Issue Description

Since his inception in 1940,many had considered Green Arrow a Batman imitation. Like the Dark Knight, the Green Arrow was rich, skilled, partnered with a young ward, and know to sport motif-themed gadgetry. So when writer Bob Haney paired Green Arrow with Batman to find out why a Senator had been shot, artist Neal Adams targeted the Emerald Archer for a radical redesign that ultimately evolved past the surface level.

The story presented identity crises for both Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen following an attempted assassination attempt on Wayne's friend, Senator Paul Cathcart. Wayne was set to fill his friend's seat and provide the passing vote on a crucial anti-crime bill. Queen, meanwhile, was at a crossroads over whether or not to give up his bow and arrow, believing that he could serve the greater good as the financier behind the construction of New Island, a second Gotham City.

Queen and Wayne each revealed their true identities to a mutual friend - Senator Cathcart's psychiatrist son, Edmund. When Edmund was abducted by Miklos Minotaur, Queen's chief rival for the New Island construction contract and the figure behind the Senator's assassination attempt, Batman and Green Arrow collaborated to rescue their friend before voting on the bill took place.

Beyond this well-crafted story, the most significant part of this issue was Adams' depiction of Green Arrow. He had rendered a modern day Robin Hood, complete with goatee beard and mustache, plus threads that were more befitting an ace archer. And where the new look began, Green Arrow's new personality soon followed. Though he was still a wealth capitalist in this story, corporate corruption soon forced Queen into bankruptcy. In effect, this created a hero who became socially conscious of the world's problems and one who would try to solve these problems when he partnered Green Lantern from issue #76 of the Emerald Warrior's own magazine.

The Brave and the Bold (1955)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Brave and the Bold was started in 1955 and was canceled in 1983, lasting 200 Issues. Whilst it started out as a triple-feature for The Silent Knight, The Viking Prince and Robin Hood, the most consistent theme for the series was team ups by two heroes from the DC Universe with the majority being Batman team-ups.

Collected EditionsJustice League of America Archives Vol. 1 (#28-30)Justice League of America Omnibus Vol. 1 (#28-30)Justice League of America: The Silver Age Volume One (#28-30)Hawkman Archives Vol. 1 (#34-36, 42-44)Showcase Presents: Brave and the Bold: Batman Team-ups Vol. 1 (#59, 64, 67-71, 74-87)Deadman #2 - Book Two (79 and 86)Showcase Presents: Brave and the Bold: Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2 (#88-108)Legends of The Dark Knight: Jim Aparo vol. 1 (#98, 100-102 and 104-122)Showcase Presents: Brave and the Bold: Batman Team-Ups Vol. 3 (#109-134)Deadman #3 - Book Three (#133)Legends of The Dark Knight: Jim Aparo vol. 2 (#123-145 and 147-151)Batman: Arkham - The Riddler (#183)

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