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| Directed by | Joaquim Dos Santos |
| Written by | Greg Weisman |
| Based on | Green Arrow byMort Weisinger andGeorge Papp |
| Produced by | Bobbie Page Joaquim Dos Santos |
| Starring | Neal McDonough Malcolm McDowell Ariel Winter Steve Blum Grey DeLisle John DiMaggio |
| Music by | Benjamin Wynn Jeremy Zuckerman |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Language | English |
DC Showcase: Green Arrow is a 2010shortanimated film, directed byJoaquim Dos Santos and written byGreg Weisman, featuringNeal McDonough asGreen Arrow, who must protect a young princess at an airport. The film, which was released on September 28, 2010 as a bonus feature on theSuperman/Batman: Apocalypse DVD, was the third of theDC Showcase series and was included on the compilation DVDDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection in an extended version.[1]
The short is considered by Weisman to be adjacent to theYoung Justice cartoon, meaning a version of this event happened within the show's continuity.[2] In 2022, the back-up story ofYoung Justice: Targets shows the canon version of this event, which has differences to the short.[3]
While waiting outsideStar City international airport for his girlfriendDinah Laurel Lance,Oliver Queen discoversMerlyn is there to assassinate Princess Perdita ofVlatava. After fighting off a group of thugs, Oliver rescues Perdita, who he learns recently became Vlatava's queen following her father's assassination and Merlyn was hired by her uncle, who stands to become the new king in the event of her death. Eventually, Oliver defeats Merlyn and his men but is overpowered by Perdita's uncle,Count Vertigo. Nonetheless, Dinah arrives to defeat him. Afterward, Oliver proposes to Dinah with Perdita's help and they kiss.
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