Editing Green Arrow (section)

===Neal Adams and Dennis O'Neil, 1969–1983===
In 1969, artist [[Neal Adams]] updated the character's visual appearance by giving him a [[Van Dyke beard]] and costume of his own design in ''The Brave and the Bold'' No. 85 (August–September 1969).<ref>{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1960s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 134 |quote = Artist Neal Adams targeted the Emerald Archer for a radical redesign that ultimately evolved past the surface level ... the most significant aspect of this issue was Adams's depiction of Oliver Queen's alter ego. He had rendered a modern-day Robin Hood, complete with goatee and mustache, plus threads that were more befitting an ace archer.}}</ref> Writer [[Dennis O'Neil]] followed up on Green Arrow's new appearance by completely remaking the character's attitude in ''Justice League of America'' #75 ([[Periodical cover date|cover-dated]] November 1969), having Oliver Queen lose his fortune and become an outspoken advocate of the underprivileged and the [[Left-wing politics|political left wing]]. The story also turned teammate [[Black Canary]] into a love interest for Queen.<ref name="back45">{{cite journal|last= Wells|first= John|date= December 2010|title = Green Lantern/Green Arrow: And Through Them Change an Industry|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= #45|pages= 39–54}}</ref>

[[File:Green lantern 76.JPG|left|thumb|upright|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) No. 76 (April 1970). Cover art by [[Neal Adams]].]]

In the early 1970s, Green Arrow became a co-feature with [[Green Lantern]] ([[Hal Jordan]]) in an acclaimed series of stories by O'Neil and Adams that dealt with various social and political issues. The two co-stars served to represent contrasting socio-political viewpoints: Green Arrow spoke for radical change while Green Lantern was an establishment liberal figure, wanting to work within existing institutions of government and law.<ref name="back45"/> Queen convinces Jordan to see beyond his strict obedience to the [[Green Lantern Corps]], to help those who were neglected or discriminated against. O'Neil explained: "He would be a hot-tempered anarchist to contrast with the cerebral, sedate model citizen who was Green Lantern."<ref>{{Cite book | title=Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 1 | chapter=Introduction | last=O'Neil | first=Dennis | author-link=Dennis O'Neil | publisher=DC Comics | date=June 2004 | isbn=978-1-4012-0224-8}}</ref> The duo embark on a quest in a beat-up [[pickup truck]] to "find America", along the way witnessing the problems of corruption, racism, pollution, as well as overpopulation confronting the nation. One story (in issues #78-79) was even widely interpreted as an allegory for the [[Manson Family]] cult murders, though O'Neil has emphasized that the story was about the [[authoritarian left]] and not Manson.<ref name="back45"/>

In [[Snowbirds Don't Fly|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #85–86]], it was revealed that Green Arrow's ward, [[Roy Harper (comics)|Speedy]], was addicted to heroin.<ref name="dc-ency" /> Speedy overcame his addiction with the help of the Black Canary. This story prompted a massive public reaction, including a congratulatory letter from the mayor of New York, [[John Lindsay]].<ref name="back45"/> However, ''Green Lantern'' sales had been in a major decline at the time Green Arrow was brought on as co-star, and the O'Neil/Adams stories failed to revive them.<ref name="back45"/> ''Green Lantern'' was canceled with issue No. 89 (April/May 1972), and the climactic story arc of the Green Lantern/Green Arrow series was published as a back-up feature in ''[[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]]'' No. 217 through No. 219. In sharp contrast to the socially-relevant tales which preceded it, this story centered on emotional themes, with Green Arrow struggling to deal with the guilt of having killed a man.<ref name="back45"/> Afterwards Green Arrow appeared in solo stories run as backups in ''[[Action Comics]]'', starting with No. 421. [[Elliot S. Maggin]], who had made his comics debut with a Green Arrow story published in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) No. 87, was Green Arrow's writer for the next several years.<ref name="back45"/>

In 1976, the ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'' title was re-launched, without the socially conscious themes of the original series, with O'Neil writing and [[Mike Grell]] drawing. After the title moved to solo Green Lantern stories, solo Green Arrow stories appeared in ''[[World's Finest Comics]]''. In his solo series, Oliver landed a job as a newspaper columnist, which allowed him to articulate his political beliefs in a more public field. In ''World's Finest'' No. 255 (1979), Queen unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Star City.

In May through August 1983, Green Arrow appeared for the first time in his own comic book, a four issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]].<ref>Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 201: "The Battling Bowman fought his way into his own four-issue miniseries at long last, thanks to writer Mike W. Barr and artist Trevor Von Eeden."</ref> This miniseries introduced a running rivalry between Green Arrow and the supervillain [[Count Vertigo]].

In 1985, the [[Earth-Two]] Green Arrow died in the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', still wearing red boots and gloves. The [[Golden Age]] Earth-2 character had been retconned as a time-lost member of the original [[Seven Soldiers of Victory]] superhero team, recovered by the Justice League and Justice Society. After the Crisis, the Earth-Two Green Arrow and Speedy were retconned out of existence altogether, given the end of DC's former multiverse.