9 Bizarre Superhero Origins You Won't Believe Exist

9. Green Arrow

Green Arrow's backstory is definitely unique - mainly in that it feels somewhat like a writer read a Batman comic, Treasure Island, and Robin Hood in quick succession and decided to combine them into one wild backstory.

Oliver Queen's pre-crisis rise into heroism begins with the almost expected death of his parents - who are killed in the very unexpected method of lion mauling, possibly as an early indication that the Green Arrow backstory is about to get wild.

Quite literally too, as the other event that marks the beginning of Green Arrow is Queen getting stranded on a deserted island. Although this makes for an individual backstory, the fact that it involves him creating a Robin Hood outfit made entirely out of leaves makes you wonder exactly how sane Oliver Queen stayed in his time shipwrecked. The fact that this is the definitive event that led to him becoming the Green Arrow is the most strange part of all, as after a long time surviving in brutal conditions you'd think his first priority would be to just relax.