Walt Kelly
Pogo Comic Strip
Howland Owl
Vintage Figurine
Description:
Up for sale is this vintage 1969 Walt Kelly Howland Owl Figurine. Features the owl from Pogo comics. Made out of hard vinyl materials, Owl is in EXCELLENT condition with no rips, tears, fading, etc. Measures 4.5" H. Made in Japan.
"Howland Owl: the swamp's self-appointed leading authority—a self-proclaimed "expert" scientist, "perfessor," physician, explorer, astronomer, witch doctor, and anything else he thinks will generate respect for his knowledge. He wears horn-rimmed eyeglasses and, in his earliest appearances, a pointed wizard's cap festooned with stars and crescent moons (which also, fittingly, looks like a dunce cap in silhouette.) Thinking himself the most learned creature in the swamp, he once tried to open a school but had to close it for lack of interest. Actually he is unable to tell the difference between learning, old wives' tales, and the use of big words. Most of the harebrained ideas characteristically come from the mind of Owl. His best pal is Churchy, although their friendship can be rocky at times—often given to whims and frequently volatile."
