Dates
- Cover date
- March 1989
- On sale
- January 26, 1989
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #38 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098931766603
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Tom Grindberg, Hannibal King, John Kochinks: Dick Giordano, Arne Starr, John Nybergletters: Todd Klein, John Costanza, Tim Harkinsscript: Mike Grell, Elliot Maggin, Mark Waidcolors: Carl Gafford, Helen Vesik
Stories
- Sometimes a Fool Notion · 24 pages
When stranded on a desert island, Oliver Queen must learn to become an archer to survive. When he returned to civilization he uses his skills to stop criminals.
- The Kid That Couldn't Shoot Straight · 14 pages
Roy Harper tells his baby daughter Lian how he became Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy.
Publisher’s description
Discover the origin of the Emerald Archer and his superhero sidekick Speedy! Oliver recalls how he became stranded on the island and what made him decide to become the Green Arrow in the first place.