Posted by Pimped-Out-Jedi-Knight at webcacheb11a.cache.pol.co.uk on June 16, 2002 at 13:34:20:
In Reply to: Green Arrow In Miller's Dark Night Returns... posted by C on June 16, 2002 at 13:26:43:
: : ...and Green Arrow's appearance confused me, as it showed him with one arm, when he should really have been dead - I could only assume it took place in another universe where Superman saved Green Arrow from the plane by lasering off his arm, rather than leaving him to die, which left Green Arrow with one arm and unable to be a superhero anymore, which is why he's so vengeful. Very cool though.
: Man, now I'm confused. Was their a series where Arrow lost his arm, or was that just your guess? Was Miller's storyline written after Arrow lost his arm but before he died? Sorta like how it was written after the Second Robin (Todd, I think?) so they don't mention the third Robin? I never even read the arc where Arrow got killed, anyway, so now I'm REALLY confused... Heh, oh well... You miss a decade of comics and all of a sudden you are out of the loop...
Green Arrow died as a result of having his arm strapped to some big old bomb on a plane. Superman could have saved him by using his eye-lasers to remove his arm, before flying him to safety, but Green Arrow said no. Why? Maybe because he was sick of the superhero game - he'd had to kill his friend Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) when Hal went crazy, so he just wanted to end it all rather than going on as a cripple.
Kevin brought Green Arrow back from the dead for his run with him. Well, Kevin didn't, but Hal Jordan did. I won't go into too much detail, because it'll spoil it.
For Dark Knight Returns, Green Arrow made an appearance with just one arm, which suggests that the story takes place in an alternate universe where Superman cut off Green Arrow's arm and flew him to safety. Green Arrow appears very angry and bitter at Superman for not letting him end his life and forcing him to carry on as a cripple. He helps Batman in his fight with Superman by firing a Kryptonite arrow at Superman (using his teeth to cock the arrow, seeing as he's only got one arm). I'm not huge comics fan, but I tried to explain it as best as I could there. Comics are more confusing than anyone gives them credit for...