About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 89. Chapters: Genosha, Green Arrow, Hellblazer, Death's Head, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Starman, Hawk and Dove, The Tick, Checkmate, Batman: The Killing Joke, Excalibur, Shattered Visage, The Forever War, Crisis, Cosmic Odyssey, Black Orchid, Unknown Soldier, Animal Man, C.O.P.S., Fright Night, Godzilla, Wanderers, Dragon's Claws, Black Kiss, Faust, Silver Surfer, The Adventures of Tintin: Breaking Free, The Real Ghostbusters, Aquablue, Millennium, Deadline, AARGH, The Draft, Brought to Light, Weird, The Punisher War Journal, Maze Agency, Marvel Comics Presents, Mazinger U.S.A. Version, X-Terminators, Batman: The Cult, Dinosaurs for Hire, Crossroads, Stray Toasters, Manticore, The Light and Darkness War, Kings in Disguise, Cinder and Ashe, Cloak and Dagger: Predator and Prey, Someplace Strange. Excerpt: Green Arrow (Oliver "Ollie" Queen) is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City. Dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer who invents trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue arrows, net arrows, explosive arrows, time bomb arrows, grappling arrows, fire extinguishing arrows, flash arrows, tear gas arrows, cryonic arrows, boxing-glove arrows, and even a kryptonite arrow. Originally developed as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character, writers at DC have developed Green Arrow into a voice of left-wing and progressive politics very much distinct in character from Batman, with his own supporting cast. Throughout his first twenty-five years, Green Arrow was not a significant hero. In the late 1960s, however, writer Denny O'Neil chose to have him lose hi...