A Great 500 Page Classic Comics Collection: DC Showcase Presents: Green Arrow, Vol. 1

 If you enjoy superhero comics like I do and / or enjoyed the (2012) Arrow CW TV show that ran 9 seasons, then you know who the Green Arrow is. The character was created in the early 1940s. Recently, I read a 500-plus page compilation of some of his early adventures from the 1950s,1960s and 1970s, which were great. I really enjoyed reading these adventures.  

FIRST APPEARANCE - Green Arrow first appeared in 1941 in issue 73 of More Fun Comics. He was created for DC Comics by writer Mort Weisinger and artist George Papp. In his early days, like Bruce Wayne's Batman was a multimillionaire (now billionaire), Green Arrow's alter ego, Oliver Queen was also a multi-millionaire. Also like Bruce took in ward Dick Grayson (Robin), Oliver took in ward Roy Harper (Speedy) in More Fun Comics issue 74. There were a lot more similarities between Batman and Green Arrow  in the 50s and 60s, like an "Arrowcar," Arrowplane" and "Arrowcave."  

ABOUT THE COLLECTION - DC Showcase presents the Green Arrow and contains over 500 pages of black-and-white Adventures starting in 1958. The book cover is Green Arrow and Speedy's adventures in Adventure Comics, World's finest comics, Justice League of America, and 3 issues of Brave and the Bold appearances as late as 1969. This is a fantastic collection of Green Arrow's earlier Adventures! You'll also read about Arrowette and her first appearance!

ALL THE STORY TITLES -  For the diehards, if you want to know the title of each story from the various issues in Adventure Comics, World's Finest Comics, Justice League of America (issue 4); and 3 issues of Brave and the Bold, here they are:

      : The Green Arrows of the World, Green Arrow vs. the Red Dart, The Case of the Super-Arrows, Five Clues to Danger, The Mystery of the Giant Arrows, Prisoners of Dimension Zero!, The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus, The Green Arrow's Last Stand, The War That Never Ended!, The Unmasked Archers!, The Green Arrow's First Case, The Arrows That Failed, Crimes under Glass, Superboy Meets the Young Green Arrow!, The Arrow Platoon!, The Case of the Green Error Clown, The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil, Green Arrow's New Partner!, The Battle of the Useless Inventions, The Curse of the Wizard's Arrow!, The Case of the Camouflage King!, The World's Worst Archer!, Have Arrow -- Will Travel!, Challenge of the Phantom Bandit, The Green Arrow Robin Hood!, Alias Chief Magic Bow, The Amateur Arrows!, The Case of the Vanishing Arrows!, The Mighty Mr. Miniature, The Underwater Archers!, The Crimes of the Pneumatic Man, The Green Arrow in King Arthur's Court!, The Comic Book Archer!, The Menace of the Mole Men, The Creature from the Crater, Prisoners of the Giant Bubble, The Sinister Spectrum Man, The Crimes of the Clock King, The Spy in the Arrow-Cave, The Amazing Miss Arrowette, Green Arrow's Alien Ally, The Mighty Arrow Army, The Ape Archer, Doom of the Star Diamond, The Cartoon Archer, The Return of Miss Arrowette, The Man with the Magic Bow, The Deadly Trophy Hunt, The Cop Who Lost His Nerve, The Booby-Trap Bandits, The Man Who Foretold Disaster, The Case of the Crime Specialists, The Man Who Defied Death, Dupe of the Decoy Bandits, Green Arrow's Secret Partner, The Too-Old Hero, The Iron Archer!, The Human Sharks, A Cure for Billy Jones, The Green Arrow Dummy, The Thing in the Arrowcave, The Mystery of the Missing Inventors!, The Magician Boss of the Incas, Wanted -- the Capsule Master!, The Secret Face of Funny-Arrow!, The Land of No Return, The Wrath of the Thunderbird, The Senator's Been Shot!