Green Arrow #23

In "Busted," Green Arrow takes a hard turn when he intercepts a gang transporting what appears to be bleach—only to cross paths with Kyle, who’s in the middle of a suspicious deal involving chlorine at a nightclub. With tensions flaring between the two heroes and a strange, unexplained connection to mundane household chemicals, the real question isn’t just what the aliens want with these supplies, but how far they’ll go to get them. Written by Ben Raab and illustrated by Charlie Adlard—with dynamic colors by Tatjana Wood and Heroic Age, and letters by Jack Morelli—this 2003 issue delivers a sharp, grounded mystery with a pulse of escalating conflict. The cover, also by Charlie Adlard, captures the uneasy standoff with tense precision.