多年來,羅伊作為英雄的形象多樣。他是1971年屢獲殊榮的漫畫故事“Snowbirds Do not Fly”的主題,該故事因其對Roy與吸毒成癮的鬥爭的刻板描寫而聞名;這個故事被認為是漫畫歷史上的一個關鍵時刻,因為它代表了漫畫中成熟主題的出現[1]。2013年,ComicsAlliance將Harper列為“漫畫中50個最性感男性角色”榜單中的第50名[2]。該角色已經多次出現於遊戲和動畫,並被演員卡爾登·海尼斯在電視連續劇綠箭俠所飾演。
^McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. 1970s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010: 146. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. It was taboo to depict drugs in comics, even in ways that openly condemned their use. However, writer Denny O'Neil and artist Neal Adams collaborated on an unforgettable two-part arc that brought the issue directly into Green Arrow's home, and demonstrated the power comics had to affect change and perception.