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4 unusual facts about Green Arrow


Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters

On his forty-third birthday, Ollie Queen relocates from Star City to Seattle, Washington, the home of his girlfriend Dinah Lance.

Green Arrow: Year One

He then freed the slaves by taking down China White's organization armed only with Howard Hill's bow (which the earlier party had an auction for) and a dozen arrows.

Moreover, the character of China White, whose first and only appearance is in this limited series, appears in the television series, where she's portrayed by actress Kelly Hu.

Also one of the main characters John Diggle, who was created especially for the show and is played by actor David Ramsey, is named after Andy Diggle, the author of the comic book series, as is John's brother who bears the exact name.


Eric Battle

He has illustrated numerous iconic characters for DC Comics and Marvel Comics including but not limited to Spider-Man, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman.

Felix Faust

He is later shown in "Day of the Dark Knight!" as an escaping inmate from Iron Heights Penitentiary only to be stopped by Batman and Green Arrow.

George Papp

Best known as one of the principal artists on the long-running Superboy feature for DC Comics, Papp also co-created the Green Arrow character with Mort Weisinger and co-created Congorilla along with writer Whitney Ellsworth.

Goatee

Similarly, the DC Comics comic book superhero, Green Arrow aka Oliver Queen, became a distinctive character in the late 1960s when he was visually redesigned with such a beard, which inspired writer Dennis O'Neil to reimagine him as a politically active counter culture hero.

Joseph Samachson

He also wrote scripts for comics and characters including Sandman, Green Arrow, Airwave and Robotman, as well as "a string of 17 science-fiction stories in 1955 and 1956".

William Messner-Loebs

His financial situation has improved since then, and he has had a number of works published, including an issue of Green Arrow in 2006, and several pieces in The Three Tenors (Aardwolf Publishing), which he shared credits for along with Clifford Meth and artist Dave Cockrum.


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Ande Parks

On Green Arrow, Hester and Parks worked with writers Kevin Smith, Brad Meltzer, and Judd Winick over their approximate 40-issue run.

Clock King

He later appears in "Day of the Dark Knight!", trying to escape from Iron Heights Penitentiary, but was thwarted by Batman and Green Arrow.

Earth-One

Green Lantern (vol. 2) #85 (1971): "Snowbirds Don't Fly" A story focusing on drug addiction, showing Green Arrow's ward Roy Harper addicted to heroin.

Electrocutioner

Green Arrow confronts the Electrocutioner, who set off the device that devastated Star City in Justice League: Cry for Justice.

Genius Jones

Following issue #102, the More Fun superhero stable of Superboy, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and Johnny Quick moved to Adventure while Genius Jones, more a humor feature than a superhero one, moved to More Fun.

Green Arrow and Black Canary

After Black Canary murders 'Green Arrow' on their wedding night, it is discovered that it was actually Everyman posing as him.

Jayme Lynn Blaschke

Elliot S! Maggin, The Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite, Nov. 2001

Judd Winick, The Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite, May 2003

Killer Frost

She fights Green Arrow at Wayne Manor (alongside Solomon Grundy) and Deathstroke at the Ferris Aircraft facility (alongside Wonder Woman).

Manitou Dawn

There she also met Black Canary, who sensed Dawn's former affair with Green Arrow.

World's Finest Team

Green Arrow supported her decision and they both journeyed to the Justice League Headquarters to use the Transmatter Machine, the device used to travel from Earth-One to Earth-Two.