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Black Owl (Prize 1)

Doug Danville was a wealthy New York playboy who decided to fight crime. He put on a costume and began his career as K the Unknown. He later changed his costume and adopted the moniker of the Black Owl. Sometime after he gave up the K the Unknown identity, Doug got involved with Terry Dane, a private investigator. True to tradition, she admired the Black Owl and belittled Doug Danville for being useless. He continued fighting criminals in this guise until he enlisted in the Army and handed down his costume to Walt Walters, the father of Yank and Doodle. His enemies included Chief Skullface, the Fox, Frankenstein, Funnibone, the Green Mummy, the Tiger Lady, the Laughing Head and the Terrible Midge, among others.
Alias Black Owl (1)
Real Names/Alt Names Doug Danville
Characteristics Hero, Playboy, Prize Universe, Bird-themed, World War II Era, Public Domain
Creators/Key Contributors Pete Riss, Robert Turner
First Appearance Prize Comics #1 (Mar 1940)
First Publisher Prize Comics Group [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Prize Comics #1 (as K the Unknown), #2-34 (as Black Owl I)
Sample Read Prize Comics [DCM] [CB+]
Description Doug Danville was a wealthy New York playboy who decided to fight crime. He put on a costume and began his career as K the Unknown. He later changed his costume and adopted the moniker of the Black Owl. Sometime after he gave up the K the Unknown identity, Doug got involved with Terry Dane, a private investigator. True to tradition, she admired the Black Owl and belittled Doug Danville for being useless. He continued fighting criminals in this guise until he enlisted in the Army and handed down his costume to Walt Walters, the father of Yank and Doodle. His enemies included Chief Skullface, the Fox, Frankenstein, Funnibone, the Green Mummy, the Tiger Lady, the Laughing Head and the Terrible Midge, among others.
Source Black Owl (Prize 1) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Prize Comics #10 | Unknown
Prize Comics #10 | Unknown