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G G T HE DC C OMICS E NCYCLOPEDIA T HE DC C OMICS E NCYCLOPEDIA THE EMERALD ARCHER WHILE ON A SOUTH SEA CRUISE, playboy billionaire Oliver Queen was knocked overboard and washed up on Starfish Island. He fashioned a crude bow and arrow and lived like Robinson Crusoe until he was rescued. A short time later he was rescued and was back on the social scene in his hometown, Star City. Donning a Robin Hood costume for a party, Queen foiled a robbery during the event, gaining the nickname Green Arrow. Resolving to become a crime fighter, he soon experienced firsthand the diseased underbelly of society he had only previously read about. G REEN A RROW OLIVER JONAS QUEEN (GREEN ARROW I) FIRST APPEARANCE MORE FUN COMICS #73 (November 1941) STATUS Hero OCCUPATION Adventurer BASE Star City HEIGHT 5ft 11in WEIGHT 185 lbs EYES Green HAIR Blond SPECIAL POWERS/ABILITIES Has an excellent eye for archery; trained hand-to-hand combatant with above average strength and endurance. CONNOR HAWKE (GREEN ARROW II) FIRST APPEARANCE GREEN ARROW (1st series) #0 (October 1994) STATUS Hero OCCUPATION Adventurer BASE Star City HEIGHT 5ft 9in WEIGHT 160 lbs EYES Green HAIR Blond SPECIAL POWERS/ABILITIES An expert marksman as well as one of the top five martial artists on Earth. BACK FROM THE DEAD Green Arrow attempted to prevent a terrorist from detonating a bomb over Metropolis,but gave his life in the process. His lifelong friend, Hal Jordan (formerly Green Lantern II, now a mad being named PARALLAX), used his cosmic power to restore Ollie to life, but without a soul. With the help of his “family,”Ollie regained his soul and made a concerted effort to put his life back in order. He reconnected with Connor Hawke and Roy Harper and took in Mia Dearden, a teen from the streets of his beloved Star City. Still restless, Ollie fought injustice while longing for Dinah. His legend would grow and grow,eventually becoming so powerful that in the 853rd century the Earth would be watched over by a squad who called itself the society of Green Arrows. SOUNDS OF VIOLENCE A vicious attack on Connor Hawke led Ollie into a confrontation with a hooded serial killer named ONOMATOPOEIA. Although shot with several arrows the murderer somehow escaped.The struggle at least brought Ollie and Dinah back together. OLIVER QUEEN Queen never talked about his parents or the events that left him an orphan, heir to a manufacturing empire. Before becoming the secret vigilante Green Arrow he had been dissatisfied, restless, wrestling with an emerging social conscience. Now he finally had the chance to do some good in the world, fighting all manner of criminality. He soon came to realize that crime and violence were global problems, fueled in part by his own munitions division. ROY AND HAL After a horrifying trip to Vietnam (where he first met Hal Jordan, the second GREEN LANTERN), Queen sold off his armaments division. He decided to become actively involved in campaigning for good causes, and adopted Roy Harper as his ward. Roy became his first kid sidekick, Speedy (see ARSENAL).Together, they battled such foes as the crime-clown Bull’s-Eye, the Rainbow Archer, and the Red Dart. During this time, Queen became the anonymous financier of the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA. He also used his fortune to finance an Arrow Plane,Arrow Car, and a base called the Arrow Cave—clearly showing his respect for BATMAN. A short time later, Green Arrow was formally inducted into the JLA.There, he met and fell in love with beautiful Dinah Lance (the second BLACK CANARY), despite the large gap in their ages. Soon after, Queen was swindled out of his fortune by John deLeon, a former partner. Undaunted, Oliver convinced Hal Jordan to join him as he explored America’s heartland.There they confronted issues such as bigotry, religious fanaticism, and environmental destruction.They were frequently joined on their journey by Black Canary II. MIA DEARDEN Mia Dearden ran away from a violent home when she was a child. Homeless, she turned to prostitution to support herself. She subsequently met the recently resurrected Oliver Queen. He took her in and gave her a safe place to once again be a teen. However,she desperately wanted to become a costumed archer and began to train with a bow. When she got her chance, Mia shot and killed sorcerer Albert Davis to save Star City,quickly learning the price that came with being a hero. INNOCENT AND GOOD When Oliver Queen returned to life, father and son decided to protect Star City together. Connor remains somewhat innocent about the world around him, confused over his magnetic attraction for women. He feels most free when patrolling the city's rooftops with his father. RG DARTING AROUND Green Arrow and Speedy sought out criminals wherever they lurked. SHIELDED Green Lantern protects Green Arrow and a monk,Than, from an explosion. EARLY DAYS Early in his career, the Emerald Archer had his own Arrowcar, complete with ejector seat. SHADO,LONGBOW HUNTER After Oliver Queen resigned from the JLA, he and Dinah Lance moved to Seattle, Washington,where she set up a flower shop called Sherwood Florist. However, the pair were soon imbroiled in tracking down a drugs gang.The case led them to question the future of their relationship—and then Dinah vanished. She was brutalized and tortured before Green Arrow rescued her and killed the sadists holding her. During the rescue, Green Arrow’s life was saved by a mysterious oriental archer named SHADO, who was pursing her own vendetta against a drugs cartel.The two eventually become lovers for a time. Green Arrow became a fugitive after being arrested on false treason charges, and Dinah Lance called Shado for help. Dinah then discovered that Queen had unknowingly conceived a son with Shado, whom she had named Robert. LOVERS’ TIFF Black Canary may love Oliver, but she continues to have problems with his infidelity and commitment issues. CRISIS FOR THE GREEN ARROW Feeling abandoned by his mentor, Speedy became a heroin addict. Black Canary II acted as his surrogate mother and helped him kick the habit. Shortly thereafter, Green Arrow accidentally killed a thief named Richard Hollinger and went into hiding. Black Canary II and GREEN LANTERN II searched for their friend, and the hunt took on extra urgency when the Canary was gravely injured in an auto accident. Dinah needed a blood transfusion and Green Lantern II realized that Queen possessed her rare RH Negative blood type. Green Arrow returned in time to save his lover’s life.This personal crisis averted,Queen began to publicly question the JLA’s goals and methods, putting him at odds with HAWKMAN, in particular. Before long he had resigned his League membership. CONNOR HAWKE Oliver’s son by Sandra Moonday Hawke, Connor Hawke was raised as a Buddhist monk and trained in martial arts.Though Connor sought inner peace, he also yearned for adventure, spurred by hero-worship for the father he had never known.A new path opened up for the teenager when Ollie visited the monastery where, years earlier, he had sought asylum.As the couple traveled together,Connor revealed that he was Ollie’s son.When Ollie seemed to have been killed in an airplane explosion over Metropolis, Connor took on his father’s crime-fighting role as a second Green Arrow. DOUBLE HITTER He’s good with a bow, but Connor’s major strength is martial arts. SILENT RUNNING A vengeful Ollie is as nonplussed by the killer Onomatopoeia’s motives as by his seeming imperviousness to arrows. KEY STORYLINES • GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW (1ST AND 2ND SERIES) (2004): Collections of classic stories as the heroic pair traveled the U.S. righting wrongs. • GREEN ARROW: THE ARCHER’S QUEST (2003): Back from the dead, Ollie Queen uses keepsakes to reconnect with his family. • GREEN ARROW:THE LONGBOW HUNTER (1989): Green Arrow saves Black Canary from being tortured; he also encounters the mysterious female assassin Shado. •THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #85 (AUGUST 1969): In “The Senator’s Been Shot,” Green Arrow dons a new outfit, a beard, and gains a new attitude toward his role as a crime fighter. SAVIOR Oliver sent Mia to the Star City Youth Recreational Center for safety.
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T H E E M E R A L D A R C H E RWHILE ON A SOUTH SEA CRUISE, playboy billionaire OliverQueen was knocked overboard and washed up on StarfishIsland. He fashioned a crude bow and arrow and lived likeRobinson Crusoe until he was rescued.A short time later hewas rescued and was back on the social scene in hishometown, Star City. Donning a Robin Hood costume for aparty, Queen foiled a robbery during the event, gaining thenickname Green Arrow. Resolving to become a crime fighter,he soon experienced firsthand the diseased underbelly ofsociety he had only previously read about.
G R E E N A R R O W
OLIVER JONAS QUEEN (GREEN ARROW I)FIRST APPEARANCE MORE FUN COMICS #73 (November 1941)STATUS Hero OCCUPATION Adventurer BASE Star CityHEIGHT 5ft 11in WEIGHT 185 lbs EYES Green HAIR BlondSPECIAL POWERS/ABILITIES Has an excellent eye for archery; trainedhand-to-hand combatant with above average strength andendurance.
CONNOR HAWKE (GREEN ARROW II)FIRST APPEARANCE GREEN ARROW (1st series) #0 (October 1994)STATUS Hero OCCUPATION Adventurer BASE Star CityHEIGHT 5ft 9in WEIGHT 160 lbs EYES Green HAIR BlondSPECIAL POWERS/ABILITIES An expert marksman as well as one ofthe top five martial artists on Earth.
BACK FROM THE DEADGreen Arrow attempted to prevent a terrorist fromdetonating a bomb over Metropolis, but gave his lifein the process. His lifelong friend, Hal Jordan(formerly Green Lantern II, now a mad being namedPARALLAX), used his cosmic power to restore Ollie tolife, but without a soul.
With the help of his “family,” Ollie regained his souland made a concerted effort to put his life back inorder. He reconnected with Connor Hawke and RoyHarper and took in Mia Dearden, a teen from thestreets of his beloved Star City. Still restless, Ollie foughtinjustice while longing for Dinah.
His legend would grow and grow, eventually becomingso powerful that in the 853rd century the Earth wouldbe watched over by a squad who called itself the
society of Green Arrows.
SOUNDS OF VIOLENCEA vicious attack on Connor
Hawke led Ollie into aconfrontation with a hoodedserial killer namedONOMATOPOEIA.Althoughshot with several arrowsthe murderer somehowescaped.The struggle atleast brought Ollie and Dinahback together.
OLIVER QUEEN
Queen never talked about his parents or the events that lefthim an orphan, heir to a manufacturing empire. Beforebecoming the secret vigilante Green Arrow he had beendissatisfied, restless, wrestling with an emerging socialconscience. Now he finally had the chance to do some goodin the world, fighting all manner of criminality. He sooncame to realize that crime and violence were globalproblems, fueled in part by his own munitions division.
ROY AND HALAfter a horrifying trip to Vietnam (wherehe first met Hal Jordan, the second GREEN
LANTERN), Queen sold off his armamentsdivision. He decided to become activelyinvolved in campaigning for good causes,and adopted Roy Harper as his ward. Roybecame his first kid sidekick, Speedy (seeARSENAL).Together, they battled such foesas the crime-clown Bull’s-Eye, the Rainbow Archer, and the Red Dart. During this time, Queenbecame the anonymous financier of the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA. He also used his fortune tofinance an Arrow Plane,Arrow Car, and a base called the Arrow Cave—clearly showing his respect forBATMAN.A short time later, Green Arrow was formally inducted into the JLA.There, he met and fell inlove with beautiful Dinah Lance (the second BLACK CANARY), despite the large gap in their ages. Soon
after, Queen was swindled out of his fortune by John deLeon, a formerpartner. Undaunted, Oliver convinced Hal Jordan to join him as heexplored America’s heartland.There they confronted issues such asbigotry, religious fanaticism, and environmental destruction.They werefrequently joined on their journey by Black Canary II.
MIA DEARDENMia Dearden ran away from aviolent home when she was achild. Homeless, she turned toprostitution to support herself.She subsequently met therecently resurrected Oliver Queen. He took her inand gave her a safe place to once again be a teen.
However, she desperately wanted to become acostumed archer and began to train with a bow.When she got her chance, Mia shot and killedsorcerer Albert Davis to save Star City, quicklylearning the price that came with being a hero.
INNOCENT AND GOODWhen Oliver Queen returned to life,father and son decided to protect StarCity together. Connor remains somewhatinnocent about the world around him,confused over his magnetic attraction forwomen. He feels most free when patrollingthe city's rooftops with his father. RG
DARTING AROUND Green Arrow and Speedysought out criminals wherever they lurked.
SHIELDED GreenLantern protectsGreen Arrow anda monk,Than,from an explosion.
EARLY DAYS Early in hiscareer, the Emerald Archerhad his own Arrowcar,complete with ejector seat.
SHADO, LONGBOW HUNTERAfter Oliver Queen resigned from the JLA,he and Dinah Lance moved to Seattle,Washington, where she set up a flower shopcalled Sherwood Florist. However, the pairwere soon imbroiled in tracking down adrugs gang.The case led them to questionthe future of their relationship—and thenDinah vanished. She was brutalized andtortured before Green Arrow rescued herand killed the sadists holding her. Duringthe rescue, Green Arrow’s life was saved by amysterious oriental archer named SHADO,who was pursing her own vendetta againsta drugs cartel.The two eventually becomelovers for a time. Green Arrow became afugitive after being arrested on falsetreason charges, and Dinah Lancecalled Shado for help. Dinah thendiscovered that Queen hadunknowingly conceived a son with Shado, whom she had named Robert.
LOVERS’ TIFF Black Canary may love Oliver, but she continuesto have problems with his infidelity and commitment issues.
CRISIS FOR THE GREEN ARROWFeeling abandoned by his mentor, Speedy became a heroin addict. Black Canary II acted ashis surrogate mother and helped him kick the habit. Shortly thereafter, Green Arrowaccidentally killed a thief named Richard Hollinger and went into hiding. Black Canary IIand GREEN LANTERN II searched for their friend, and the hunt took on extra urgencywhen the Canary was gravely injured in an auto accident. Dinah needed a blood transfusionand Green Lantern II realized that Queen possessed her rare RH Negative blood type.Green Arrow returned in time to save his lover’s life.This personal crisis averted, Queenbegan to publicly question the JLA’s goals and methods, putting him at odds withHAWKMAN, in particular. Before long he had resigned his League membership.
CONNOR HAWKE
Oliver’s son by Sandra Moonday Hawke,Connor Hawke was raised as a Buddhist monk and trained in martial arts.Though Connor soughtinner peace, he also yearned for adventure,spurred by hero-worship for the father he hadnever known.A new path opened up for theteenager when Ollie visited the monasterywhere, years earlier, he had sought asylum.As thecouple traveled together, Connor revealed that he
was Ollie’s son.When Ollie seemed to have beenkilled in an airplane explosion over Metropolis,
Connor took on his father’scrime-fighting role as a secondGreen Arrow.
DOUBLE HITTERHe’s good with abow, but Connor’smajor strength is
martial arts.
SILENT RUNNING A vengeful Ollieis as nonplussed by the killerOnomatopoeia’s motives as by hisseeming imperviousness to arrows.
KEY STORYLINES• GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW (1ST AND 2ND SERIES) (2004):Collections of classic stories as the heroic pair traveled the U.S. righting wrongs. • GREEN ARROW: THE ARCHER’S QUEST (2003):Back from the dead, Ollie Queen uses keepsakes toreconnect with his family.• GREEN ARROW: THE LONGBOW HUNTER (1989):Green Arrow saves Black Canary from being tortured; healso encounters the mysterious female assassin Shado. •THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #85 (AUGUST 1969): In “TheSenator’s Been Shot,” Green Arrow dons a new outfit, a beard, and gains a new attitude toward his role as acrime fighter.
SAVIOR Oliversent Mia to theStar City YouthRecreationalCenter for safety.
