Golden Arrow is a fictional character who had his own strip in Fawcett Comics' Whiz Comics comic book series, from 1940 to 1953. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ... Whiz Comics was a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series, which was published by Fawcett Comics from February 1940 to June 1952. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The hero was originally Roger Parsons, the son of inventor Paul Parsons, who had developed a new type of gas for transporation by balloon. A greedy competitor, Brand Braddock, plotted to stop Mr. Parsons, and did so by shooting down a balloon Parsons was using to test the formula. Mr. Parsons, his wife, and his son Roger were all aboard the ballloon; the two adults died when the ballooon crashed in Wild West territory, while the baby miraculously survived. Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ...

An old prospector named Nugget Ned raised the child as his own, teaching him to fend for himself and developing the boy into a skilled archer. On his deathbed, the old man told the now-grown boy of his origins, and the young man, calling himself "Golden Arrow", set out to avenge his father and right other wrongs throughout the West. A prospector is a person who prospects, or explores an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna. ... Archers in Competition Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ...

Although the comic appeared to be set in the Old West, in Whiz Comics #43 Golden Arrow had an adventure with Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher, which would indicate that the setting was actually contemporary. Whiz Comics was a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series, which was published by Fawcett Comics from February 1940 to June 1952. ... Shazam! redirects here. ... Spy Smasher was a comic hero from Fawcett Comics. ...

The character may have served as inspiration to DC Comics' Green Arrow. DC Comics now owns the rights to Golden Arrow, but has never revived him. The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Green Arrow (Oliver Ollie Queen) is a DC Comics superhero. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...

External links

• Toonopedia entry