- The Owl (Dell Comics)
Infobox comics character
character_name = The Owl
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publisher =Dell Comics
debut = "Crackajack Funnies" #25 (July, 1940)
creators = Frank Thomas
alter_ego = Nick Terry
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partners = Owl Girl
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powers = Excellent fighter; armed with various gimmicks and devices.The Owl is a fictional
superhero character who first appeared inDell Comics in 1940; not to be confused with the Marvel Comics villain of the same name or with DC Comics’ Owlman.Fictional biography
Police detective Nick Terry became The Owl so that he could more freely protect his home city of Yorktown from criminals. Not having superpowers, he instead relies on his fighting skills and a number of gimmicks, such as his flying “Owlmobile,” acape that functions as a hang glider, and a hand-held “black light” that casts a beam of darkness. His girlfriend, newspaper reporter Belle Wayne, found out his secret and became his sidekick, Owl Girl. [http://www.toonopedia.com/owl.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Owl] ] [comicbookdb|type=character|id=13783|title=The Owl]History
One of the few original characters to be published by Dell, The Owl first appeared in "Crackajack Funnies" (
sic ) #25 (July, 1940); Owl Girl debuted in issue #32 (February, 1941). After "Crackajack" ended, the duo appeared in Dell’s "Popular Comics", from issue #72 (February, 1942) to #85 (March, 1943).In the 1960s,
Gold Key Comics revived The Owl and Owl Girl, inspired by the success of the "Batman" TV series. The two issues of Gold Key’s "The Owl" — in which the duo was shown in campy, self-parodying stories — came out in April, 1967, and April, 1968. In the 1970s, The Owl appeared in issue #22 of Gold Key’s "The Occult Files ofDoctor Spektor ". [ [http://www.comics-db.com/comic-book/1111110-Occult_Files_Of_Dr_Spektor_22.html Big Comic Book Database: Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #22] ]In 1999, The Owl appeared in issue #17 of the
AC Comics title "Men of Mystery Comics". [comicbookdb|type=issue|id=70310|title=Men of Mystery Comics #17] Most recently, The Owl is one of manypublic domain characters to appear inDynamite Entertainment ’s 2008 miniseries "Project Superpowers ". [comicbookdb|type=team|id=1317|title=Superpowers (team)]References
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