The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection, Volume Two: More Hard-Traveling Heroes #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis 1993 DC collection continues the landmark Green Lantern/Green Arrow run, reprinting issues from the early 1970s where the Emerald Gladiator and the Emerald Archer tackle socially conscious themes alongside cosmic adventures. Volume Two picks up the 'Hard-Traveling Heroes' saga, featuring stories that confront issues like racism, overpopulation, and corruption, with creative contributions from Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. It's a key artifact of the Bronze Age, showcasing the duo's evolving partnership and the era's shift toward more relevant storytelling.
In "Peril in Plastic," Hal Jordan races to save Piper's Dell from a crumbling sea wall, only to find himself trapped in a town where the very plastic manufactured in its factory is poisoning the air. As Green Lantern struggles to fight back, his ring is sent to Green Arrow, who arrives just in time to help Hal reclaim his power and confront the sinister Black Hand, whose grip on the town grows stronger with every plastic pin. Written by Denny O'Neil and brought to life with powerful art by Neal Adams—pencils and inks on both the interior and cover—this story blends environmental dread with classic heroism, all in a 1993 issue priced at $12.95 USD.
In "Peril in Plastic," Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] and Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] team up when a failing sea wall threatens Piper's Dell, drawing Hal into a crisis that quickly turns sinister. As Hal battles the town’s hidden dangers, he’s weakened by toxic plastic pins, forcing him to rely on Green Arrow and his ring to fight back. With Carol Ferris and Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance] caught in the chaos, Hal must uncover the true source of the town’s corruption before it’s too late.
In "Snowbirds Don't Fly," Green Arrow and Green Lantern track down a string of drug-related attacks that lead them to a hidden hangar and a dangerous web of addiction, where the line between ally and enemy blurs. As Roy Harper’s true situation comes into focus, the team is forced to confront the hard realities of dependency—leaving Green Arrow deeply unsettled and questioning everything he thought he knew.
In a gritty, high-stakes tale from *The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection, Volume Two: More Hard-Traveling Heroes*, Hal Jordan and Oliver Queen team up when Roy Harper’s addiction forces Oliver to confront the dealers behind the supply. With Roy in crisis and Oliver nearly drowned by the traffickers, the two heroes track the operation to pharmaceutical magnate Salomon Hooper—only to realize the real battle is deeper than the drugs themselves.
When Guy Gardner is injured, the Guardians of the Universe task Hal Jordan with training a new Green Lantern—John Stewart—whose unorthodox methods clash with Hal’s. After a suspicious assassination attempt on the racist politician Jeremiah Clutcher, John uncovers a troubling truth: the attack was staged, and the real danger lies not in violence, but in the manipulation of fear and power.
In a tense stand-off at the Ferris Aircraft plant, Green Lantern and Green Arrow team up with Carol Ferris to confront the eco-activist Isaac, whose pranks have escalated dangerously. When Isaac accidentally endangers Carol, Hal Jordan’s attempt to intervene sparks a rift with Oliver Queen, whose use of gas to subdue Isaac leads to a dramatic fallout. Trapped and left to face death by the very system he sought to protect, Isaac’s fate hangs in the balance as the two heroes confront the consequences of their choices.
When Green Arrow accidentally kills an attacker during a violent ambush, he’s wracked with guilt and reaches out to Dinah Drake Lance for a final farewell. Dinah, in turn, calls upon Green Lantern to help her track down the men who’ve now set a bomb in Green Arrow’s building—before it’s too late.
When a bomb threatens to destroy Green Arrow’s building, Green Lantern races to contain the fallout—only to find Black Canary already there, fighting to save what’s left. Meanwhile, Oliver Queen has vanished into a monastery, leaving behind the life he once knew. Back in the city, Dinah Drake Lance stumbles upon the shattered remnants of the racist cult she once escaped, now led by Sister Joshua. As she’s attacked and nearly thrown from a rooftop, Green Lantern arrives just in time to pull her to safety—just as the mystery of Green Arrow’s disappearance begins to unravel.
When Black Canary is critically injured and needs a blood transfusion, Green Lantern must track down Green Arrow with renewed urgency. A clue from the wreckage of the Arrow-Plane leads Hal Jordan to a desperate showdown with a scavenger—just as Oliver Queen’s memories begin to return, and his bow is drawn.
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↩ Reprints Green Lantern #84 (1971), Green Lantern #85 (1971), Green Lantern #86 (1971), Green Lantern #87 (1971), Green Lantern #89 (1972), The Flash #217 (1972), The Flash #218 (1972), The Flash #219 (1972)
Reprinted in The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection #[nn] (2001), Green Lantern / Green Arrow #1 (2004), Green Lantern / Green Arrow #[nn] (2012), DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #60 (2016), Green Lantern/Green Arrow #[nn] (2017), DC Comics Coleção de Graphic Novels #59 (2018)
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