Hawkeye’s quiver enjoys the same kind of funnybook magic-mojo as Robin’s utility-belt, in that both of these accoutrements can store fifty-to-a hundred pounds worth of high-tech weaponry while keeping all of it totally camouflaged from the naked eye. This is pure hokum comic-book fantasy, of course, but it’s FUN comic-book fantasy hokum! Even though I am a huge fan of Marvel technical engineer Eliot R. Brown’s schematic design works, even Mr. Brown is never going to be able to sell me on the notion that the Avenging Archer has ten blast-arrows, a grappling-hook arrow, a cryo-bomb arrow, several knockout-gas arrows, fifteen normal-tip arrows, ten electro-shock arrows, and a parachute-arrow, ( see ‘Marvel Team-Up’ #22- “This parachute-arrow takes up a lot of room in my quiver- but it’s worth it!” ) all in that tiny, circular, 2′ x 1′ quiver! Nossir! I could believe in the idea of a microscopic particle enabling ol’ Clint to become a twenty-five foot-high giant before I can buy that! I guess when it comes to comic-book fantasy hokum- it’s all in what you want to believe! Believe it! ( so to speak )
Hawkeye’s quiver enjoys the same kind of funnybook magic-mojo as Robin’s utility-belt, in that both of these accoutrements can store fifty-to-a hundred pounds worth of high-tech weaponry while keeping all of it totally camouflaged from the naked eye. This is pure hokum comic-book fantasy, of course, but it’s FUN comic-book fantasy hokum! Even though I am a huge fan of Marvel technical engineer Eliot R. Brown’s schematic design works, even Mr. Brown is never going to be able to sell me on the notion that the Avenging Archer has ten blast-arrows, a grappling-hook arrow, a cryo-bomb arrow, several knockout-gas arrows, fifteen normal-tip arrows, ten electro-shock arrows, and a parachute-arrow, ( see ‘Marvel Team-Up’ #22- “This parachute-arrow takes up a lot of room in my quiver- but it’s worth it!” ) all in that tiny, circular, 2′ x 1′ quiver! Nossir! I could believe in the idea of a microscopic particle enabling ol’ Clint to become a twenty-five foot-high giant before I can buy that! I guess when it comes to comic-book fantasy hokum- it’s all in what you want to believe! Believe it! ( so to speak )