over his body. He also picked up a new sidekick, Mia Dearden, who would become the new Speedy, under Oliver's tutelage.[16]
After the resurrection storyline, Smith wrote a second and shorter arc involving a super-powered serial killer, calling himself Onomatopoeia, who sought to claim Connor as his latest victim. Smith then left the title and Brad Meltzer took over as writer.
Meltzer's single storyline for Green Arrow featured Oliver and his former sidekick, Roy Harper, reuniting and going on a cross-country road trip to pick up old possessions of Oliver's, most notably a spare Green Lantern power ring entrusted to him by Hal Jordan many years earlier. The story also revealed that Oliver knew all along that Connor was his son and was even present at his birth, but that Oliver ultimately abandoned Connor and his mother, because of his fear of the responsibilities of fatherhood. Meltzer's storyline would continue into the mini-series Green Lantern: Rebirth, which featured Oliver's attempts to use the ring against Sinestro- presumed dead for several years- before the ring is reclaimed by the reborn Hal Jordan.
Meltzer went on to write the mini-series Identity Crisis, which heavily featured Green Arrow as one of the story's main characters, investigating the murder of Sue Dibny- the wife of the Elongated Man- and revealing that the League had been involved in mind-wiping various villains in the past to conceal their secret identities.
During this time, the character also appeared in a number of other titles, such as the Justice League, when he is temporarily brought into a 'reserve League' created by Batman after the original League is nearly killed by the powerful Gamemnae, and Justice League Elite, where Oliver joins a 'black ops' super-team as the team's tactical consultant. His time in the Elite is notable for showing a brief affair with Dawn, the wife of the team's magical expert, Manitou Raven.
Judd Winick, 2004–2008[edit]
Judd Winick took over as Green Arrow's writer and made many changes. Mia Dearden, the new Speedy, was revealed to be HIV positive and attempts were made to expand Green Arrow's Rogues Gallery with Merlyn the archer, Constantine Drakon, as well as Danny Brickwell (the Brick) joining the cast of existing Green Arrow villains such as the illusion-casting Count Vertigo and the enigmatic Onomatopoeia, the latter of whom, himself, was a relatively recent addition. Other DC villains, such as the Riddler, made guest appearances throughout his run.
2006 saw the title (along with other DC comics titles) jump "One Year Later" after the events in Infinite Crisis. Oliver, having once again amassed a large personal fortune, is the newly elected mayor of Star City, continuing his fight for justice both on the streets and within the political system.[17] He also has a new costume, which appears to be a combination of the classic Neal Adams costume and the Mike Grell Longbow Hunters costume. In flashbacks, it is revealed that Oliver survived a near-fatal attack during the events of the Infinite Crisis, as well as used his recuperation time to retrain. He works with several expert instructors including a sensei known as Natas, who also trained Deathstroke, and becomes proficient in several martial arts including the use of swords, which he makes use of on occasion during this time. He is eventually forced to resign from his position as mayor after a scandal where he learns that he had been secretly funding the Outsiders, essentially a bounty hunter team at this point in their history, coupled with his uncertain position with the voting public, having never had much more than 50% of the city on his side at a time. Queen is convinced to resign his position in exchange for his successor leaving the various social aid organisations and resources he had established alone, although Ollie was able to beat his opponent by resigning prior to the election and putting someone he trusted in charge of the city.[18] The series concluded with Oliver proposing to Dinah (Black Canary).
In 2007, Andy Diggle and Jock's Green Arrow: Year One[19] presented the newest official version of his origin. Using concepts from previous iterations, Oliver Queen is a rich, thrill-seeking activist who is attacked, thrown overboard and washes up on an island where he learns of a smuggling operation. Upon witnessing the inhabitants' slave-like living conditions, he begins to take down the smugglers' operation. He eventually returns to civilization changed by his experiences. In the final part of the story, Oliver claims that a mutiny or the actions of a group of heroin dealers could be used as a cover story for what transpired, referencing the original Green Arrow origin story, as well as Mike Grell's version.
Green Arrow/Black Canary[edit]
Main article: Green Arrow and Black Canary
After the end of the ongoing series, DC Comics published a four-part bi-monthly Black Canary miniseries in which Green Arrow teamed up with Black Canary to help get Sin into school and establish a new life. This series concluded with the Black Canary accepting his proposal. This resulted in DC Comics publishing three interconnected specials revolving around the Green Arrow/Black Canary wedding that tied into that month's "Countdown" stories. These were The Black Canary Wedding Planner, JLA Wedding Special, as well as The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special. The wedding special worked as a lead-in for a new Green Arrow/Black Canary series. At the conclusion of the wedding special, the Black Canary is forced to kill Green Arrow after he appears to go mad and attacks her.
The new ongoing series picked up on this, quickly revealing that Green Arrow was alive (the dead Green Arrow being an impostor) and being held hostage by "Athena". The Black Canary, Connor and Mia launch a rescue mission to save Green Arrow. As the team is united and on their way to safety, Connor is struck by a bullet meant for Oliver and is left in a vegetative state. While Connor rests, Oliver and Dinah go out and are officially married, since they had never actually been married in the Wedding Special, but they come home to find Connor has been kidnapped.
This storyline led directly into the second arc that followed the rescue of Connor from a mysterious foe. Connor is eventually found, now having recovered thanks to manipulation by Doctor Sivana. With issue #15, Andrew Kreisberg took over as the series writer.
Blackest Night[edit]
Oliver is transformed into a Black Lantern Corps member and attacks his former allies, notably his son, wife and sidekick. During the battle, Connor says he never really forgave his father,[20] while Oliver's internal monologue reveals his thoughts, which express concerns for his "family" and disgust at his actions. The team manage to disable Oliver by freezing him with liquid nitrogen.
Cry for Justice & Rise and Fall[edit]
In the Cry for Justice miniseries, JLA foe Prometheus destroys Star City, as part of a grand scheme to "hurt" the Justice League community of heroes. After tricking the Justice League into releasing him, Green Arrow tracks him down to his hidden lair and kills him with a single arrow right between the eyes.[21]
This murder, committed in secret, is what Oliver considers justice for the bombings (which also cost the life of Lian Harper, Roy Harper's (Red Arrow) daughter, who was killed in the bombing of Star City) and this immediately leads into the Rise and Fall storyline, in which Oliver obsessively hunts other super-villains allied with Prometheus during the recent events,[22] including Prometheus's former allies who were involved in the bombing. When his JLA comrades learn of this plot, they confront Green Arrow and he realizes he has crossed a line and turns himself in: Black Canary returns her wedding ring and declares their marriage over. The Green Arrow/Black Canary series ends during this story arc, as well as in the pages of Justice League: Rise and Fall Special; Oliver is tried, but found not guilty as most of the jury sympathise with his motives. He is exiled from Star City's remains as a result, choosing to live in the mysterious forest which has grown at its centre.[23]
Brightest Day[edit]
Following the events of Blackest Night, Deadman was brought to the ruins of Star City by his white ring. Powered by the entity of life on Earth, the ring created a vast green forest, that instantly grew in the presence of the white light, in much of what remained of Star City.[24]
Unbeknownst to the populace of Star City, Green Arrow returns and lives within the new forest, trying his best to protect a city still reeling from the death and destruction of Prometheus's attacks. With the law breaking down and numerous public figures being murdered, a new owner of Queen Industries, the result of a hostile takeover, arrives to enforce peace and rebuild the city.[25] This self-proclaimed 'Queen' has a connection to Green Arrow's father and claims to be upholding the Queen family legacy where Oliver failed.[26]
The New 52[edit]
The New 52 Green Arrow on the cover of Green Arrow vol. 5, #17 (February 2013). Art by Andrea Sorrentino.
In 2011, DC chose to relaunch its titles with new #1 issues and a refreshed continuity and called this initiative The New 52. Green Arrow was one of 52 titles included in this.[27] In the post-Flashpoint continuity, Oliver Queen is Green Arrow and he balances his own breaking of laws with his efforts to bring outlaws to justice across the globe. In the new continuity, Queen runs Q-Core, a communications technology company that is part of Queen Industries, through which he funds and armors himself as Green Arrow. He makes scarce allusion to his former partnership with Roy Harper, but Roy's memories in Red Hood and the Outlaws establish that the pair fell out badly, leading Oliver to expel him from Q-Core, as well as prompting Roy's own downward spiral.[28] He is based once again in Seattle and supported in his vigilante activities by a small team of close friends who are tech geniuses. In addition, his romantic history with the Black Canary, his friendship with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), and his being a father (to both Connor Hawke and Shado's son Robert Queen II) did not take place as the result of the reboot.
The New 52 series was originally written by J.T. Krul, who was later replaced by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens, who were in turn replaced by Ann Nocenti. None of these writers' runs were well received by critics or fans. Beginning with issue 17, the series received a new creative team in writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino, who brought more positive reception to the book. Lemire's story introduces new mysteries concerning Oliver's original time on the island where he was shipwrecked, as well as a central mythology concerning the ancient Arrow Clan and several other weapon-themed analogues to the Arrow, known as the Outsiders. New antagonists include Komodo, who Oliver learns was his father's archer apprentice and apparent murderer. It has also seen the New 52 debut of several characters, such as Count Vertigo, Shado, the Clock King, Richard Dragon, as well as John Diggle, a character originally created for the TV series Arrow.
When Oliver meets Shado, he learns she had a daughter from Oliver's father (Robert Queen) named Emiko, whom Komodo has raised as his own daughter. When Oliver returns to the island as part of his investigation into the Outsiders, and in search of a relic known as 'the green arrow', he discovers that his father had survived to the present, and disguised as one of Oliver's torturers on the island, he manipulated Oliver's time there, culminating in Oliver's transformation into the warrior he is today and the hero known as Green Arrow. Disgusted at this revelation, and taking the arrow relic with him, Oliver leaves Shado and his father behind, stranded on the island, before returning to America to take down the Outsiders. Shado and Robert followed Oliver to Prague, and Emiko turned against Komodo after learning the truth of her parentage. Robert was killed by Komodo in an attempt to save his daughter, and Komodo was later killed himself by Emiko.
From 2013, DC also chose to include Green Arrow as a headlining character in its Justice League of America (vol. 3) series, which runs alongside Justice League (vol. 2) and Justice League Dark. In this book, Queen is part of a crack state-sponsored team assembled by Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor of A.R.G.U.S. to bring in good PR for the US government and serve as a defense against the independent Justice League headed by Superman and Batman should they ever go rogue. Following the cancellation of JLA at the conclusion of the Forever Evil storyline, Green Arrow appears in its replacement series, Justice League United, also written by Lemire.
On July 3, 2014, it was announced that Lemire and Sorrentino would be leaving Green Arrow after issue 34, to be replaced by writers Andrew Kreisberg and Ben Sokolowski, and artist Daniel Sampere. Kreisberg is the executive producer of Arrow, and Sokolowski serves as a writer for the show. Kreisberg and Sokolowski's first issue features The New 52 debuts of Felicity Smoak and Mia Dearden. Kreisberg's run sees him face off against the influential magnate John King, who is Mia's father, and his hired gun, Merlyn. At a moment of desperation given King's infinite resources and litany of loyal subjects, Felicity and Diggle recruit some of Green Arrow's allies and old enemies to help in the fight: Batman, Arsenal, Emiko, Katana, Onyx, Cupid and even Lex Luthor, at that time a Justice League member.
Following DC's Convergence storyline in April–May 2015, the title again received a new creative team in writer Ben Percy and artist Patrick Zircher, whose run was more influenced by the horror genre. Elements from Arrow were removed, and characters created by Lemire, such as Emiko and Henry Fyff, were restored to major roles. Percy's first arc depicts Green Arrow confronting a racist serial killer using drone-like security technology in Seattle to systematically target criminals and potential criminals based on computer profiling and police data.
DC Rebirth[edit]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2017)
In 2016, DC relaunched its entire line of titles once again with the DC Rebirth event, this time intending to restore elements from the DC Universe prior to Flashpoint, while also maintaining the continuity of the New 52.[29] Ben Percy remained the principal writer for the series, with a rotating art team consisting of Otto Schmidt, Juan Ferreyra and Stephen Byrne. During this run, Green Arrow is seemingly betrayed by Emiko as Percy reintroduces Shado, echoing elements from the Grell run, as well as John Diggle. In addition to restoring Green Arrow's trademark Van Dyke beard, the series revisited a romance between Green Arrow and Black Canary for the first time since 2011. Percy also reestablished Green Arrow as a politically conscious figure, with the writer describing him as a "social justice warrior."[30] After it was revealed that Emiko was still on Oliver's side, she eventually adopted the codename of Red Arrow.[31]
Supporting characters[edit]
See also: List of Green Arrow supporting characters and List of Green Arrow enemies
As with other DC superheroes, Green Arrow has an extensive supporting cast of characters, sometimes called Team Arrow, along with a unique rogues gallery of villains. His supporting cast has changed wildly over the course of the series, but has tended to include his sidekick Speedy (Roy Harper and Mia Dearden) and his fellow superhero and main romantic interest, Black Canary. His son Connor Hawke has also been a part of the Arrow vigilante family, along with Black Canary's adopted daughter Sin. For a brief time, Green Arrow was also "assisted" by the aspiring superhero Miss Arrowette, with whom he had a brief affair. The New 52 reboot of Green Arrow has also introduced a number of new supporting characters for Oliver, including ex-Queen Industries technology experts Naomi Singh and Henry Fyff, and his archer half-sister Emiko Queen who later takes up the code-name Red Arrow.[32] The characters of Felicity Smoak and John Diggle from the Arrow TV series were also adapted into the comic books in 2015 (though Felicity was later removed from the continuity). The archer Shado, though not part of Oliver's unit of heroes, has also been a recurring character in Oliver's life. Additionally, Green Arrow has been regularly paired with his fellow superhero Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) in comics, as the two co-starred in the series Green Lantern/Green Arrow together for many years.
As a Justice League member, Green Arrow will also appear in crossovers with stories featuring other DC flagship characters from time to time. Of his Justice League colleagues, classic stories depict Ollie as having an ongoing feud with Hawkman owing to their differing outlooks on life, and more recently, he has been depicted as a good friend of his Justice League United colleague Animal Man. Green Arrow has also been a member of the Outsiders, both in its incarnation as a covert superhero team led by Batman and in its New 52 form as a secret society based around various weapon clans, including an Arrow Clan which Oliver is the rightful head of. In the Golden Age of Comic Books, Green Arrow and Speedy were also affiliated with the superhero group the Seven Soldiers of Victory.
Recurring Green Arrow villains of course include his archenemies Merlyn, a master archer, and Count Vertigo, a foreign dignitary with the power to disrupt his enemy's balance and perception. Other recurring villains have included China White, Clock King, Cupid, Brick, and Constantine Drakon. Since the 2000s, the longstanding DC supervillain Deathstroke has often been depicted as having a particular grudge against Green Arrow.
Other versions[edit]
Crisis on Infinite Earths and death of Golden Age Green Arrow[edit]
See also: Crisis on Infinite Earths and Multiverse (DC Comics)
For many years, DC Comics wrote stories in what it called a Multiverse, or a series of infinite parallel Earths. This allowed DC writers to freely retcon and retell stories, as well as explain continuity mistakes. The Green Arrow of the 1940s, like all Golden Age characters at that time, resided on Earth-One, and was a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory and All-Star Squadron along with his sidekick Speedy. Despite having a different origin than the modern Green Arrow, the Golden Age character's development largely parallels the modern one's. The Golden Age Green Arrow perished during DC's landmark event Crisis on Infinite Earths, which destroyed all the planets of the Multiverse and rebooted the DC universe with a single Earth.
Modern DC alternate universes[edit]
DC's weekly series 52 established a new 52-Earth Multiverse. The ongoing series Countdown showcased several of these. On Earth-3, an evil equivalent of Green Arrow is a member of the supervillain co-op called the Crime Society of America. Another evil equivalent exists in the Antimatter Universe called Deadeye. On Earth-15, Roy Harper has replaced Oliver as Green Arrow.[33] In the gender-reversed world of Earth-11, Oliver is now Olivia Queen, and that world's version of the Black Canary closely resembles him in appearance.[34] The Kingdom Come (Earth-22) and Dark Knight Returns (Earth-31) stories and their variations of Oliver were later amalgamated into the 52-Earth Multiverse.
In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Oliver Queen is the head of Green Arrow Industries, a major military contracting company, as well as leads an ex-military band of Green Arrows. Even though Oliver is an inventive genius, he steals advanced gadgets from super-villains for military use. In one day, Oliver discovers his Green Arrows were killed by a female raider. Taking his weapons and gadgets to hunt down the woman in battle, Oliver shockingly learns that she is a daughter of his and Vixen, Oliver's former lover, as well as the reason she attacked him was because Green Arrow Industries built factories which specializing in testing super-villain weapons in American towns that inadvertently became targets for the super-villains looking to gain their weapons back. Shocked by her revelation, Oliver had only been stalling before his daughter is killed by his reserve teams he earlier called.[35]
Green Arrow with one arm in The Dark Knight Returns
In Frank Miller's work[edit]
The character appears in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and the sequel Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Despite missing an arm (implied to be because of Superman),[36]Oliver still proves to be an effective archer (he grasps the nocks of his arrows in his teeth). The Emerald Archer later acquires a cybernetic replacement for his lost arm from Batman in the sequel and there was an action figure made with his missing arm in the box. In The Dark Knight Returns, Queen is portrayed as an anarchist, while in The Dark Knight Strikes Again, he is explicitly described as a "billionaire turned Communist."
Other DC Elseworlds stories[edit]
In JLA: The Nail and its sequel, Oliver is a featured as a crippled ex-hero, having lost an arm, an eye, and the use of his legs in a fight with Amazo, the same battle resulting in the death of Hawkman. Bitter and furious, he is now wheelchair-bound and spreads fear on Perry White's talk show about the JLA being aliens and claims that they are planning to conquer the world; his former teammates speculate that this is his method of coping. In the sequel, Oliver's brain is transplanted into Amazo's body – the Flash having removed Amazo's computerized brain in an earlier fight – restoring his sanity, allowing him to defeat the creature threatening the universe at the cost of his own life, after mending fences with his former teammates.
In Batman: Holy Terror, Oliver Queen is mentioned as having been executed, found guilty of supporting underground Jewish "pornographers". He has a cameo as Bruce Wayne's society friend in Dean Motter's Batman: Nine Lives. Oliver Queen also appears in Mike Mignola's Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, where he is portrayed as a latter-day Templar equipped with magic arrows dipped in the blood of Saint Sebastian. He is killed in issue #2 by Poison Ivy.
An older, balding Green Arrow appears in Mark Waid and Alex Ross' futuristic Kingdom Come, in which Oliver has joined forces with Batman to oppose Superman's army. He married his longtime love Dinah Lance and they have a daughter, Olivia Queen.
Green Arrow appears in League of Justice, a The Lord of the Rings–inspired fantasy where the character is renamed "Longbow Greenarrow": a mysterious wizard resembling Gandalf. JLA: Age of Wonder shows Green Arrow as a defender of the poor and an enemy of oppression.
Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comics[edit]
In the Injustice universe, where the Joker kills Lois Lane and her unborn child, driving Superman to autocratic madness, Green Arrow joins Batman's Insurgency against Superman's Regime, recognizing the corrupt Man of Steel's harsher approach to ending crime. He is in a romantic relationship with Black Canary and also unintentionally becomes close to Harley Quinn, who he saves from a near-death encounter with Superman. Near the end of Year One (the comic's first volume) he is beaten to death by Superman in his Fortress of Solitude after the former mistakenly believes that the Insurgency has come to harm his adopted parents kept there (though in reality it was a botched attempt to gain a super pill meant to give humans great power). With his final action, Oliver is able to use an arrow to deliver the super pill to the Insurgency so that the mission was not in vain. Year Two reveals Canary to be pregnant with Oliver's child, leaving her determined to take down Superman for his murder. When Superman nearly kills her, Doctor Fate heals and takes Dinah to an alternate universe where a different version of Oliver Queen remains alive but his own Black Canary is deceased. Doctor Fate leaves the two to raise the baby—named Conner—together, giving each other a chance at happiness. 5 years later, in the prequel comic of the game's sequel Injustice 2, alternate Oliver and Dinah receive news from Doctor Fate of Superman's defeat at the hands of his Prime-Earth counterpart. While Dinah is brought home by Doctor Fate to help Batman restore Earth, the alternate Oliver joins in to honor his late-counterpart who was murdered by Superman 5 years ago.
Skills and abilities[edit]
Green Arrow is a master archer with his accomplishments standing as superhuman, although it is just due to natural talent and years of experience. He claims that he is able to shoot 29 arrows in under a minute when he corrected Black Canary for saying 26. He is also able to shoot arrows up to 117 mph. He has also demonstrated the ability to shoot an arrow down the barrel of a gun, split a drop of water while it slowly leaves the tap, and has made several accurate shots while simultaneously performing an acrobatic maneuver. In CW's television show, the Green Arrow is also depicted as able to accurately and rapidly shoot tennis balls as they are thrown up into the air. Although Green Arrow is capable of aiming and shooting at almost any area of the human body, he typically aims to only wound and only kills in the direst of situations. One of the core elements of his arsenal is his use of trick arrows; armed with explosive arrows, grappling arrows, and his famous boxing-glove arrow. In recent years, he has used these arrows in conjunction with regular arrows.
Unlike most vigilantes, Green Arrow is a poor combatant compared to martial arts experts such as Batman and Black Canary; however, he is a capable brawler and is able to take down common street thugs. However, by the time of One Year Later, he became a master martial artist in his own right after revealing that he had trained for several months with some of the finest martial artists, including Deathstroke's trainer, Natas, becoming skilled in styles such as kickboxing, Judo, Eskrima, and Karate. Though it is not his weapon of choice, Green Arrow is also an accomplished swordsman, able to deflect an incoming arrow with one and prove to be a challenge for other skilled swordsman such as Deathstroke and Red Hood. Green Arrow has also proven to be an accomplished hunter, acrobat, survivalist, tactician, politician, and pilot as during the in Golden Age stories, Green Arrow owned and flew an arrow-shaped airplane called the "Arrow plane". In 1950s stories, he drove an arrow-shaped automobile dubbed the "Arrowcar".
Collected editions[edit]
The trade paperback edition of The Archer's Quest (#16–21) was released as Volume 4 in the series after Straight Shooter (#26–31) was released as Volume 3. The hardcover editions of Quiver, The Sounds Of Violence, as well as The Archer's Quest were never numbered. The hardcover edition of Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Wedding Album was reprinted minus the last two pages of issue #5.
Title
Material collected
ISBN
Beginnings & Team-up with Green Lantern
The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby Adventure Comics #250–256, World's Finest Comics #96–99
Showcase Presents: Green Arrow Adventure Comics #250–266, #268–269; Brave and the Bold #50, #71, #85; Justice League of America #4, World's Finest Comics #95–140 SC: 978-1-4012-0785-4
Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 1 Green Lantern Vol. 2 #76–82 (per indicia, it actually #76-#81, #83). The 1992 edition is titled "Hard-Traveling Heroes". Strangely #82 wasn't reprinted in this collection but #83 was. Issue #82's cover is shown in the cover gallery. DC didn't correct this release at all. SC: 1992 1-56389-038-0
SC: 2004 1-4012-0224-1
Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 2 Green Lantern Vol. 2 #84–87, #89; The Flash #217–219, #226 (only in the 2004 collections onwards) The 1993 edition is sub-titled "More Hard-Traveling Heroes". SC: 1993 1-56389-086-0
SC: 2004 978-1-4012-0230-9
The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection Green Lantern Vol. 2 #76–87, #89, The Flash #217–219 (did not include #226) This release was a slipcased hardcover. HC: 978-1-5638-9639-2
Green Arrow/Black Canary: For Better or for Worse Justice League of America #75, backups from Action Comics #428 & 434, Joker #4, Green Lantern Vol. 2 #94-95, backup from Detective Comics #549-550, & excerpts from Green Arrow: Longbow Hunters #1, Green Arrow vol. 2 #75 & 101, & Green Arrow Vol. 3 #4-5, 12, & 21 SC: 978-1-4012-1446-3
Green Arrow Vol. 1: Hunters Moon Green Arrow Vol. 2 #1-6 SC: 978-1-4012-4326-5
Green Arrow Vol. 2: Here There Be Dragons Green Arrow Vol. 2 #7-12 SC: 978-1-4012-5133-8
Green Arrow Vol. 3: The Trial of Oliver Queen Green Arrow Vol. 2 #13-20 SC: 978-1-4012-5523-7
Green Arrow Vol. 4: Blood of the Dragon Green Arrow Vol. 2 #21-28 SC: 978-1-4012-5822-1
Green Arrow Vol. 5: Black Arrow Green Arrow Vol. 2 #29-38 SC: 978-1-4012-6079-8
Green Arrow Vol. 6: Last Action Hero Green Arrow Vol. 2 #39-50 SC: 978-1401264574
Green Arrow Vol. 7: Homecoming Green Arrow Vol. 2 #51-62 SC: 978-1401265748
Green Arrow Vol. 8: The Hunt for the Red Dragon Green Arrow Vol. 2 #63-72 SC: 978-1401269036
Green Arrow Vol. 9: Old Tricks Green Arrow Vol. 2 #73-80, Green Arrow: The Wonder Year #1-4 SC: 978-1401275310
Green Lantern: Emerald Allies featuring Green Arrow Green Arrow Vol. 2 #104, #110–111, #125–126; Green Lantern Vol. 3 #76–77, #92 SC: 978-1-5638-9603-3
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights featuring Green Arrow Green Arrow Vol. 2 #136, Green Lantern Vol. 3 #99-106 SC: 978-1-563-89475-6
Green Arrow Return
Green Arrow: Quiver Green Arrow Vol. 3 #1–10 HC: 978-1-5638-9802-0
SC: 978-1-5638-9965-2
Green Arrow: The Sounds of Violence Green Arrow Vol. 3 #11–15 HC: 978-1-5638-9976-8
SC: 978-1-4012-0045-9
Green Arrow by Kevin Smith Deluxe Edition Green Arrow Vol. 3 #1-15 HC: 978-1-4012-4596-2
Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest Green Arrow Vol. 3 #16–21 HC: 978-1-4012-0010-7
SC: 978-1-4012-0044-2
Green Arrow: Straight Shooter Green Arrow Vol. 3 #26–31 SC: 978-1-4012-0200-2
Green Arrow: City Walls Green Arrow Vol. 3 #32, #34–39 SC: 978-1-4012-0464-8
Green Arrow: Moving Targets Green Arrow Vol. 3 #40–50 SC: 978-1-4012-0930-8
Green Arrow: Heading Into the Light Green Arrow Vol. 3 #52, #54–59 SC: 978-1-4012-1094-6
Green Arrow: Crawling From the Wreckage Green Arrow Vol. 3 #60–65 SC: 978-1-4012-1232-2
Green Arrow: Road to Jericho Green Arrow Vol. 3 #66–75 SC: 978-1-4012-1508-8
Green Arrow/Black Canary
Green Arrow/Black Canary: Road to the Altar Birds of Prey #109, Black Canary #1–4: Black Canary Wedding Planner SC: 978-1-4012-1863-8
Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Wedding Album Green Arrow/Black Canary #1–5: Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special HC: 978-1-4012-1841-6
SC: 978-1-4012-2219-2
Green Arrow/Black Canary: Family Business Green Arrow/Black Canary #6–10 SC: 978-1-4012-2016-7
Green Arrow/Black Canary: A League of Their Own Green Arrow/Black Canary #11–14, Green Arrow Secret Files #1 SC: 978-1-4012-2250-5
Green Arrow/Black Canary: Enemies List Green Arrow/Black Canary #15–20 SC: 978-1-4012-2498-1
Green Arrow/Black Canary: Big Game Green Arrow/Black Canary #21–26 SC: 978-1-4012-2709-8
Green Arrow/Black Canary: Five Stages Green Arrow/Black Canary #27–29, Green Arrow #30 SC: 978-1-4012-2898-9
Brightest Day
Green Arrow: Into the Woods Green Arrow Vol. 4 #1–7 HC: 1-4012-3073-3
Green Arrow: Salvation Green Arrow Vol. 4 #8–15 HC: 1-4012-3394-5
The New 52
Green Arrow Vol. 1: The Midas Touch Green Arrow Vol. 5 #1-6 SC: 978-1-4012-3486-7
Green Arrow Vol. 2: Triple Threat Green Arrow Vol. 5 #7-13 SC: 978-1-4012-3842-1
Green Arrow Vol. 3: Harrow Green Arrow Vol. 5 #0, 14-16, The Savage Hawkman #14, Justice League Vol. 2 #8 SC: 978-1-4012-4405-7
Green Arrow Vol. 4: The Kill Machine Green Arrow Vol. 5 #17-24, 23.1: Count Vertigo SC: 978-1-4012-4690-7
Green Arrow Vol. 5: The Outsiders War Green Arrow Vol. 5 #25-31 SC: 978-1-4012-5044-7
Green Arrow Vol. 6: Broken Green Arrow Vol. 5 #32-34, Green Arrow: Futures End #1, Secret Origins Vol. 3 #4 SC: 978-1-4012-5474-2
Green Arrow Vol. 7: Kingdom Green Arrow Vol. 5 #35-40 SC: 978-1-4012-5762-0
Green Arrow Vol. 8: The Nightbirds Green Arrow Vol. 5 #41-47, Green Arrow Annual #2, Convergence: Speed Force #2 SC: 978-1-4012-6255-6
Green Arrow Vol. 9: Outbreak Green Arrow Vol. 5 #48-52, Green Arrow Annual #1 SC: 978-1-4012-7002-5
Rebirth
Green Arrow Vol. 1: The Death and Life Of Oliver Queen Green Arrow Vol. 6 #1-5, Green Arrow: Rebirth #1 SC: 978-1-4012-6781-0
Green Arrow Vol. 2: Island of Scars Green Arrow Vol. 6 #6-11 SC: 978-1-4012-7040-7
Green Arrow Vol. 3: Emerald Outlaw Green Arrow Vol. 6 #12-17
Green Arrow Vol. 4: Rise of Star City Green Arrow Vol. 6 #
Miscellaneous
Green Arrow: Year One Green Arrow: Year One #1–6 HC: 978-1-4012-1687-0
SC: 978-1-4012-1743-3
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1–3 SC: 978-0-9302-8938-6
Justice League: Rise and Fall Justice League: Rise and Fall Special #1, Green Arrow #31–32, Rise of Arsenal #1–4, Justice League Vol. 2 #43 HC: 1-4012-3013-X
In other media[edit]
Main article: Green Arrow in other media
Justin Hartley as Green Arrow, in the television series Smallville.
Smallville[edit]
Main articles: Smallville and Justice League (Smallville)
Justin Hartley portrayed Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in Smallville, and is first introduced in the season six episode "Sneeze". The character starts off as a recurring character who is already an established vigilante in his home of Star City, and is originally paired with Lois Lane in a romantic storyline. After a rough start, he becomes a trusted ally and friend of Clark Kent. Green Arrow retains his many unique arrows and demonstrates expert archery skill, along with skilled use of a crossbow with many trick arrows. In the episode "Justice", Oliver teams up with Clark to put an end to Lex Luthor's experimentation with supervillains by teaming up with other superheroes Clark has met on his journeys, forming a prototypical Justice League. Oliver is seen again in season seven for the episode "Siren", in which he continues his fight against LuthorCorp and meets another superhero, Black Canary, whom he recruits for his Justice League. In a flashback sequence in the season seven episode "Veritas", a young version of Oliver Queen can be seen being played by Luke Gair.
From season eight through season ten, Hartley is a series regular, and is woven into the backstory of Smallville through the Queens' business connections with the Luthor, Teague, and Swann families; Oliver was a childhood friend and schoolmate, and later a teenage bully, of Lex Luthor. In the season eight episode "Requiem," Oliver risks his friendship with Clark by killing Lex, something which Clark would never support. Over the course of the series, Oliver and Clark become increasingly close friends and they establish themselves full-time as superheroes, working with other members of the Justice League when required. Oliver later becomes romantically involved with Clark's best friend, Lois's cousin Chloe Sullivan, whom he ultimately marries. In the series finale, Oliver serves as best man at Clark and Lois' wedding service, and Chloe is shown to have a son in the future, who is implied to be Oliver's. Smallville Season Eleven, a comic book continuation of the show, reveals he is Oliver's son; Jonathan Queen, named for Clark's father.
Arrow[edit]
Stephen Amell as Green Arrow, in the fifth season of the television series Arrow, in a third costume amalgams his first and second outfits' styles in the first four seasons.
Main articles: Arrow (TV series), Oliver Queen (Arrow), List of Arrow episodes, and List of Arrow characters
On January 18, 2012, The CW green-lit a pilot for a proposed Green Arrow series with Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg producing. The series, Arrow, offers a fresh take on the character, and initially does not feature superpowers, as a way to take a realistic look at the characters in this universe. In addition to being the vigilante archer the series also features flashbacks to Oliver's time on the island and the events that shaped him into the hero in the present.[37]Andrew Kreisberg explained that, "We designed [Oliver] as a character a little more tortured" than the comic series Green Arrow.[38] Stephen Amell portrays Oliver Queen in the series.[39][40] It premiered in North America on October 10, 2012,[41] and was picked up for a full season later that month.[42] On February 11, 2013, Arrow was renewed for a second season,[43] which premiered on October 9, 2013.[44] On February 13, 2014, The CW renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on October 8, 2014.[45] On January 11, 2015, Arrow was renewed for a 23-episode fourth season,[46] which has premiered on October 7, 2015. Unlike in the comic books, Queen does not go by the alias "Green Arrow" until the fourth season; in the first season he is called "The Hood" and during the second and third seasons, he re-dubs himself "The Arrow" until Ra's al Ghul's monomania in trying to get him to be his successor forces Roy Harper to take the fall as being the Arrow to save Oliver from the police. On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the show for a sixth season.
The Flash[edit]
Main article: The Flash (2014 TV series)
Oliver Queen has made multiple appearances in Arrow's brother series The Flash, once again played by Stephen Amell.[47] In the pilot, Barry Allen returns to Starling City after gaining super speed and receives advice from Oliver when he sought Oliver's opinion about whether he could be a hero or just 'some guy who was struck by lightning'. A promo depicts a sequence in which Oliver is training an in-costume Barry. The shows and the characters have crossovers with each other midseason, including Felicity Smoak visiting Central City to help Barry deal with the new threat of Leonard Snart's stolen cold gun, followed shortly after by a two-parter where Oliver fights Barry after a mood-controlling metahuman provokes Barry into attacking his allies in "Flash vs. Arrow" and Barry assisting Oliver in catching new foe Captain Boomerang in "The Brave and the Bold". In "All-Star Team Up", Ray Palmer and Felicity visit S.T.A.R. labs to get help for Ray's Atom suit, and assist the team in defeating a supervillain who can control robotic bees. Oliver appears in the penultimate episode "Rogue Air" to help Barry fight the Reverse-Flash with Firestorm, using nanite-enhanced arrows from Ray Palmer to slow Reverse-Flash down and knock him out. In return, he asks for Barry's help in freeing his friends in the season 3 Arrow finale. In two-part crossover that will set the events to Legends of Tomorrow, Oliver and his comrades team up with Barry, Kendra and Carter to defeat immortal villain, Vandal Savage.[48] During the Season 2 episode, "Enter Zoom", a news report shows that on Earth-2, Oliver died the night the Queen's Gambit sunk, and his father Robert took the mantle of the Arrow. However, Robert was somehow unmasked in this reality. In the mass crossover episode "Invasion!", featuring the casts of Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow teaming up with Supergirl to stop an alien invasion by the Dominators, Oliver nominates Barry for team leader while acting as a tactical advisor to the team.
Vixen[edit]
Main article: Vixen (web series)
Queen appears in the animated web series Vixen, also voiced by Stephen Amell.[49]
DC's Legends of Tomorrow[edit]
Main article: Legends of Tomorrow
Oliver appears in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, once again portrayed by Stephen Amell. He first appears in "Pilot, Part 1" where he enlists Ray to sneak into a H.I.V.E. facility to analyze a stolen prototype computer. Later Ray assists Oliver as he engages several H.I.V.E. soldiers to inform him of Rip Hunter's offer to accompany him on a mission throughout time to stop Vandal Savage, along with Sara, Kendra, Carter, Professor Stein, Jefferson Jackson, Leonard Snart and Mick Rory, though Oliver is suspicious of Rip's motives he encourages Ray to join his mission but reminds him to stay vigilant. Oliver reappears in "Star City 2046" where in an alternate future where Ray and Sara never returned Star City was attacked by Grant Wilson/Deathstroke, son and successor of Slade Wilson, and his own army of Mirakuru soldiers in 2031. Diggle and Captain Lance were killed, Felicity left and Laurel and Thea were implied to have been killed also. Oliver has lost his left arm to Grant during a fight, no longer in his physical prime due to age, and was exposed as Green Arrow. Following this Oliver fled into hiding and was believed dead and John's son, John Diggle Jr. who out of guilt for failing to save his father renamed himself Connor Hawke, took up the Green Arrow mantle. In 2046, Oliver is discovered alive by Connor, Sara, and Rip while searching for a component for their ship. After Connor is captured, Oliver reluctantly agrees to aid Sara in rescuing him and returns as Green Arrow, utilizing a cybernetic prosthesis, and defeats Grant with his successor. As Sara parts ways back to her mission with her team, Oliver and Connor are last seen repairing their safe house. Rip claims that the timeline is malleable, and thus this dystopian future may never occur once Sara and Ray return to their present with this knowledge.
In season 2, Oliver aided Nathan Haywood to locate the legends' location, and located the Waverider. Oliver would later appear in the annual crossover "Invasion", where he joins all of the Arrowverse heroes to fight against the Dominators.
Joseph David-Jones portrays Connor Hawke / Green Arrow, born as John Diggle, Jr., Connor takes up the Green Arrow mantle in the potential Star City of 2046 after the supposed death of Oliver Queen.
Supergirl[edit]
Main article: Supergirl (TV series)
Oliver appears in Supergirl, once again portrayed by Stephen Amell. He first appear in the first of the crossover episode "Crisis on Earth-X," attending Barry Allen's wedding. Amell also portrayed Oliver's fascist parallel universe doppelgänger from Earth-X, Dark Arrow. Dark Arrow is also married to Overgirl, Supergirl's Earth-X doppelgänger, who shares her husband's ambitions against parallel Earths.
See also[edit]
List of Green Arrow comics
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b The 4th volume carried on the numbering of Green Arrow/Black Canary series and tied into the "Blackest Night" and "Fall of Green Arrow" story lines/events. It only ran for three issues and may have been viewed as a finite series by the publisher.
^ Jump up to: a b c Greenberger, Robert (2008). "Green Arrow". In Dougall, Alastair. The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 142–143. ISBN 0-7566-4119-5. OCLC 213309017.
Jump up ^ Green Lantern Vol. 2 #76 (April 1970) through 89 (April/May 1972)
Jump up ^ http://ca.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/30
Jump up ^ David, Peter (May 14, 1999). "'Aw, C'mon!' and other awards" "But I Digress..". Comics Buyer's Guide (1330).
Jump up ^ France Herron entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999.
Jump up ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Artist Neal Adams targeted the Emerald Archer for a radical redesign that ultimately evolved past the surface level ... the most significant aspect of this issue was Adams's depiction of Oliver Queen's alter ego. He had rendered a modern-day Robin Hood, complete with goatee and mustache, plus threads that were more befitting an ace archer. CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Wells, John (December 2010). "Green Lantern/Green Arrow: And Through Them Change an Industry". Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing (45): 39–54.
Jump up ^ O'Neil, Dennis (June 2004). "Introduction". Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 1. DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-4012-0224-8.
Jump up ^ Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 201: "The Battling Bowman fought his way into his own four-issue miniseries at long last, thanks to writer Mike W. Barr and artist Trevor Von Eeden."
Jump up ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 229: "Writer/artist Mike Grell introduced a Green Arrow for the modern comic book reader in the three-issue prestige format Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters."
Jump up ^ "Here There be Dragons, Part Three" in Green Arrow volume 2 issue 11 published December 1988
Jump up ^ "Blood of the Dragon, Part 1: Uchiokoshi" in Green Arrow volume 2 issue 21 published August 1989
Jump up ^ Cronin, Brian (April 10, 2008). "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #150". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
Jump up ^ Green Arrow #101.
Jump up ^ Smith, Kevin; Phil Hester; Ande Parks (May 2003). Green Arrow: Quiver. DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-56389-965-2.
Jump up ^ Green Arrow (vol. 3) #60 (May 2006)
Jump up ^ Green Arrow (vol. 3) #75 (August 2007)
Jump up ^ Diggle, Andy (April 2009). Green Arrow: Year One. DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-4012-1743-3.
Jump up ^ Green Arrow (vol. 4) #31 (May 2010)
Jump up ^ Justice League: Cry for Justice #1–7
Jump up ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #41 (January 2010)
Jump up ^ Justice League: Rise and Fall Special (March 2010)
Jump up ^ "Brightest Day" #0
Jump up ^ "Brightest Day: Green Arrow" #1
Jump up ^ "Brightest Day: Green Arrow" #3
Jump up ^ Billionaire World-Traveling Green Arrow Returns for DCnU, Newsarama, June 14, 2011
Jump up ^ Red Hood and the Outlaws #3
Jump up ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Geoff Johns Details "Rebirth" Plan, Seeks to Restore Legacy to DC Universe". Retrieved 2016-10-03.
Jump up ^ "OLLIE is a 'Social Justice Warrior' in REBIRTH GREEN ARROW (Plus Preview)". Retrieved 2016-10-03.
Jump up ^ Green Arrow (vol. 6) #15
Jump up ^ Green Arrow (vol. 6) #15 (January 2017)
Jump up ^ Countdown #24 (November 2007)
Jump up ^ Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer – Superwoman/Batwoman #1 (February 2008)
Jump up ^ Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries one-shot (June 2011)
Jump up ^ The Dark Knight Returns #4
Jump up ^ Eric Goldman (May 30, 2012). "Arrow Star Stephen Amell Talks About Playing TV's New Oliver Queen". IGN. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
Jump up ^ Betancourt, David (April 24, 2013). "Green Arrow Has Hit a Bull's-Eye with Growing Fan Base". The Washington Post.
Jump up ^ "'Green Arrow' TV series near pilot order at The CW!". Entertainment Weekly. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
Jump up ^ "The CW Gives Pilot Orders To 'Arrow', 'The Carrie Diaries' & 'Beauty And The Beast'". Deadline.com. January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
Jump up ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (June 28, 2012). "CW announces 2012 season premiere dates: Why do 'The Vampire Diaries,' 'Supernatural' and more start late?". Zap2It. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 22, 2012). "'Arrow' Officially Picked Up for Full Season". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
Jump up ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (February 11, 2013). "CW's 'Arrow,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Supernatural' get early renewal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
Jump up ^ Mittovich, Matt (June 24, 2013). "Fall TV Premiere Dates: The CW Once Again Opens Its Season in October". TV Line. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 13, 2014). "'Reign', 'Arrow', 'Supernatural', 'The Originals' & 'The Vampire Diaries' Renewed by The CW". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (January 11, 2015). "'Arrow', 'Jane The Virgin', 'Reign', 'The 100', 'The Flash', 'The Originals' & 'The Vampire Diaries' Renewed by the CW". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2015. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ "Exclusive: The Flash's Pilot Features an Arrow Crossover!". TV Guide. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
Jump up ^ Rackham, Casey. "The 'Flash'-'Arrow' crossover is going to be an annual event".
Jump up ^ Brooks, Tamara (March 6, 2015). "GUGGENHEIM, BUTTERS ON "AGENT CARTER'S" FUTURE, "ARROW'S" ROGUES & MORE". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Green Arrow (comics).
Green Arrow at the DC Database Project
Green Arrow's secret origin at DC Comics.com
Earth-1 Green Arrow Index[permanent dead link]
Earth-2 Green Arrow Index
Index of the Earth-One adventures of Green Arrow
Green Arrow at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016.
Green Arrow on the DC Animated Universe Wiki, an external wiki
[show]
v
t
e
Green Arrow
George Papp
Mort Weisinger
Green Arrow
Oliver Queen
Connor Hawke
Supporting characters
Arrowette
Black Canary
Eddie Fyers
Speedy
Roy Harper
Mia Dearden
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Katana
Felicity Smoak
Shado
Enemies
Hannibal Bates
Brick
China White
Clock King
Count Vertigo
Cupid
Deathstroke
Richard Dragon (Ricardo Diaz, Jr.)
Constantine Drakon
Merlyn
Onomatopoeia
Equipment
Arrowcar
Trick arrows
Publications
More Fun Comics
Green Lantern/Green Arrow
The Dark Knight Returns
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Green Arrow: Year One
Green Arrow and Black Canary
Storylines
"Snowbirds Don't Fly"
"Quiver"
Locations
Queen Industries/Q-Core
Star City
Starfish Island
Vlatava
In other media
Justice League Unlimited
Smallville
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
DC Universe Online
DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Young Justice
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 2
Arrowverse and
related shows
Arrow
characters
episodes
The Flash
Vixen
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Related articles
The Outsiders
The Green Archer (1940 serial)
Robin Hood
[show]
v
t
e
The New 52
List of publications
[show]
Imprint (September 2011 – June 2015)
List of imprint publications
Ongoing
series
Action Comics
All-Star Western
Animal Man
Aquaman
Batgirl
Batman
Batman and Robin
Batman/Superman
Batman Incorporated
Batman: The Dark Knight
Batwing
Batwoman
Birds of Prey
Blackhawks
Blue Beetle
Captain Atom
Catwoman
Constantine
DC Universe Presents
Deathstroke
vol. 2
vol. 3
Demon Knights
Detective Comics
Dial H
Earth 2
The Flash
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
G.I. Combat
Grayson
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Green Lantern: New Guardians
Grifter
Harley Quinn
Hawk and Dove
I…Vampire
Infinity Man and the Forever People
Justice League
Justice League 3000
Justice League Dark
Justice League International
Justice League of America
Justice League of America's Vibe
Justice League United
Katana
Klarion
Larfleeze
Legion Lost
Legion of Super-Heroes
Lobo
Men of War
Mister Terrific
New Suicide Squad
Nightwing
O.M.A.C.
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Red Lanterns
Resurrection Man
The Savage Hawkman
Secret Origins
Secret Six
Sinestro
Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie
Static Shock
Stormwatch
Suicide Squad
Superboy
Supergirl
Superman
Superman/Wonder Woman
Superman Unchained
Swamp Thing
Sword of Sorcery
Talon
Team 7
Teen Titans
vol. 4
vol. 5
The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men
Green Team: Teen Trillionnaires
The Movement
The Ravagers
Threshold
Trinity of Sin: Pandora
Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger
Voodoo
Wonder Woman
Worlds' Finest
Miniseries
Damian: Son of Batman
Convergence
Forever Evil
A.R.G.U.S.
Arkham War
Rogues Rebellion
Human Bomb
The Huntress
Legion: Secret Origin
My Greatest Adventure
National Comics
Night Force
Penguin: Pain and Prejudice
Phantom Lady and Doll Man
The Multiversity
The Ray
The Shade
Maxiseries
Batman Eternal
The New 52: Futures End
Story arcs
"Night of the Owls"
"The Culling"
"Death of the Family"
"H'El on Earth"
"Throne of Atlantis"
"Zero Year"
"Trinity War"
"Forever Evil"
"Blight"
"Superman: Doomed"
[hide]
Post-imprint (June 2015 – August 2017)
Ongoing
series
Upcoming
Earth 2
Former
Action Comics
Aquaman
Batgirl
Batman
Batman Beyond
Batman/Superman
Black Canary
Catwoman
Constantine: The Hellblazer
Cyborg
Deathstroke (vol. 3)
Detective Comics
Doctor Fate
Earth 2: Society
The Flash
Gotham Academy
Gotham Academy: Second Semester
Gotham by Midnight
Grayson
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Harley Quinn
Justice League
Justice League 3001
Justice League of America
Justice League United
Lobo
Martian Manhunter
Midnighter
New Suicide Squad
The Omega Men
Red Hood/Arsenal
Robin: Son of Batman
Secret Six
Sinestro
Starfire
Superman
Superman/Wonder Woman
Teen Titans (vol. 5)
Telos
We Are... Robin
Wonder Woman
Cancelled
Dark Universe
Miniseries
All-Star Section Eight
Bat-Mite
Bizarro
Doomed
Green Lantern: Lost Army
Harley Quinn and Power Girl
Legends of Tomorrow
Firestorm
Metal Men
Metamorpho
Sugar and Spike
Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death
Prez
Raven
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot/Katana
Swamp Thing
Maxiseries
Batman and Robin Eternal
[hide]
In other media
Animated films
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: War
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Batman vs. Robin
Justice League Dark
[hide]
See also
Flashpoint (characters)
Dan DiDio
Jim Lee
Geoff Johns
Scott Snyder
DC Rebirth
[show]
v
t
e
The Outsiders
Mike W. Barr
Jim Aparo
Members
Arsenal
Atomic Knight (Gardner Grayle)
Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
Batman
Black Lightning
Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer)
Captain Marvel Jr.
Grace Choi
The Creeper
The Eradicator
Sebastian Faust
Geo-Force
Green Arrow
Halo
Indigo
Jade
Katana
Francine Langstrom
Looker
Metamorpho
Nightwing
The Olympian
Owlman (Roy Raymond Jr.)
Red Robin
ReMAC
Starfire
Technocrat
Thunder
Locations
Batcave
Markovia
Stagg Enterprises
Supporting Characters
Checkmate
Alfred Pennyworth
Sapphire Stagg
Simon Stagg
Enemies
Bad Samaritan
Baron Bedlam
Brother Blood
Doctor Sivana
Duke of Oil
Felix Faust
Fearsome Five
Force of July
Kobra
Masters of Disaster
Sabbac (Ishmael Gregor)
SKULL
[show]
v
t
e
Black Canary
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Supporting characters
Barbara Gordon
Batman
Green Arrow
Hal Jordan
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)
Kurt/Larry Lance
Sin
Speedy
Wildcat
Enemies
Hannibal Bates
Cheshire
Count Vertigo
Cupid
Lady Shiva
Merlyn
Tigress
Twelve Brothers in Silk and White Canary
Wizard
Publications
Flash Comics
Action Comics
World's Finest Comics
Black Canary
Birds of Prey
Green Arrow and Black Canary
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
In other media
Legends of the Superheroes
Birds of Prey
Justice League Unlimited
Smallville
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Young Justice
Arrow
The Flash
Legends of Tomorrow
[show]
v
t
e
Golden Age of Comic Books
All-American
Comics
The Atom (Al Pratt)
Black Canary
Doctor Mid-Nite
Doiby Dickles
The Flash (Jay Garrick)
The Gay Ghost
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Hawkgirl
Hawkman
Hop Harrigan
The King
Justice Society of America
Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)
Johnny Thunder
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel)
Sargon the Sorcerer
Ultra-Man
The Whip
Wildcat
Wonder Woman
Archie Comics
The Black Hood
Captain Flag
The Comet
The Firefly
The Fox
The Shield
The Web
The Wizard
Centaur Comics
Airman
Amazing-Man
The Arrow
The Clock
The Eye
The Fantom of the Fair
The Masked Marvel
Minimidget
National Allied
Air Wave
Aquaman
Batman
Crimson Avenger
Dan the Dyna-Mite
Doctor Fate
Doctor Occult
Genius Jones
Green Arrow
Guardian
Hourman
Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)
Liberty Belle
Manhunter
Merry, the Girl of 1000 Gimmicks
Mister America
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robotman
Sandman
Sandy the Golden Boy
Shining Knight
The Spectre
Speedy (Roy Harper)
Star-Spangled Kid
Starman (Ted Knight)
Stripesy
Superboy (Kal-El)
Superman
Tarantula
TNT
Vigilante
Wing
Zatara
Seven Soldiers of Victory
Fawcett Comics
Bulletgirl
Bulletman
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel Jr.
Captain Midnight
The Golden Arrow
Ibis the Invincible
Lieutenant Marvels
Mary Marvel
Master Man
Minute-Man
Mr. Scarlet
Phantom Eagle
Pinky the Whiz Kid
Spy Smasher
Fox Comics
Black Fury
Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)
The Bouncer
Bronze Man
Dynamo
The Flame
Green Mask
Samson
Spider Queen
Stardust the Super Wizard
U.S. Jones
V-Man
Wonder Man
Nedor Comics
American Crusader
American Eagle
Black Terror
Captain Future
Cavalier
Doc Strange
Fighting Yank
The Ghost
Grim Reaper
Judy of the Jungle
Lance Lewis, Space Detective
Liberator
The Magnet
Miss Masque
Princess Pantha
Pyroman
The Scarab
The Woman in Red
Quality Comics
#711
The Black Condor
Blackhawk
Blue Tracer
Bozo the Iron Man
Captain Triumph
The Clock
Doll Girl
Doll Man
Firebrand
The Human Bomb
The Invisible Hood
The Jester
Kid Eternity
Lady Luck
Madame Fatal
Magno
The Manhunter
Merlin the Magician
Midnight
Miss America
Mouthpiece
Neon the Unknown
Phantom Lady
Plastic Man
Quicksilver
The Ray
Red Bee
Red Torpedo
The Spider
Spider Widow
Uncle Sam
Wildfire
Wonder Boy
Timely Comics
American Ace
The Angel
Black Marvel
The Black Widow
The Blazing Skull
The Blonde Phantom
The Blue Diamond
Breeze Barton
Bucky
Bucky Barnes
Captain America
Citizen V
The Destroyer
Dynamic Man
Father Time
Ferret
Fin
Golden Girl
The Human Torch
Jack Frost
Laughing Mask
Marvel Boy
Miss America
Mercury
Namor
Namora
The Patriot
Red Raven
Sun Girl
Toro
Thin Man
Thunderer
Venus
The Vision
The Whizzer
Misc.
Bell Features
Johnny Canuck
Nelvana of the Northern Lights
The Brain
Cardal Publishing
Streamline
Columbia Comics
The Face
Skyman
Crestwood Publications
Atomic-Man
Black Owl
Green Lama
David McKay Publications
Vulcan
Dell Comics
Owl
Dynamic Publications
Dynamic Man
Yankee Girl
Eastern Color Printing
Hydroman
Frew Publications
The Phantom
Mandrake the Magician
Harvey Comics
Black Cat
Captain Freedom
Shock Gibson
Spirit of '76
Holyoke Publishing
Cat-Man and Kitten
Miss Victory
Lev Gleason Publications
Captain Battle
Crimebuster
Daredevil
Silver Streak
Maple Leaf Publishing
Iron Man
Brok Windsor
Novelty Press
Target Comics
Target and the Targeteers
Blue Bolt
Dick Cole, The Wonder Boy
Twister
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_Arrow&oldid=820148936"
Categories:
DC Comics superheroes
Comics characters introduced in 1941
DC Comics limited series
American superheroes
Comics adapted into television series
Characters created by George Papp
Characters created by Mort Weisinger
Fictional activists
Fictional archers
Fictional businesspeople
Fictional castaways
Fictional eskrimadors
Fictional mayors
Fictional vigilantes
Fictional Wing Chun practitioners
Fictional karateka
Fictional judoka
Fictional hapkido practitioners
Golden Age superheroes
Green Arrow
Male characters in comics
Smallville characters
Superhero television characters
Hidden categories:
CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list
All articles with dead external links
Articles with dead external links from December 2017
Articles with permanently dead external links
Character pop
Title pop
Redundant infobox title param
Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2013
Articles needing additional references from November 2017
All articles needing additional references
All articles with unsourced statements
Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017
Articles to be expanded from March 2017
All articles to be expanded
Articles using small message boxes
Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata
Articles with dead external links from October 2017
Comics navigational boxes purge
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Article
Talk
Variants
Views
Read
Edit
View history
More
Search
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
In other projects
Wikimedia Commons
Languages
العربية
Arpetan
Asturianu
Български
Català
Čeština
Dansk
Deutsch
Ελληνικά
Español
فارسی
Français
한국어
Italiano
עברית
ქართული
Қазақша
Latina
Magyar
მარგალური
Nederlands
日本語
Norsk
Polski
Português
Русский
Sardu
Simple English
Српски / srpski
Suomi
Svenska
Tagalog
தமிழ்
ไทย
Türkçe
Tiếng Việt
中文
Edit links
This page was last edited on 13 January 2018, at 09:09.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Cookie statement
Mobile view
Enable previews

key: html

type: local

value: div

attrs: id class

values: mw-page-base noprint

values: mw-head-base noprint

value: a

attrs: id class lang

values: firstHeading firstHeading en

values: siteSub noprint

values: jump-to-nav mw-jump

attrs: href class title

values:
/wiki/Green_Arrow_(disambiguation)
mw-disambig
Green Arrow (disambiguation)

attrs: role class

values:
note
hatnote navigation-not-searchable

attrs: colspan style

attrs: href class

value: i

attrs: href title

value: td

values:
row
width: 40%;

values:
/wiki/Connor_Hawke
mw-redirect
Connor Hawke

values:
/wiki/Trevor_von_Eeden
mw-redirect
Trevor von Eeden

values: width:22em;width: 24em; background: #f2f9ff;

values:
/wiki/Denny_O%27Neil
mw-redirect
Denny O'Neil

values:
/wiki/The_Batman_(TV_series)
mw-redirect
The Batman (TV series)

values:
/wiki/The_CW_Television_Network
mw-redirect
The CW Television Network

attrs: alt src width height class srcset data-file-width data-file-height

values:
/wiki/Periodical_cover_date
mw-redirect
Periodical cover date

values:
/wiki/Joker_(comics)
mw-redirect
Joker (comics)

values: Edit section: Neal Adams and Dennis O'Neil, 1969–1983

values:
/wiki/Authoritarian_left
mw-redirect
Authoritarian left

values: Edit section: Longbow Hunters/Mike Grell ongoing

values:
/wiki/Prestige_format
mw-redirect
Prestige format

values:
/wiki/Shado_(DC_Comics)
mw-redirect
Shado (DC Comics)

values:
/wiki/Japanese-American_internment
mw-redirect
Japanese-American internment

values:
/wiki/The_Question_(comics)
mw-redirect
The Question (comics)

values: The text near this tag needs further explanation. (December 2013)

values: Edit section: Post-Grell and character's temporary death

values: Edit section: Smith, Hester and Parks/Meltzer 2000–2004

values: Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/1

values: plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove

values: This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2017)

values:
noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact
white-space:nowrap;

values:
/wiki/Mia_Dearden
mw-redirect
Mia Dearden

values:
/wiki/Rogues_Gallery
mw-redirect
Rogues Gallery

values:
/wiki/Jock_(artist)
mw-redirect
Jock (artist)

values: Edit section: Cry for Justice & Rise and Fall

values:
/wiki/Deadman_(comics)
mw-redirect
Deadman (comics)

values: plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content

values:
/wiki/John_Diggle_(Arrow)
mw-redirect
John Diggle (Arrow)

values: List of Green Arrow supporting characters

values: Edit section: Crisis on Infinite Earths and death of Golden Age Green Arrow

values: Edit section: Modern DC alternate universes

values:
/wiki/Countdown_(DC_Comics)
mw-redirect
Countdown (DC Comics)

values:
/wiki/Crime_Syndicate
mw-redirect
Crime Syndicate

values:
/wiki/Antimatter_universe_of_Qward
mw-redirect
Antimatter universe of Qward

values:
/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_Returns
mw-redirect
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

values: Edit section: Other DC Elseworlds stories

values:
/wiki/JLA:_The_Nail
mw-redirect
JLA: The Nail

values:
/wiki/JLA:_Another_Nail
mw-redirect
JLA: Another Nail

values:
/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(comics)
mw-redirect
Poison Ivy (comics)

values:
/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(comic)
mw-redirect
Kingdom Come (comic)

values:
/wiki/Dinah_Lance
mw-redirect
Dinah Lance

values: Edit section: Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comics

values:
/wiki/Invasion_(Arrowverse)
mw-redirect
Invasion (Arrowverse)

values:
nofollow
external text
//www.worldcat.org/oclc/213309017

values: Category:CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list

values:
/wiki/Justice_League_of_America
mw-redirect
Justice League of America

values: -moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;

values:
http://dc.wikia.com/Green_Arrow
extiw
dcdatabase:Green Arrow

values:
nofollow
external text
http://www.toonopedia.com/grnarrow.htm

values:
nofollow
external text
http://www.wikia.com/wiki/c:dcanimated

values: nowraplinks hlist collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner

values:
/wiki/Frankenstein,_Agent_of_S.H.A.D.E.
mw-redirect
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.

values:
/wiki/New_Suicide_Squad
mw-redirect
New Suicide Squad

values:
/wiki/The_Savage_Hawkman
mw-redirect
The Savage Hawkman

values:
/wiki/Talon_(Court_of_Owls)
mw-redirect
Talon (Court of Owls)

values:
/wiki/Green_Team:_Teen_Trillionnaires
mw-redirect
Green Team: Teen Trillionnaires

values:
/wiki/The_Ravagers_(comics)
mw-redirect
The Ravagers (comics)

values:
/wiki/Trinity_of_Sin:_Pandora
mw-redirect
Trinity of Sin: Pandora

values:
/wiki/Trinity_of_Sin:_Phantom_Stranger
mw-redirect
Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger

values:
/wiki/Rogues_Rebellion
mw-redirect
Rogues Rebellion

values:
/wiki/Legion:_Secret_Origin
mw-redirect
Legion: Secret Origin

values: nowraplinks collapsible collapsed navbox-subgroup

values:
/wiki/Constantine:_The_Hellblazer
mw-redirect
Constantine: The Hellblazer

values:
/wiki/Earth_2:_Society
mw-redirect
Earth 2: Society

values:
/wiki/Gotham_Academy:_Second_Semester
mw-redirect
Gotham Academy: Second Semester

values:
/wiki/Gotham_by_Midnight
mw-redirect
Gotham by Midnight

values:
/wiki/Justice_League_3001
mw-redirect
Justice League 3001

values:
/wiki/Robin:_Son_of_Batman
mw-redirect
Robin: Son of Batman

values:
/wiki/Telos_(comics)
mw-redirect
Telos (comics)

values:
/wiki/Doomed_(comics)
mw-redirect
Doomed (comics)

values:
/wiki/Green_Lantern:_Lost_Army
mw-redirect
Green Lantern: Lost Army

values: nowraplinks collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup

values: nowraplinks collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner

values:
collapseButton7
#
color: rgb(255, 255, 255);

values: background-color: black; color: #ffffff;;;background:none transparent;border:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;

values: background-color: black; color: #ffffff;

values: background-color: black; color: #ffffff;;width:1%

values:
/wiki/711_(Quality_Comics)
mw-redirect
711 (Quality Comics)

values:
/wiki/Blue_Tracer
mw-redirect
Blue Tracer

values:
/wiki/Mouthpiece_(comics)
mw-redirect
Mouthpiece (comics)

values:
/wiki/Spider_Widow
mw-redirect
Spider Widow

values:
/wiki/Father_Time_(Marvel_Comics)
mw-redirect
Father Time (Marvel Comics)

values:
/wiki/Ferret_(comics)
mw-redirect
Ferret (comics)

values: Category:Comics characters introduced in 1941

values: Category:Comics adapted into television series

values: Category:Characters created by George Papp

values: Category:Characters created by Mort Weisinger

values: Category:Fictional Wing Chun practitioners

values: Category:All articles with dead external links

values: Category:Articles with dead external links from December 2017

values: Category:Articles with permanently dead external links

values: Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2013

values: Category:Articles needing additional references from November 2017

values: Category:All articles needing additional references

values: Category:All articles with unsourced statements

values: Category:Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017

values: Category:Articles to be expanded from March 2017

values: Category:Articles using small message boxes

values: Category:Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata

values: Category:Articles with dead external links from October 2017

values: Category:Comics navigational boxes purge

values: Discussion about edits from this IP address [ctrl-alt-n]

values: A list of edits made from this IP address [ctrl-alt-y]

values:
/wiki/Green_Arrow
View the content page [ctrl-alt-c]
c

values: Featured content – the best of Wikipedia

values: Find background information on current events

values:
/wiki/Special:Random
Load a random article [ctrl-alt-x]
x

values: portal navigation p-navigation p-navigation-label

values: Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia

values: About the project, what you can do, where to find things

values: A list of recent changes in the wiki [ctrl-alt-r]

values: portal navigation p-interaction p-interaction-label

values: List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [ctrl-alt-j]

values: Recent changes in pages linked from this page [ctrl-alt-k]

values:
/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard
Upload files [ctrl-alt-u]
u

values: A list of all special pages [ctrl-alt-q]

values: Permanent link to this revision of the page

values: Link to connected data repository item [ctrl-alt-g]

values:
uls-settings-trigger
Language settings
0
button
true

values: السهم الأخضر – Arabic

values: Зелената стрела – Bulgarian

values: گرین ارو (شخصیت کمیک) – Persian

values: 그린 애로우 – Korean

values: החץ הירוק – Hebrew

values: ისარი (კომიქსის გმირი) – Georgian

values: Жасыл жебе – Kazakh

values: წვანე საგანი – Mingrelian

values: グリーンアロー – Japanese

values: Зелени стрелац – Serbian

values: கிரீன் ஏரோ – Tamil

values: กรีนแอร์โรว์ – Thai

values:
suggestions
display: none; font-size: 13px;

values: mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-Green_Arrow rootpage-Green_Arrow skin-vector action-view