I always appreciate comments, but today I recieved a coment from someone who challenged me. I wrote a post where I mentioned that “I had never heard of Speedy.” And to be honest, I hadn’t. This person was much more up on Teen Titans history than I, so I’m afraid that I may have offended.Â
So, I took the comment to heart and turned to wikipedia for help. What else was I going to do? Speedy is such a minor character in the comic book world today, that it seems Wikipedia was the only place to find adequate information. Wikipedia may not be the best source of information, but Wikipedia did tell me about Speedy.
Basically, what I learned was that Speedy (Roy Harper) was the side-kick of Green Arrow. Not being a Green Arrow fan, I was reminded why I had never heard of Speedy, I think Green Arrow is a dork. Sooryy to those who like him, but that is my honest opinion. Anyway, the basic story is that rich Oliver Queen took Roy Harper in and made him his ward. Does this sound familiar? If you are thinking like me, I thought about another rich man (Bruce Wayne) who took in another young man (Dick Grason) to be his ward. Therefore, itwould make perfect sense to me that DC would want both in on the foundation of the Teen Titans.
I alway appreciate comments, but this time I learned a thing or two.
dcuboymw says
Yep and Speedy is now in the Justice League so he is not so minor anymore.