Hooty the Owl (New Earth)

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"HOOOO!"

--Hooty

Real Name: Hooty
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status

Occupation: Pet sidekick
Legal Status: Hooty was the legal property of Dr. Charles McNider.
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Inapplicable
Group Affiliation: Former honorary member of the All-Star Squadron; former honorary member of the Justice Society of America
Base of Operations: New York City

Origin

Hooty was an American wood owl that happened upon the McNider estate in New York one evening. Suffering from misguided direction, Hooty crashed through an upstairs window into Charles McNider's private study. McNider, cared for the bird's injuries and provided him with the name, Hooty. Hooty's presence inspired McNider to take on the costumed garb of Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider).

Place of Birth: Place of birth unknown
Place of Death: Unknown; the final fate of Hooty has yet to be revealed in detail.
Known Relatives: No known relatives
First Appearance: All-American Comics #25
Final Appearance: JSA Secret Files and Origins #1

History

History of character unknown.

Characteristics

Height: x'xx"
Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg)
Eyes: Eye colour unknown
Hair: Brown feathers
Skin: Avian
Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers

Known Powers: None
Known Abilities: Hooty could fly and could turn his head around 360 degrees.
Strength Level: In his prime, Hooty possessed the strength level equitible to that of a fully grown, adult wood owl.

Miscellaneous

Equipment: Perch
Transportation: No known transportation.
Weapons: No known weapons.

Notes

• The character of Hooty was created by Charles Reizenstein and Stanley Asch.

• Although Hooty's death has never been chronicled, it has been confirmed that he did in fact pass away in the intervening years. His corpse was stuffed and placed in storage, along with many other pieces of JSA memorabelia. ^[1]

Trivia

• The origin of Hooty was revealed in Golden Age Secret Files and Origins #1, and is loosely inspired by the origin of the Golden Age Batman.

• The current Doctor Mid-Nite, Pieter Cross, owns a pet owl that he named Charlie. Presumably, he named the owl after his predecessor, Charles McNider.

Recommended Readings

• All-American Comics
• All-Star Comics
• All-Star Squadron
• Doctor Mid-Nite
• JSA

Related Articles

• All-Star Squadron
• Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider)
• Justice Society of America

External Links

• None

References

1. ↑ JSA Secret Files and Origins #1

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