Green Arrow I

Alias
Green Arrow I
Nick Name
Battling Bowman Emerald Archer
Civilian ID
Oliver Jonas Queen
Occupation
Adventurer Crime Fighter Entrepreneur Executive Mayor of Star City
Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
New York, New York
Group Affiliation
All-Star Squadron Arrow Family Justice League Justice League Elite Seven Soldiers of Victory
Base of Operations
Star City, California
Height
6'
Weight
175 lbs.
Eye Color
Green
Hair Color
Blonde
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Normal human with above average strength, stamina and agility for a man of his age. Exceptional hand-to-hand combatant with skills as a longbow marksman and martial artist. Above average intelligence with skills as a businessman and detective.
Accessories
Arrowcar: Automobile equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories. Arrowcave: Secret headquarters hidden under Oliver Queen's Star City estate. Arrowplane: Aircraft equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories. Arrowsub: Small submarine equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories. Long Bow: Weapon utilizing a wide variety of arrows with tips employing; explosions, knockout gas, smoke and traps.
Common Enemies
Bull's Eye Calculator Camouflage King Clock King I Count Vertigo Death Dealer Detonator Drakon Electrucix Hi-Tek Machiavelli Merlyn Onomatopoeia Ozone Printer's Devil I Printer's Devil II Rainbow Archer Red Dart (The) Shade Slingshot Steelclaw Stinger Vengeance
Regularly Appearing
Action Comics Adventure Comics Detective Comics Green Arrow Vol. 1 & 2 Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Green Lantern Vol. 2 Justice League America Justice League of America Leading Comics More Fun Comics Worlds Finest Comics Vol. 1
First Appearance
More Fun Comics #73 (Nov. 1941)
Creator
Mort Weisinger & George Papp
Origin
The golden-age Oliver Queen became independently wealthy after discovering a golden American-Indian statue, while on an archeological expedition to replace his collection of artifacts that he lost to a fire. He was joined by his future sidekick Roy Harper (Speedy), battling a gang of thugs that, ironically, thought Queen was looking for gold at the Lost Mesa. The two fought off the thugs using their archery skills, inspiring Queen to take his role as the Green Arrow. The silver-age Oliver Queen enjoying a cruise on his private yacht when it was boarded by pirates and he was knocked overboard during the struggle. Queen managed to swim to a nearby deserted island. While on the island he fashioned a longbow and trained himself in archery, in order to survive. The pirates would eventually land on the island, after taking over another ship, with intent on killing the passengers. Queen defeated the pirates using his archery skills and returned to civilization as the Green Arrow.