The Owl
Western · 1940 · 1 issue
About the series
The Owl debuted in 1940 as a Western-themed comic from a publisher now lost to time, with only a single issue to its name. Though the series never expanded beyond that lone installment, it remains a curious footnote for collectors of obscure Golden Age heroes. The character's brief appearance captures the era's fascination with masked vigilantes riding the frontier, a snapshot of a genre that would soon evolve into the superhero boom.