Roy Harper (comics)
| Roy Harper | |
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Roy Harper as Arsenal.
Art by Brett Booth. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
as Speedy: More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) as Arsenal: The New Titans #99 (July 1993) as Red Arrow: Kingdom Come #2 (June 1996) (alternate) Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007) (mainstream) |
| Created by |
Mort Weisinger George Papp |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Roy William Harper Jr. |
| Team affiliations |
Teen Titans Justice League Suicide Squad Checkmate Outsiders The Outlaws |
| Partnerships |
Green Arrow Red Hood Starfire Nightwing Connor Hawke Tempest Donna Troy |
| Notable aliases | Speedy, Arsenal, Red Arrow |
| Abilities |
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Roy Harper is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Harper as #50 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".
The character first appeared as Green Arrow's teenage sidekick Speedy, a name by which he was known for over fifty years, in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) and was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. The character's modern-day version was an early member of the Teen Titans who later assumed the identity Arsenal in The New Titans #99 (July 1993), and became a member of the Justice League of America under the guise Red Arrow in Kingdom Come #2 (June 1996) or Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007).
Roy Harper was raised by Brave Bow, a Navajo medicine chief, after his father, a forest ranger, died in a forest fire. Under Brave Bow's tutelage, Roy became a remarkable archer. After Brave Bow's death, Roy was adopted by Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and became his sidekick: Speedy.
Speedy joined Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Wonder Girl in the newly formed Teen Titans, a group originally formed from the various "teen sidekicks" active in DC comics at that time.
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