Green Arrow is a fictional
superhero who appears in comic books published by
DC Comics. Created by
Morton Weisinger and designed by
George Papp, he first appeared in
More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His
real name is
Oliver Queen, a billionaire businessman and owner of Queen Industries, also a well-known celebrity in his locale of
Star City. Sometimes shown dressed like
Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an
archer who uses his skills to fight crime in his home cities of Star City and
Seattle, as well as alongside his fellow superheroes as a member of the
Justice League. Though much less frequently used in modern stories, he also deploys a range of
trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue, explosive-tipped, grappling hook, flash grenade, tear gas and even
kryptonite arrows for use in a range of special situations. At the time of his debut, Green Arrow functioned in many ways as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular
Batman character, but writers at DC subsequently developed him into a voice of
progressivism very much distinct in character from Batman.