Saturday, September 9, 2023

Green Arrow and Aquaman

 

Everyone knows the Trinity from DC Comics.  Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman were all published continuously from the start.  However, there are a few other heroes that were in the comics from that time frame as well.  Aquaman and Green Arrow are two of them.  You can also tell because they never got new origins or suits when Earth 1 began.  OK, sure, GA got a bit of an upgrade, especially in personality in the early 70s, but he kept the same look for ages.  Aquaman has gone through some changes, but I don't even know if an Earth 2 twin was ever acknowledged.  I wish I had asked Roy Thomas when I met him several years ago.

This panel comes from "Manhunt on Land/The Underwater Archers" from Adventure Comics #267 in 1959.  They both debuted in the same book, More Fun Comics #73 in 1941.  GA was part of the Seven Soldiers of Victory back then.  The two GAs did meet in JLA #102, but we never saw them interact.  Would Oliver of Earth 1 tell Ollie and Roy about what has gone on this the Speedy of Earth 1?  To be forewarned is to have four arms, according to the Beast.

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