The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby #[nn]

([November] 2001)

Introduction (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Evanier

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Nick Napolitano (Assistant); Dale Crain

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

Text piece detailing Jack Kirby's involvement with Green Arrow illustrated with details from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #251 (page 5, panel 2 only on page 4 of this book), from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (page 7, panel 4 only on page 3 of this book), and from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #99 (page 6, panel 1 only on page 2 of this book).

The Green Arrows of the World (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron (?); Dave Wood (?)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Phantom of France; Green Arrow (Mexico); Green Arrow (Japan); Green Arrow (Switzerland); Bowman from Britain; Bowman of the Bush; Green Arrow (Polynesia); "Counterfeit" Carson

Synopsis:

"Counterfeit" Carson attempts to crash a party by the Green Arrows of the world to get his revenge.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #250 (July 1958)

Indexer Notes

Bill Finger credit removed based on discussion with Bob Hughes. [Mike Nielsen 5/2007]

The Case of the Super-Arrows (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow, Speedy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; "Cougar" Cain

Synopsis:

Green Arrow receives arrows from fans from the future but they are stolen by "Cougar Cain" and his men.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #251 (August 1958)

Five Clues to Danger (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrowplane; Arrowcar; Professor Anderson

Synopsis:

Gangsters abduct Prof. Anderson to find out his secret of making artificial diamonds.

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #96 (September 1958)

Mystery of the Giant Arrows (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Aliens (Villains)

Synopsis:

When Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky, they find themselves pulled into another dimension when an arrow they are examining is retrieved.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (September 1958)

Indexer Notes

Rare two part story continued in Adventure Comics #253. Dave Wood credit is inaccurate according to Martin O'Hearn.

Prisoners of Dimension Zero (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Xeen Arrow (Guest); Alien Crooks (Villains); Arrowcar

Synopsis:

In another dimension, Green Arrow and Speedy meet GA's counterpart Xeen Arrow and discover that due to a passing comet, a gateway to their dimension has opened up, and the mysterious giant arrows they encountered on Earth are merely children's toys from this other dimension which have passed through the gateway. The mystery solved, Xeen Arrow shoots them back to Earth through the gateway before it closes.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (October 1958)

Indexer Notes

Continued From Adventure Comics #252. Dave Wood credit is inaccurate according to Martin O'Hearn.

The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Plane; Arrowcar

Synopsis:

Crooks are using a mechanical octopus to commit robberies.

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #97 (October 1958)

The Green Arrow's Last Stand (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Hagen; Arrowcar; Arrowplane; Brave Turtle (Medicine Man)

Synopsis:

Green Arrow and Speedy land in a remote valley that is still occupied by Sioux Indian warriors.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #254 (November 1958)

The War That Never Ended! (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Major Tayako

Synopsis:

Green Arrow and Speedy are stranded on a Pacific island that is still inhabited by Japanese soldiers who do not know that WWII is over.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #255 (December 1958)

The Unmasked Archers! (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron; Jack Kirby (plot?)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Police Commissioner; Arrow-Cave; Arrow-Car; Arrow-Plane

Synopsis:

Green Arrow and Speedy's secret ID's are almost revealed in a practical joke.

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #98 (December 1958)

Indexer Notes

Possibly plotted by Jack Kirby.

Green Arrow's First Case (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron; Jack Kirby (plot?)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Plane; Carter (Seaman)

Synopsis:

Oliver Queen is marooned on Starfish Island, where he hones his skills as an archer and develops trick arrows. When an expedition sets out to explore the island years later, he fools them with his fake-uranium arrow.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (January 1959)

Indexer Notes

Origin of Green Arrow.

Crimes Under Glass (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Robbers (Villains); Arrow-Car

Synopsis:

Green Arrow and Speedy take down a gang of robbers using lenses in their crimes.

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #99 (February 1959)

Indexer Notes

Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.