word of advice ! spoiler for Green Arrow # 18!Green Arrowhas an iconic costume - one of the best in superhero comics - but how he keep his identity secret has never really made much sentience . While Green Arrow often wears a hood or a definitive Fats Domino masquerade party , the lower one-half of his font is all endanger . While this is n’t an issue for characters like Batman , Ollie has a distinctive whiskers that has always made hiding his identity intemperately , but his new costume fixed this problem .

After working with Amanda Waller , Green Arrow is back in his cityand doing his best to protect the multitude he cares about . This return also descend with a sword - novel costume , and it ’s a fantastical update to his iconic flavour . Not only does Ollie have a cool cloak now , but most significantly , he ’s wearing a face mask that all obscures his iconic blonde whiskers , as ascertain inGreen Arrow#18 by Chris Condon , Montos , Adriano Lucas , and Hassan Otsman - Elhaou .

While this new masquerade party might seem like a little thing , it actuallyfixes a fairly huge weakly spot in Ollie ’s costume from over the years . While comic book logic usually dictates that anyone wearing a masquerade party is unrecognisable , this " logic " has n’t been the case for Green Arrow . His iconic face fungus has arrest him in trouble several times over the years .

Green Arrow notches an arrow and prepares to shoot at his former sidekick, the hero known as Arsenal.

Green Arrow’s Beard Is the Biggest Threat to His Secret Identity

Panels from 2001’sGreen Arrow#3 by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Guy Major, and Sean Konot

Green Arrow ’s secret identityhas been jeopardized several sentence due to his beard . While it ’s dependable that most torpedo do n’t annoy covering their broken faces , such as Batman , Nightwing , Green Lantern , and the Flash , none of those characters traditionally have facial hair . It ’s been point out several prison term that Ollie ’s face fungus is kind of a job , especially sinceOllie ’s identity was easy figured out by Mia Dearden thanks to his beardinGreen Arrow#3 . Mia then essentially bullied him into accepting her as his new sidekick .

With Green Arrow in Amanda Waller ’s clutches , Oliver attempts to pass his legacy to a former pal , who wants nothing to do with the pall .

When it comes to keeping a secret identity operator , one of the most important aspects is simply not having anything that ’s overly describe . Mia even point out that Ollie does n’t wear thin a masquerade that " Batmans his cheek . " Ollie simply wears a half mask masquerade party , sometimes a hood , butneither obscure his golden hair nor his recognizable beard . It ’s ironical that while Ollie does wear a masque , he has a bad prison term hold back his personal identity than quality who do n’t , such asSuperman . But this new costume completely specify this decades - long issue .

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Green Arrow’s New Costume Will Finally Keep Oliver Queen’s Identity Safe

Plus It Has a Cool Cloak!

role get Modern costume all the time . Batman has had literally 100 of different Batsuits over the years , but rarely does a costume upgrade fix a major problem concerning the eccentric ’s secret indistinguishability . Superman has never gotten a new suit , which made people less likely to hazard that he was Clark Kent . But this is exactly whatGreen Arrowgot . Not only does this Modern costume reckon absolutely amazing and entirely fit in with his aesthetic , but it ’s finally fixed the biggest pothole about his secret individuality , too .

Green Arrow#18is available now from DC Comics !

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Comic book panels: Green Arrow appears in an alley in a new costume.

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