|Citizen of the United States with a criminal record.|
|Nation or Planet of Origin|
Gang of Four
|Base of Operations|
Hell's Kitchen, New York
New Jersey Palisades
San Francisco, California
Chemically altered human with superhuman strength, speed, agility and limited flight possessing razor sharp talons on his fingers.
Genius level intelligence with an aptitude in economics and science.
Note: although the Owl is capable of limited flight he must use artificial means to control his flight. His most common technique is a heavy aerodynamic cloak.
Note: although the Owl at one time needed to use leg-braces his further mutations appear to have healed any former paralysis.
Owl's Talon: Razor-edged weapon with three talons attached to the forearm and extending over the knuckles.
Note: Due to further mutation the Owl no longer needs to employ this weapon.
|Daredevil Vol. 1 & 2|
|Daredevil Vol.1 #3 (Aug. 1964)|
|Stan Lee & Joe Orlando|
A ruthless financier Leland Owlsley dropped all pretence of respectability when his crimes were exposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Acquiring a serum which gave him the ability of limited flight, Owlsley recruited a gang from the criminal underworld and became the crime-boss known as the Owl.