Quite simply, in Old West times, an owlhoot was a bad guy.
Find out more about owlhoots from Word Histories and True West Magazine.
See? Comic books are good for you!
Today’s Comic Book English Lesson: Owlhoot
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Smoking is for Squares!
Hey, kitten. There’s a lot going on in this 1964 comic book anti-smoking PSA by DC Comics.
Smoking is for Squares! 1964 DC Comic Book PSA from an issue of Tales of the Unexpected
I’m still not quite sure why Paulette Breen suddenly turns into a 53-year-old truck stop waitress in the fifth panel. Probably from all the pointing. Continue reading
Is this where the phrase “shit the bed” comes from?
Now you too can perspire with the slightest exertion!
Ad of Yore: Print advertisement from a 1973 Charlton comic book
