#bonzo the ape archer

[kryptonbabe]

"Your brother really wanted to be Batman didn't he"

From Stargirl: the lost children #2 (2023) by Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck

We all know Green Arrow started as a rip-off Batman, but sometimes I feel like this treatment he gets is kind of unfair, many characters started "ripping-off" something in a way (especially cross publishers), so ok Ollie had a whole insane rogue gallery and gadgets much like Batman, but he became something else with time, however there's always a joke like this one once in a while, I'm not a die hard fan of Ollie, it just occurred to me, I actually like the fact that he has the crazy gadgets and an Arrow cave

Arrow cave - there's so much to unpack here

First: who is the artist Ollie is paying for all those life-size dolls of his allies and foes? Is this the same artist who made Superman's mannequin room full of Lois Lanes? Is there a very rich artist in the DC universe specialized in creating life-size dolls for superheros?

Also: why are there some ethnic variations of Green Arrow's costumes on the background? When was the sombrero costume used? And when will we be seeing Ollie wearing that animal print bodysuit? Questions I need answers for DC

[kryptonbabe]

Spoiler warning ⚠️ Bonzo, the ape archer reveal

"You're through, Lance! You not only posed as Bonzo--but really made a monkey of yourself!" -- Roy Harper

From World's Finest Vol. 1 #116 (1961)

“Bonzo, the Ape Archer” has a name that is undoubtedly derived from the Ronald Reagan chimpanzee movie, “Bedtime for Bonzo” (1951)

How is it that Bonzo was so good at archery? The answer is that he was in fact a human inside an ape suit. 

[green-arrxws]

🎯| LIST OF ITEMS IN THE ARROWCAVE

Art by Todd Nauck for "Stargirl The Last Children: #2"

I did this for my Arrowfam acc on Twitter but decided to post it here too. Link to my Twitter post here in case you wanna see it!

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow

Roy Harper/Speedy

Sylvester Pemberton/Star-Spangled Kid

Pat Dugan/Stripesy

Sir Justin/Shining Knight

Greg Sanders/Vigilante

Lee Travis/Crimson Avanger

Wing How/Wing

Clock King's giant hourglass trap ("World's Finest Comics: #111")

Arrowplane

Bowman of Britain

Bowman of the Bush

Arab Archer

Green Arrow of Mexico

Polynesian Archer

Ace Archer of Japan

William Tockman/Clock King

Count Werner Vertigo/Count Vertigo

Merlyn/Dark Archer

Thomas Hallaway/Spider

Albrecht Raines/Rainbow Archer

Bonzo the Ape Archer

Herbert Vraney/Crimson Archer

Bull's Eye

Jonathan Mallory/Red Dart

Green Arrow costume case

Yatch Oliver got stranded on

Bonnie King/Miss Arrowette

Black Canary

Hal Jordan/Green Lantern

Hard-Travelling Heroes pickup truck

Arrowcar

[vintagegeekculture]

“Bonzo, the Ape Archer” has a name that is undoubtedly derived from the Ronald Reagan chimpanzee movie, “Bedtime for Bonzo” (1951)

How is it that Bonzo was so good at archery? The answer is that he was in fact a human inside an ape suit.