The Owl's Aerie

 

First Appearance Daredevil #3

 

from Daredevil #21

Clipped from a Comic Vine review: The Owl's Aerie, it transpires, has only been built on top of an active volcano!  Perhaps the Owl got the land particularly cheap considering the potential hazards involved. I'm not sure if Stan was getting stick from readers about the more bizarre elements of his plot.  This issue he introduces something called the Forbidden Chamber and then has Daredevil immediately comment on it negatively.  "The Forbidden Chamber?  Wow!  How corny can you get?" he remarks, as if he hadn't encountered anything vaguely corny in the twenty issues previous.  Truth be told, the Forbidden Chamber is something of a disappointment.  I was waiting for deadly obstacles a la the X-Men's Danger Room.  But what is the vile terror in the Forbidden Chamber.  A big metal bird.  Somewhat underwhelming.  Still the Owl's having fun making the beastie fly around the room after Daredevil, like an enthusiast with a radio controlled aeroplane. 

Dork Note: Not much has been written or shown on this villain's getaway, but it did appear again in Spectacular Spider-Man #75 and 76.