Owl (Marvel)
The Owl is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Leland Owlsley
At some point, he came to hire accountant George Grey for his business. Unknown to the man, the Owl had taken him on to serve as a fall guy in case the illegal activities of the business were ever uncovered. One day, the income tax people came to discover irregularities in the business where they came to accuse Grey of fraud. Confiding in the Owl, Grey was shocked to find out he was being framed by his employer leaving the despondent George seeing no way out beyond committing suicide. He would end up walking into traffic and being hit by a vehicle thus killing him in the process. The police investigated the matter and questioned him looking to find evidence to finally arrest the Owl but lacked any concrete proof of any illegal dealings. Confident in himself, the Owl came to agree to get legal representation where he thought to hire anyone he could find in the newspaper as he believed there was nothing that could prove his guilt. Ponting at a newspaper, he came to decide to have Nelson and Murdock represent him in the matter. Matt Murdock came to represent him where he wanted to meet the Owl the next day for the trial but his client never turned up. (Daredevil v1 #3)
He came to be one of a number of crime lords that were competing with Mister Negative for the Tablet of Life and Destiny in order to win a favor of Mayor Wilson Fisk. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #59)
Whilst running drugs through Hell's Kitchen, Owl decided to eliminate his competitors in the Libris crime family and ordered a hit against Izzy Libris though this failed. As a result, he was abducted by Mayor Fisk who was angered at his edict of no inter-gang conflict occurring and intended for Owlsley to be sent away until his organization was brought into line. However, Leland refused as he felt Fisk had grown soft and was playing a bigger game which meant he could not be involved in criminal activities in the city. The Owl then killed the guards that abducted him and made his escape where he intended to keep on continuing his activities in defiance of Fisk. (Daredevil v6 #11)
Overview
Personality and attributes
His legal name was said to had been long since forgotten and he came to be known to the world as the Owl. It was noted that he gained the name partly due to his slight physical resemblance to the nocturnal bird of prey. (Daredevil v1 #3)
It was said that his mere presence was so filled with evil and menace that ordinary people could not help but shrink back from the mere sight of him. He was sad to be charged with sheer animal power and an almost limitless energy all of which he channelled into evil endeavours. It was shown that he had a particular demonic laugh. (Daredevil v1 #3)
The Owl was said to be a mysterious person and regarded as the most ruthless financial wizard of all time. (Daredevil v1 #3)
He had said that he did not accept anyone at face value and wanted them to prove their worthy. The Owl was also known to hire people and place them in a position where he would frame them to take the fall if the Owl's illegal business dealings were exposed. (Daredevil v1 #3)
Powers and abilities
His wealth was said to had been legendary and his power was almost beyond measure. The Owl had made his fortune from crooked business deals and by dodging taxes. (Daredevil v1 #3)
This power allowed him to glide on air currents giving him the ability to drift and swoop like an owl. An ingenious cape-like garment was used by the Owl to help control the rate and speed of his descent. (Daredevil v1 #3)
He came to be the head of a financial empire that was made through illegal practices. (Daredevil v1 #3)
The Owl maintained a base of operations that he called the Aerie that was located across the Hudson River perched atop the cliffs. (Daredevil v1 #3)
Notes
- The Owl was created by Stan Lee and Joe Orlando where he made his first appearance in Daredevil v1 #3 (August, 1964).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Spider-Man, the Owl made a brief cameo appearance in the 1990s animated television series in the episode "The Insidious Six" with him having no speaking lines.
- In Daredevil, Leland Owlsley appeared as a regular character in the Netflix live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Bob Gunton.
Video games
Appearances
- Daredevil v1: (1964)
- Age of Ultron v1:
- Daredevil v6:
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