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Green Arrow I

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Last Updated on Saturday, July 17, 2004

Personal Data:

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Real Name:

 Oliver Queen
Status: Active in JLA Elite

Versions of the JLA:

 JLA Year One, The Justice League of America, The Justice League, JLI, JL America

Known Aliases:

 none

Nicknames:

 "the Emerald Archer"

Occupation:

 industrialist, politician, florist, deliveryman

Other Group Affiliations:

 various incarnations of The JLA

First Appearance:

 (Historical): More Fun Comics #73, November 1941
(Modern): Adventure Comics #250 (July, 1958)

Base of Operations:

 Seattle, formerly Star City

Age:

 unknown, possibly late thirties or early forties
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 178 lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Blond

Known Relatives:

 parents unknown; children include Connor Hawke (Green Arrow II), a young son with Lady Shado (name unknown), and ward Roy Harper (Arsenal); grandchildren: Lian Harper

Known Allies:

 The sixth (and first non-founding) member of the original JLA; traveled with Hal "Green Lantern" Jordan and (sometimes) Dinah "Black Canary" Lance on a quest of sorts to see America ("Hard Traveling Heroes"); went undercover and became involved with the eco- terrorist Eden Group, an entanglement which resulted in his apparent death.

Known Enemies:

 Count Vertigo

Powers and Abilities:

 The undisputed "World's Greatest Archer," a great hunter and tracker, and an excellent hand-to-hand combatant.

 
Background:
A sudden lurch on a South Seas cruise knocked billionaire Oliver Queen overboard where he eventually washed up on Starfish Island. Inspired by his Robinson Crusoe-like situation, he fashioned a bow to fend for himself in order to survive. After escaping the island, Oliver returned to Star City where he captured a two-bit crook at a costume ball who said he "would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that green, arrow guy."

With a nickname coined by the press, Green Arrow and his sidekick Speedy made it their mission to protect Star City. Green Arrow joined the Justice League of America and soon fell in love with member Black Canary. In the ensuing year after losing his fortune, Ollie traveled the country with Green Lantern Hal Jordan while his left-behind ward dabbled with drugs that caused the two to go their separate ways.

Green Arrow fashioned himself over the years into a modern-day Robin Hood that has been on both sides of the law while seeking his own brand of justice with a bow. On one such case, while stopping a militant group called the Eden Corps, Oliver Queen was killed in an airplane explosion over Metropolis. After Queen's death, Connor Hawke, the son whom he had barely known, picked up the bow and continued the good fight as the second Green Arrow.

This wasn't Oliver's end, however, as Hal Jordan (during his time as Parallax) used godlike powers to bring his old friend back from the dead. Unfortunately, the reanimated hero was an empty vessel with no soul, whose memories were replicated from his earlier days when he had a stronger liberal conscience. Ollie's more experienced soul remained in a Heaven-like place for a time, until it was reunited with his body in order to defeat an evil warlock named Stanley Dover. Now, the original Green Arrow is back in action with a rare second chance at life to make up for previous mistakes with his loved ones, all while renewing his vows to be a defender of the downtrodden.