Green Arrow (Volume 3) #17 is an issue of the series Green Arrow (Volume 3) with a cover date of November, 2002.
Synopsis for "The Archer's Quest (Part II of VI) - Grays of Shade"
The Shade appears before Green Arrow and Arsenal in the house of Catman. It is revealed that Ollie made a deal with the Shade shortly before he died. The deal was: Should Ollie ever be killed, the Shade would take responsibility for tracking down all of his personal affects and have them destroyed, that way future enemies couldn't use them against his loved ones. Roy is upset that Ollie chose someone like the Shade for such a job over him. Ollie explains that he chose the Shade because he is immortal and will live longer than anyone else. But there were a few mementos that the Shade was unable to procure, so now Ollie feels that must track the remainder of it down.
Arsenal and he make their first stop at the Arrowcave, beneath the ruins of not-quite-so-stately Queen manor. The two walk down memory lane as they survey the leftovers in the cave such as the Arrowcar. But the cave isn't totally unoccupied. They find that someone has been squatting in it for some time now – and that someone is Solomon Grundy!
Appearing in "The Archer's Quest (Part II of VI) - Grays of Shade"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Arsenal (Roy Harper)
- Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)
- Oracle (Behind the scenes)
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Ace of Spades (Derek Reston) (Flashback only)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only)
- Carol Ferris (Flashback only)
- Flash (Jay Garrick) (Flashback only)
- Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback only)
- Flash (Wally West) (Flashback only)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Flashback only)
- Spectre (Flashback only)
- Superman (Kal-El/Clark Kent) (Flashback only)
- Wonder Woman (Diana) (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in the Green Arrow: Archer's Quest trade paperback.
- This issue contains a flashback that took place following the events of Zero Hour #0.
- Solomon Grundy appeared last in JSA #33.
Trivia
- This issue reveals that it was Dick Grayson who first coined the term, "Arrowcave". The Arrowcave is a convenient knockoff of the more infamous Batcave.
Related Articles
- Green Arrow image gallery
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) appearances list
- Green Arrow quotes page
- Arsenal appearances list
- Black Canary appearances list
- Catman appearances list
- Solomon Grundy appearances list
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 2)
- Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
- Green Arrow: The Wonder Year
- Green Arrow: Year One
- Green Arrow and Black Canary
- Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special
Links and References
- Green Arrow article at Wikipedia
- Green Arrow article at Don Markstein's Toonopeida
- Green Arrow: Marvelous, Fantastic Tales in the WNU (Wold Newton Universe)
- Green Arrow biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Green Arrow Unofficial Compendium