Green Arrow #3
"Emerald Outlaw Part One" kicks off a high-stakes arc in Green Arrow #3 (2017), where Green Arrow is framed for murder after Malcolm Merlyn kills Chief Westberg with an arrow—turning public opinion against him. With anti-Green Arrow candidate Nathan Domini now mayor, the real mastermind, Cyrus Broderick, pulls strings from the shadows, capturing Domini and holding him at the Ninth Circle. As Ollie teams up with Victoria Much to uncover Queen Industries’ secrets, Malcolm closes in for a final showdown. Written by Benjamin Percy and illustrated by Otto Schmidt, with a striking cover by Juan Ferreyra, this issue sets a tense, morally complex stage for the series.
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Malcolm Merlyn has killed Ollie's ally Chief Westberg with a green arrow, so the public believes that Green Arrow is the murderer. With this development, Nathan Domini, the mayoral candidate who had run on an anti-Green Arrow platform, wins the mayoral election. Cyrus Broderick engineered the events leading to Domini's election, but when Domini tries to betray him, Broderick abducts Domini and holds him as a captive of the Ninth Circle. Ollie enlists Victoria Much to help him expose Broderick's Queen Industries illegal activities. Malcolm tracks down Ollie for a final confrontation.
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