Herbert Vraney (Earth-One)

Crimson Archer
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Herbert Vraney
Main Alias	Crimson Archer
Other Aliases	Hector Vance
Base Of Operations	Glenville
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Racketeer
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Lee Elias
First Appearance	Adventure Comics #259 (April, 1959)
Last Appearance	Adventure Comics #259 (April, 1959)

The Crimson Archer was an enemy of Green Arrow.

History

Herb Vraney was a kingpin racketeer who was arrested by Green Arrow in Glenville. He was sent to prison and ruined his operation. He swore his revenge and set an elaborate plan in motion when he got out. He recovered millions of his fortune he had buried before, had plastic surgery, and reinvented himself as benevolent millionaire Hector Vance. He approached Green Arrow and offered him a million dollars in charitable donations in return for lessons and secrets.

With this knowledge, Vraney became the Crimson Archer and committed several armed robberies before luring Green Arrow and Speedy to Glenville for his final revenge. Though he used several of Green Arrow's tricks against him, he was outwitted in the end. Once arrested, he was identified as Vraney by his fingerprints and sent away for life.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Archery

Notes

• This version of Crimson Archer, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022–2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 2 Appearances of Herbert Vraney (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Herbert Vraney (Earth-One)
• Quotations by or about Herbert Vraney (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Herbert Vraney (Earth-One)

Footnotes

Green Arrow Villain(s) This character has been primarily an enemy of Green Arrow, or his supporting cast including Black Canary and Team Arrow. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Green Arrow Villains."