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1April 1967
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The Owl #1

Western · April 1967 · on sale 1967-01-26

First appearance: Owl GirlFirst appearance: Laura Holt
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Identification plate

Series
The Owl (Western, 1967 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1967
Key date
1967-04-00
On-sale date
1967-01-26
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Owl Girl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Laura Holt - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom GillThe Owl, Nick Terry
1The Owlcomic story1script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom Gill; letters: Ben OdaLaura Holt First, Owl Girl First, The Owl, Nick Terry
2The Attack of the Diabolical Birdmen, Part I: The Vulture That Walked Like a Mancomic story14script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom GillLaura Holt First, Owl Girl First, The Owl, Nick Terry
3Smoky Signalscomic story1letters: typeset (title)Unnamed native American; three firemen
4-text story1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
5Jest for Funletters page1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
6-cartoon1letters: typeset
7Part II: The Talons of the Birdmen Banditscomic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom GillLaura Holt First, Owl Girl First, The Owl, Nick Terry
8Gruntstext article1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
9-cartoon1letters: typeset
10The Bird Gang Rockillustration1script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom Gill; letters: Ben OdaThe Eagle; The Buzzard; The Raven; The Falcon; The Condor; The Pelican; The Vulture
11The Owl Pin-Upillustration1pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom GillThe Owl, Nick Terry

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Series context

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Sources

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