What is Speedy (DC Comics)?
'''Speedy''' is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by [[DC Comics]]. The character is the sidekick to [[Green Arrow]] and a member of Team Arrow. == Fictional character biographies == === Roy Harper === Originally Speedy was '''[[Roy Harper (character)|Roy Harper]]''', the legal ward of Oliver Queen. As a young super-hero, he fights crime using martial arts and trick arrows. Eventually he would out-grow this position and graduate to calling himself Arsenal, then later Red Arrow. He was a member of the [[Teen Titans]] in his youth. Roy Harper was created by [[Mort Weisinger]] and [[George Papp]], first appearing in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (1941). === Mia Dearden === '''[[Speedy (Mia Dearden)|Mia Dearden]]''' is the second and current Speedy. She is a young girl adopted by Oliver Queen, who rescued her from a trafficking ring. Mia Dearden was created by [[Kevin Smith]] and Phil Hester, first appearing in ''Green Arrow (Volume 3) #2''. (2001) == Powers and abilities == Like Robin, Speedy does not have powers and is very skilled in [[hand-to-hand combat]]. Speedy is also exceptionally adept in archery, as he once was a former sidekick of archer superheroes such as Green Arrow. [[Category:DC Comics characters]]