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| Aliases: | Arsenal; Red Arrow; Speedy Roy William Harper, Jr. |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Superhero |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Star City New York City |
| Associations: | Teen Titans Titans Justice League of America |
| Known relatives: | Lian Harper [1] Jade Nguyen [2] |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | More Fun Comics #73 |
Roy Harper is a fictional superhero character featured in comic book titles published by DC Comics. He has gone through several code names, but was originally known as Speedy, and was first introduced in the pages of More Fun Comics #73 in November, 1941. As Speedy, he was the partner of Green Arrow, and one of the earliest recruits of the original Teen Titans. He later changed his costumed and identity and became known as Arsenal in New Titans #99 in July, 1993. He eventually shed his Arsenal identity in favor of calling himself Red Arrow beginning with Justice League of America, Volume 2 #7 in May, 2007. The character was re-imagined for DC's "New 52" continuity and became a member of the Outlaws, along with the Red Hood (Jason Todd) and Starfire. He was featured in the series Red Hood and the Outlaws, which began publication in September, 2011.
Abilities[]
All of Roy Harper's abilities are skill-based. Otherwise, he is a normal human being without super-powers.
Biography[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Roy Harper was created by writer Mort Weisinger and artist George Papp.
- Roy Harper joined the Teen Titans as a regular member in Teen Titans, Volume 1 #4 in August, 1966.
- Roy Harper ceased to be a sidekick, after he went into semi-retirement following his problems with heroin addiction.
- In the New 52 continuity, Roy Harper has two large, heavily detailed tattoos; one on each upper arm.