Owls

Hallowe’en Countdown VIII, Day 5

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« It’s harder to not read “Nancy” than to read it. » — Wallace ‘Wally’ Wood

We’ve featured Nancy in a previous Hallowe’en Countdown, but it doesn’t quite count, as that was the mind-bending John Stanley mutation of Nancy — not that I adore one any less than the other. This time, we’ve gone with the real deal… which is still plenty odd, thank you.

June 12, 1944 Nancy daily.
June 13, 1944 daily.
June 14, 1944 daily.
June 15, 1944 daily.
June 16, 1944 daily.
June 17, 1944 daily.
And, skipping nearly a decade ahead… July 15, 1953 daily.

Those seeking further Bushmiller enlightenment could do worse than to check out Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden‘s How To Read Nancy (2011) and Bill Griffith‘s Three Rocks — The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: the Man Who Created Nancy (2023).

Speaking of owls: the other night, we were surprised (to put it mildly) to discover that one of our cats had brought home a feathered guest.

This is a Northern saw-whet owl, one of the smallest species of owls. Seeing she likely had a broken wing, we quickly called the local animal shelter, and the injured bird was picked up by the local wildlife authorities in the morning. She’ll be in good, caring hands.

-RG