Arsenal (comics)

Last updated March 11, 2019

Arsenal (comics) may refer to:

DC Comics

Nicholas Galtry, a DC Comics villain first seen in Doom Patrol #100, December 1965 (as 'Galtry') and Tales of the New Teen Titans #3, August 1982 (as 'Arsenal')
Arsenal, a DC Comics villain first seen in Doom Patrol #113, August 1967
Arsenal, a DC Comics villain first seen in Adventure Comics #485, September 1981
Arsenal, alias previously used by DC Comics character Roy Harper (comics), formerly Speedy

Doom Patrol group of fictional characters

The Doom Patrol is a superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80, and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, and artist Bruno Premiani. The Doom Patrol has since appeared in multiple incarnations in comics and adapted to other media. Although not one of the most popular superhero teams, they have never been out of print more than a few years since their introduction.

Adventure Comics is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues, making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman. It was revived in 2009 by writer Geoff Johns with the Conner Kent incarnation of Superboy headlining the title's main feature, and the Legion of Super-Heroes in the back-up story. It returned to its original numbering with #516. The series finally ended with #529, prior to DC's The New 52 company reboot as a result of the Flashpoint storyline.

Roy Harper is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Roy is one of DC's most longstanding characters, originating in 1940s comics as Speedy, the teen sidekick of the superhero Green Arrow. Like his mentor Green Arrow, Roy is a world-class archer and athlete who uses his exceptional marksmanship to fight crime. Along with other prominent DC Comics superhero sidekicks, he goes on to become a core member of the superhero group the Teen Titans. As an adult, Roy casts off his Speedy identity to establish himself as the superhero Arsenal, and for a time adopts the name Red Arrow to symbolise his having become an equal of Green Arrow. In addition to continuing to serve on occasion as one of the Titans, Roy has had leading roles in the superhero groups the Seven Soldiers of Victory, the Outsiders, the Justice League, and the Outlaws.

Marvel Comics

Arsenal (Marvel Comics), fictional character, first appeared in Iron Man #114

Arsenal is a fictional character, a robot appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Iron Man #114 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen.

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