- art ist ▁team ▁of ▁Den ny ▁O ' Ne il ▁and ▁Ne al ▁Adams ▁to ▁spark ▁new ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁com ic ▁book ▁series ▁and ▁address ▁a ▁perce ived ▁need ▁for ▁social ▁relev ance . ▁They ▁added ▁the ▁character ▁Green ▁Ar row ▁( with ▁the ▁cover , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁official ▁name , ▁ret itled ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁Co - St arring ▁Green ▁Ar row ) ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁pair ▁travel ▁through ▁America ▁encounter ing ▁" real ▁world " ▁issues , ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁react ed ▁in ▁different ▁ways ▁— ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁as ▁fund ament ally ▁a ▁law man , ▁Green ▁Ar row ▁as ▁a ▁liberal ▁icon oc last . ▁Additionally ▁during ▁this ▁run , ▁the ▁ground bre aking ▁" S now bird s ▁Don ' t ▁Fly " ▁story ▁was ▁published ▁( issues ▁# 8 5 ▁and ▁# 8 6 ) ▁in ▁which ▁Green ▁Ar row ' s ▁te en ▁side k ick ▁Spe edy ▁( the ▁later ▁grown - up ▁hero ▁Red ▁Ar row ) ▁developed ▁a ▁hero in ▁add iction ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁made ▁to ▁quit . ▁The ▁stories ▁were ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed , ▁with ▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁and ▁News week ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁com ic ▁books ▁were ▁" g row ing ▁up ". ▁However , ▁the ▁O ' Ne il / Ad ams ▁run ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁and ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after