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. The Owl Girl in the revival was a different one from the 1940s version, and in the partnership she handled most of the physical combat. In the 1970s, The Owl (without either Owl Girl) appeared in issue #22 of Gold Key’s The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor. In a text article in that issue, Doctor Spektor speculates that the Owl may have been privy to some kind of secret of prolonged youth, a secret that for some reason could not be shared with Owl Girl.
In 1999, The Owl appeared in issue #17 of the AC Comics title Men of Mystery Comics. Most recently, The Owl is one of many public domain characters to appear in Dynamite Entertainment’s 2008 miniseries Project Superpowers.
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