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GREEN ARROW
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Green Arrow is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort 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. 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 1960's, 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. 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 1990's 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 2000's, 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.
Leading Comics #1
Dec 1941
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Leading Comics #2
Mar 1942
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Leading Comics #3
Jun 1942
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Leading Comics #4
Sep 1942
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Leading Comics #5
Jan 1943
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Leading Comics #6
Mar 1943
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Leading Comics #7
Jun 1943
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Leading Comics #8
Sep 1943
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Leading Comics #9
Dec 1943
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Leading Comics #10
Mar 1944
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Leading Comics #11
Jun 1944
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Leading Comics #12
Sep 1944
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Leading Comics #13
Dec 1944
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Leading Comics #14
Mar 1945
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Leading Comics #40
Dec 1949
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DC Special Series #10
Apr 1978
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DC Special Series #23
Feb 1981
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Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #9
Nov 1985
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #36"Falls Upon Black Canary: In the Name of the Father"
Mar 1995
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Kingdom Come #2"Truth and Justice"
Jun 1996
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Kingdom Come #3"Up in the Sky"
Jul 1996
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Kingdom Come #4"Never-Ending Battle"
Aug 1996
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #127"The Arrow and the Bat: Part One of Five - The Meeting"
Mar 2000
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #128"The Arrow and the Bat: Part Two of Five - Safed"
Apr 2000
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #129"The Arrow and the Bat: Part Three of Five - The Failure"
May 2000
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #130"The Arrow and the Bat: Part Four of Five - Pursued"
Jun 2000
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #131"The Arrow and the Bat: Part Five of Five - Epiphany"
Jul 2000
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Robin #79"Three Deaths for Arrakhat - Part 2: Something Fierce"
Aug 2000
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The Spectre #21
Nov 2002
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The Spectre #22
Dec 2002
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The Spectre #23
Jan 2003
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The Spectre #24
Feb 2003
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Batman: Gotham Knights #53"Pushback. Book Four"
Jul 2004
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Batman: Gotham Knights #54"Pushback. Book Five"
Aug 2004
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Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special #1"And They Said It Wouldn't Last"
Nov 2007
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #1"Dead Again: Part One. Here Comes the Bride"
Dec 2007
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #2"Dead Again: Part Two; The Naked and the Not Quite so Dead"
Jan 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #3"Dead Again: Part Three; Hit & Run, Run, Run!"
Feb 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #4"Dead Again: Conclusion: Please Play Where Daddy Can See You"
Mar 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #5"Child Support"
Apr 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #6"Haystack, Part 1: First Needle"
May 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #7"Haystack, Part 2: Greetings from Far Away Lands"
Jun 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #8"Haystack, Part 3: The Needle"
Jul 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #9"A League of Their Own, Part 1: Rubber and Glue"
Aug 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #10"A League of Their Own, Part 2: Step Up To The Plate And Swing Away"
Sep 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #11"A League of Their Own, Part 3: The Man Behind the Curtain"
Oct 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #12"The Son of the Father. The Father of the Son"
Nov 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #13"Home Again, Home Again."
Dec 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #14"One Door Closes, Another Opens"
Jan 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #15"1.078 Seconds"
Feb 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #16"Enemies List, Part One: Draw Back Your Bow"
Mar 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #17"Enemies List, Part Two: Let Your Arrow Go; Origins & Omens"
Apr 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #18"Enemies List, Part Three: Straight To My Lovers Heart"
May 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #19"Enemies List, Part Four: Nobody But Me"
Jun 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #20"Enemies List, Part Five: The Silence of Sounds"
Jul 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #21"Enemies List, Part Six: Background Noise"
Aug 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #22"Enemies List Conclusion Peace And Quiet; Opening Night Jitters"
Sep 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #23"The Game Is On; ...In A Coal Mine"
Oct 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #24"Big Game: We, Prey"
Nov 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #25"Five Stages, Part 1: Denial"
Dec 2009
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #26"Five Stages, Part 2: Oliver Squared"
Jan 2010
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #27"Five Stages, Part 3: Bargaining"
Feb 2010
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #28"Five Stages, Part 4 : Depression"
Mar 2010
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #29"Five Stages, Part 5: Acceptance"
Apr 2010
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #16"The House of Hush, Chapter One; Two-Face: Part Three, The Long Way Down"
Nov 2010
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #20"Confessions"
Jul 2013
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #35"Burned"
Dec 2014
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #36"Venomous"
Jan 2015
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #37"Last Call"
Feb 2015
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Convergence Speed Force #1"Zip-Ties, Part 1 of 2"
Jun 2015
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Convergence Speed Force #2"Zip-Ties, Part 2 of 2"
Jul 2015
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Teen Titans #12
Nov 2017
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Nightwing #29"Gotham Resistance Part 2: A Ring of Fire and Fear"
Nov 2017
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Nightwing #85"Fear State, Part 2 of 3"
Dec 2021
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Nightwing #94"The Battle for Blüdhaven’s Heart, Part 3"
Sep 2022
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