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When a character is introduced in 1941 , you have to imagine that there are going to be some different versions of it . With hundreds of artist and author being afforded the opportunity to work on superheroes like theGreen Arrow , each being able to put their own spin on him , you get more than just one incarnation .
Thanks to all the changes to the theatrical role over the old age , there are in reality legion distinct versions of the Green Arrow we can examine and rank … which is exactly what we have done here !
To be just , there are technically more than the 15 we have chosen for this list . A number of cartoon and video game appearance are a trivial too exchangeable to split up so we have chosen the version that were unique enough to warrant a place on our list . It took some discussion , but we were able to come in up with a ranking of the bad and best rendition of Green Arrow .
We would love to hear from you to let us bonk how you think we should have grade these , but that ’s what the comment section is for .
In the lag , here isEvery Adaptation Of Green Arrow , Ranked Worst To Best
GOLDEN AGE
It all had to start somewhere so we are kicking off this tilt with the very first visual aspect of the Green Arrow inMore Fun Comics#73 , written by Mort Weisinger and penciled by George Papp in 1941 .
The gilt Age Green Lantern was almost an identical rip - off of Robin Hood . If we had to pinpoint the exact spirit he had , we would have to say Errol Flynn from 1938’sRobin Hood . He wore all green with a feathered cap and an eyemask - just not that original or cool .
He was also introduced with Roy Harper / Speedy with the following precis : " Green Arrow and Speedy , armed with conventional arrows , and fit with a ace - streamlined powerful cable car called the ' Arrowplane ' , unveil the identity of a cunning murderer , and take him down in fourth dimension to save most of the threatened members of " the famous History Club . "
BRONZE AGE
Jumping into the Bronze Age , we see a much dissimilar version of the lineament . He is still lark the same green archer theme ( let ’s confront it , that ’s not really going away ) . Oliver Queen is all about his glorious facial hair , which look in most versions of the character throughout the ' 70s-’90s . This look was first introduced by Neal Adams inBrave and the Bold#85 , hold him the only superhero at the time who sported some facial hair .
The understanding you see an range of him alongside Hal Jordan ’s Green Lantern has to do with DC ’s decision to pair them forever throughout the period . During this fourth dimension , Queen lost his fortune and became a far - leave iconoclast who was wild at the system that failed him . Green Lantern / Green Arrowbecame the paramount issue for the Emerald Archer and the two went on many adventures together .
SILVER AGE
Now we take a footfall back to the Silver Age of comics . The Green Lantern underwent some changes between the Golden and silvery ages , but not very much was different . ab initio , the Green Arrow and Speedy were not given rank to the Justice League .
Fans were n’t needfully too broken at this as he was something of a lower - level superhero . That said , Mort Weisinger , the Lord of the two as well as Aquaman wanted to get him onto the squad . When he was brought onto the team inAdventure Comics#250 , spell by Bill Finger and penciled by John Sikela in 1958 , that marked his incoming into the Silver Age ( though some debate it was proceeds # 256 due to an origin story ) .
The change to the graphic symbol involve a more prominent role in the crossover serial of books attain him a more high - tiered character than he was before .
YOUNG JUSTICE
Oliver Queen ’s Green Arrow fromYoung Justicepays court to the character ’s look that began during the Bronze Age . He has his trusty goatee and wears a hood instead of a hat . Everything is , of course , green and his knock buckle see suspiciously like the letter of the alphabet G. His appearance in the series marks his seventh animated appearance and much of his backstory remain the same .
His personality was that of a lighthearted member of theJustice Leaguewho never take himself too seriously , much likethe FlashinJustice League Unlimited . He is joined once again by his longtime protégé Speedy and first come along in the pilot episode " Independence Day " . For the animize series , he is voiced by Alan Tudyk , who also provides his voice for the character in other series and video games .
EARTH-2
Earth-2 is more or less different from the unconstipated , runnel - of - the - pulverization Earth our normal Oliver Queen comes from . On Earth-2 , Queen was a famed Native American historiographer who collected token . His love for all thing Native American eventually lead him to take up the obeisance and arrow … as you do . He developed his skill and became a master archer . BecauseBatmanwas developing as a vigilance man in Gotham City and Queen respect him , he decided to observe suit and expend his skills with a bow and arrow to fight crime .
The line of descent story is a bit dissimilar , but when you get down to it , the character of both version is fairly like . They both dress the same and fight criminal offense with their skills , but the Earth-2 version continued to age - unlike most comical character . He was finally kill in the first Battle of New Earth at the hands of the Anti - Monitor ’s Thunderers .
POST-CRISIS
When DC settle to boot their entire persistence in what would be the first of many such attempt , they did some revamp to their characters and Oliver Queen was no exception . WhenThe Crisis on Infinite Earthscame to an goal and the so - called Post - Crisis universe was upon us , DC launch a miniseries titledThe Longbow Hunters , which was the first major story for a newly - modify Green Arrow .
It was during this time that Queen fall in beloved with Black Canary and the two start a relationship that would sweep tenner . The storyline that unfolded was much dark in comparing to those that came before . Queen gets take with a vigilante Sagittarius name Shado who shoots him in the chest , but by and by nurses him back to health … only to rape him . She conceptualise a child named Robert whom Ollie would only learn of twelvemonth later .
THE NEW 52
Remember that DC persistence reboot we just blab out about ? Well , here ’s another one for you : TheNew 52 . This was a little different than former reboots , but they did decide to revamp and relaunch 52 title at # 1 with all new ( or alter ) origin tale following the events ofFlashpoint . Supermanwas younger and had some limitations to his powers and even Ollie find in on the action with the launching of his Bible , Green Arrow#1 in November 2011 . Like his fellow superheroes , he got a pretty meaning revamp .
TheNew 52version has Ollie run Q - Core , a communications society he uses to fund his adventures as the Green Arrow . DC removed his relationship with Black Canary , his friendship and partnership with Hal Jordan ’s Green Lantern , and his being a father from his story .
There were other characters included in the serial , like John Diggle - who was originally created for the television seriesArrow .
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
Given that he pop out out as a pocket-size character where the Justice League is concerned , it was n’t fabulously surprising that the Almighty ofJustice League Unlimitedopted to keep the Green Arrow on the sidelines for much of the serial publication . Though he did n’t appear as a main character in every episode like some of the heavier hitters , Ollie ’s time in the spotlight made for some very special writing that help to illuminate the character for a Modern generation of spectator .
As you’re able to see from the image , Ollie in this personification expect very much like he did in the post - crisis timeline . He fatigue his typical green outfit ( New Earth ) with the cap and eye mask while sport his usual blond facial hair .
There was n’t much revealed about him in the series , but he is referred to as Ollie and he did mention that he and Speedy were once partners . Ollie is voiced by Kin Shriner throughout the nine appearances of the character in this series .
FLASHPOINT
In theFlashpointtimeline , Oliver Queen is the head of Green Arrow Industries , which is a military contractor that add weapons . Ollie is a technical genius who slip modern implements of war and gizmo from supervillains so he can then sell them to the military . He is also the leader of a band of Green Arrows consisting entirely of former military fellow member .
In many manner , this version of Oliver Queen is a war profiteer . Because he was in the practice of steal technical school from supervillains and examination that technical school in American urban center , he inadvertently made those very cities the target area of those baddie looking to get their tech back .
He seemed ok with this arranging until the ruinous decease of his daughter to turn his life around and go from making money off of war to making weapons to help terminate warfare . If that sound a small like Tony Stark , we wo n’t fault you for noticing .
SMALLVILLE
Smallvilletold the story of how Clark Kent grow up to be a real A-one fellow . Along the means , he fill many of the people who would become his partners in crimefighting - though , sadly , they never did make Bruce Wayne onto the show . When Oliver Queen came onto the series , bring by Justin Hartley , it seemed he might take over the show as the prevailing superhero . The producer kept him in check , but Hartley did a great business of playing the superhero .
In theSmallvilletimeline , Queen is much young than he was during the same period in the comics - in his XX rather than being in his 40 . He is still a billionaire and possessor of Queen Industries , but he marry Chloe Sullivan and becomes intertwined in Clark ’s life .
Like his other incarnation , Ollie wears green , but sports sunglasses instead of an eye masque and unripened leather instead of cloth or spandex .
