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Speedy (DC)(Earth 1 - Pre Crisis) Real Name: Roy Harper Search for 'Speedy (DC)(Earth 1 - Pre Crisis)' on eBay Powers: Master Archer: Speedy possesses no superhuman attributes, but he is a marksman of incredible accuracy. He is extremely adept at the use of the bow and arrow. Vixen once "absorbed" Roy's archery ability during training practice and was able to hit the bullseye of a standard target from 200 meters away. Its because of this that its assumed that Speedy can also hit his targets from 200 meters away. Vixen didn't specify that this was a maximum range so its possible that Speedy can hit the bullseye target that surpasses 200 meters away. Weapons Proficiency: Master of Moo Gi Gong. Speedy is extremely proficient with a wide array of weaponry. He has the ability to take virtually any object and use it in combat as an effective weapon. Master Detective: Though not in the same league as Batman and Elongated Man, Speedy possesses keen analytical skills and deductive ability. Weaknesses: Heroin addiction. Bio: The boy who would become Red Arrow was born Roy Harper, Jr.- the son of a forest ranger. Harper's mother died while he was an infant, and Roy, Sr. raised the child on his own for some time. Unfortunately, Roy, Sr. died while saving members of a Navajo reservation during a major fire when his son was barely two years old. The shaman of the reservation, Brave Bow, raised young Harper in gratitude for Roy, Sr.'s sacrifice. Under Brave Bow's care Roy Harper was raised as a traditional Navajo and treated as a member of the tribe. Brave Bow recognized in Harper an early talent for archery, and he was trained in that skill throughout his time on the reservation. With few friends and a lot of time on his hands, Harper practiced extensively, eventually developing the skill of someone twice his age. After Green Arrow's public debut, Harper developed an immediate hero worship and followed the hero's exploits avidly. When Green Arrow visited the reservation in order to judge an archery contest Harper was participating in, eager Roy did his best to impress his hero, and succeeded in doing so. However, in the final elimination of the tournament Harper was given a magnetized arrow and missed his last shot. When he helped to stop a robber by quickly drawing and firing an arrow, Green Arrow noted that Harper had been "speedier" than he, and offered to take Roy in as his ward. Though publicly the two were known as Oliver Queen and Roy Harper, benefactor and foster child, in private Queen trained Harper to be his partner in crime. Roy Harper was extensively drilled in the use of both standard arrows and the trick arrows that Green Arrow had created for use in crimefighting, and when Green Arrow judged him to be sufficiently skilled, he was presented with his own costume and the super-heroic identity of "Speedy." Shortly afterward, Brave Bow died, and Oliver Queen/Green Arrow became the only father figure in Roy Harper's life. As Speedy, Harper assisted his mentor during many of his cases. Just as Green Arrow had become a member of the Justice League of America, so did Speedy find his own colleagues when he joined Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Wonder Girl to become the Teen Titans. While serving with the Titans, he and Wonder Girl (aka Donna Troy) began a semi-serious teenage relationship that later developed into a close friendship. After his stint with the Titans, several events occurred that made Speedy feel increasingly rootless and abandoned. His relationship with Donna Troy failed to progress past the "teenage sweetheart" stage, the Teen Titans disbanded, and Ollie Queen, the closest thing Harper had to a father, lost much of his fortune and abandoned him to travel America with Hal Jordan (the Green Lantern of Earth) and Queen's girlfriend, the Black Canary. Increasingly alone and extremely depressed, Harper developed a heroin addiction. When Green Arrow discovered his addiction, rather than give Harper support or comfort, Ollie punched him and kicked him out, leaving him homeless. He was later found by Jordan, and with the help of Black Canary and others, Harper quit cold turkey. Though Harper quit drugs entirely, partly in order to prove his strength to Ollie Queen, the latter's actions had already driven a rift between the two that would take years to heal. Harper worked as a counselor for teens with drug problems following his recovery, while continuing to pursue a solo career as Speedy. He also joined a re-formed Teen Titans for a time, but the team once again disbanded and Speedy was left on his own. Notes: First Appearance: Adventure Comics (1938) #250 Favorite Characters: Speedy (DC)(Earth 1 - Pre Crisis) is a favorite character of 2 users View a chronological listing of this character's appearances Issue Appearances:  52 (2006) Adventure Comics (1938) Aquaman Archives (2003) Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (2003) Batman: The Frightened City (1990) Book and Record Set (45 rpm) (1974) Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) DC Special Series (1977) DC Super Stars (1976) Detective Comics (1937) Government Issue: Comics for the People, 1940s-2000s (2011) Green Lantern (1960) History of the DC Universe (1986) Justice (2005) Justice League of America (1960) Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (2012) Secret Origins (1961) Super-Team Family (1975) Superman-Batman (1966) Tales of the New Teen Titans (1982) Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) Teen Titans (1966) Teen Titans Annual No. 1, 1967 Issue (1999) Teen Titans Lost Annual (2008) The Best of DC (1979) The Best of the Brave and the Bold (1988) The Brave and the Bold (1955) The Brave and the Bold 80 pg. Giant Annual (2001) The Brave And The Bold Team-Up Archives (2005) The Hawk and the Dove (1968) The New Teen Titans (1980) The New Teen Titans (1984) The New Teen Titans (Drug Awareness Specials) (1983) The Official Teen Titans Index (1985) The Superman Family (1974) Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) World's Finest Comics (1941)Group Affiliation(s): Teen Titans (DC)(01 - Original Team) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None. < Previous Character | Next Character >  Add this character to a run of issues in a title Suggest an image for this character View the contribution history for this character |
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