His own name, Sam Wilson, was not given until the following issue. He was introduced as an unnamed former resident of New York City's Harlem neighborhood, who had adopted a wild falcon he trained and named Redwing. I looked at several African-American magazines, and used them as the basis of inspiration for bringing The Falcon to life. I approached Stan, as I remember, with the idea of introducing an African-American hero and he took to it right away. I always found their features interesting and so much of their strength, spirit and wisdom written on their faces. I drew as many different types of people as I could into the scenes I illustrated, and I loved drawing black people. One of the biggest steps we took in this direction came in Captain America. in the late 1960s Vietnam War and civil rights protests were regular occurrences, and Stan, always wanting to be at the forefront of things, started bringing these headlines into the comics. Ĭreated by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, he came about, Colan recalled in 2008, The character first appeared in Captain America #117 (Sept. Samuel Thomas Wilson, known as Falcon, was the first Black American superhero in mainstream comic books. Wilson as Falcon and Captain America has made several media appearances, including in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where the character is portrayed by Anthony Mackie in the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), and the upcoming film as Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World (2024). Jim Wilson's father Gideon Wilson would go on to join the Gamma Corps.
Wilson's deceased nephew was the Incredible Hulk's sometime-sidekick Jim Wilson, one of the first openly HIV-positive comic-book characters. After Steve Rogers retires, Wilson becomes Captain America in All-New Captain America #1 (Jan. He also has limited telepathic and empathic control over birds. Samuel Wilson, or known as his superhero alias Falcon, uses mechanical wings to fly, defend, and attack. 1969), and was the first Black American superhero in mainstream comic books. The character was introduced by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan in Captain America #117 (Sept. Skilled martial artist, aerialist, and acrobatįalcon ( Samuel Thomas " Sam" Wilson) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Empathic and telepathic link with all birds.
Wilson as the Falcon and his falcon companion Redwing
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