AND THE DAMAGE DONE
With Ollie gone much of the time either on business or off with his JLA pals Green Lantern (test pilot Hal Jordan) and/or Dinah Lance, his crimefighting lady love, known to the wold as Black Canary, the partnership of Green Arrow and Speedy seemed to end before it began. Roy kept company with the Teen Titans almost begrudgingly; he openly criticized Robin's leadership skills and berated his other teammates, mainly the ill-at-heart Aqualad. Speedy's boarish behavior hid his dark secret: at the same time he acted as a costumed hero along with his friends, he commonly stole and fenced illegally obtained items (among other shameful acts) to support his drug habit. As he later recounted to some young abusers he sought to teach a lesson from his own suffering, "I've done things for drugs that would make you sick."
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