Story: "The Archer's Quest, Chapter One: Photograph" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Brad Meltzer (plot, script)
Phil Hester (pencils)
Ande Parks (inks)
Sean Konot (letters)
James Sinclair (colors)
Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character:

Green Arrow I

Guest Stars:

Superman
Oracle

Supporting Character:

Arsenal IV

Villains:

Thomas Blake
Shade

Comment: The following people are revealed to have attended Green Arrow's private memorial (all of them out of costume): Black Canary, Arsenal, Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Atom, Snapper Carr, Connor Hawke, Nightwing, Troia, Hawkman, Elongated Man, Sue Dibny, Vixen, Zatanna, the Question, Carol Ferris, Thomas Kalmaku, John Stewart, Northwind, Lucius Fox, Batman, Wildcat II, Sentinel, Jay Garrick, Eddie Fyers and Cat-Man. Also three others named Max, Pat and Jeff.

Comment: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Green Arrow meets Superman to find out who was at his funeral. He gets his answer in the form of some photographs, which include many old friends as well as a man he doesn't recognise. He asks Oracle to run a search and discovers it to be Thomas Blake, Cat-Man, who is currently in witness protection after informing on Monsieur Mallah. Green Arrow calls on his best government contact - Arsenal - and the two of them head off to Cat-Man's current location. They find that Cat-Man was instructed to be there and thought Green Arrow knew about it. The man who gave him Green Arrow's funeral instructions? The Shade, who chooses that moment to make a dramatic entry on the scene.