Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #2 (1987 DC) – VF/NM – Mike Grell Prestige Format – Mature Vigilante Classic

Condition: VF/NM (Very Fine to Near Mint)
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Year: 1987
Series: The Longbow Hunters (Prestige Mini-Series)
Issue: #2 of 3
Writer/Artist: Mike Grell
Characters: Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), Black Canary (Dinah Lance)

🏹 About the Comic:
In Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #2, Oliver Queen descends deeper into Seattle’s seedy underbelly while Black Canary’s mission goes horrifyingly wrong. As Dinah is abducted and tortured, Ollie is forced to question the limits of his justice — and the fine line between vigilante and executioner.

Written and illustrated by Mike Grell, this series ditched trick arrows for brutal realism, ushering in a darker, more grounded era for the Emerald Archer. This issue is a turning point — thematically and emotionally.

📊 Condition Notes (VF/NM Estimate):

• Cover: High gloss with strong color and only faint wear

• Spine: Square-bound prestige format — tight with minimal scuffing

• Corners: Sharp

• Interior Pages: White to off-white, clean and unmarked

• Stored: Bagged, boarded, and stored flat in smoke-free environment

🎯 Why It’s a Key Modern Classic:

• Part of Mike Grell’s definitive Green Arrow reimagining

• Prestige format with no ads and elevated production

• Considered a predecessor to Vertigo’s tone — gritty, grounded, mature

• Powerful character development for both Ollie and Dinah

• VF/NM condition makes it an ideal display or long-term collector piece

🧟 Straight from the Reaper’s urban shadows — where justice wears a hood, not a cape.