Robin Hood in Mike Grell's Green Arrow Comic books in the 1980sĬomic books used to be a mass medium - purchased by children at every convenience store, drug store, newsstand and other locations open for the general public. We'll begin with an overview of the general Robin Hood themes, and then move into issues with specific Robin Hood appearances. Robin Hood concepts were explored more than ever before in the Grell years. It was followed by an ongoing Green Arrow comic book, of which Mike Grell wrote the first 80 issues.

In 1987, Mike Grell wrote and drew the new prestige format mini-series Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters that reshaped the hero once again, this time as an urban hunter. One of those tales was drawn by Mike Grell. Part Five explored two Robin Hood themed stories from the 1970s. Now Green Arrow was an argumentative social crusader - a bit more like Robin Hood. He got a new costume, grew a beard, and developed a new attitude. However, in 1969, Green Arrow was reshaped.

Wearing a Robin Hood costume did invite more stories where he met Robin Hood through time travel or people impersonating the outlaw. The Green Arrow that we met in Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four was very much your standard superhero in the same mold as Batman, except that he wore a Robin Hood costume.

Green Arrow by Mike Grell