Falcon (comics)
Falcon | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | As Falcon: Captain America #117 (September 1969) As Captain America: Captain America (vol. 7) #25 (December 2014) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer/editor) Gene Colan (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Samuel Thomas Wilson |
Team affiliations | Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. "Defenders for a Day" Heroes for Hire Mighty Avengers Avengers Unity Squad |
Partnerships | Captain America Bucky Barnes |
Notable aliases | "Snap" Wilson Falcon Blackwing Blackbird Captain America |
Abilities |
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The Falcon (Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson) is a
Samuel Wilson, or known as his superhero alias Falcon, uses mechanical wings to fly, defend, and attack. He also has limited telepathic and empathic control over birds. After Steve Rogers retires, Wilson becomes Captain America in All-New Captain America #1 (Jan. 2015) and leader of the
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 (2025).
Publication history
Samuel Thomas Wilson, known as Falcon, was the first Black American
Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan,[3] he came about, Colan recalled in 2008,
...in the late 1960s [when news of the]
civil rights protests were regular occurrences, and Stan, always wanting to be at the forefront of things, started bringing these headlines into the comics. ... One of the biggest steps we took in this direction came in Captain America. I enjoyed drawing people of every kind. I drew as many different types of people as I could into the scenes I illustrated, and I loved drawing black people. I always found their features interesting and so much of their strength, spirit and wisdom written on their faces. I approached Stan, as I remember, with the idea of introducing an African-American hero and he took to it right away. ... I looked at several African-American magazines, and used them as the basis of inspiration for bringing The Falcon to life.[4]
He was introduced as an unnamed former resident of
Through most of the 1970s, the Falcon and Captain America were a team in New York City. The series was cover-billed Captain America and the Falcon from issues #134–192 and 194–222 (Feb. 1971–June 1978),
The Falcon briefly joined the superhero team the
After regularly appearing in Captain America vol. 2 (Nov. 1996–Nov. 1997), the Falcon rejoined the Avengers in The Avengers vol. 3, #1 (Feb. 1998). This time, he remained with the team, becoming one of its most prominent members by issue #57 (Oct. 2002). Concurrently, he was also a supporting character in Captain America vols. 3–4 (Jan. 1998–Feb. 2002 and June 2002–Dec. 2004). The Falcon next appeared in the short-lived Captain America and the Falcon series, in 2004 and 2005. After the events of the storyline "Avengers Disassembled", when the Scarlet Witch temporarily restored his criminal personality, the Falcon became a supporting character in Captain America vol. 5 (Jan. 2005–July 2009). The Falcon continued to play a significant role in the series after it returned to its original numbering, beginning with Captain America #600 (Aug. 2009).
Falcon was a member of the Avengers in the 2012
On July 16, 2014, Marvel Comics announced that Sam Wilson would relinquish the mantle of Falcon and would become the new Captain America, succeeding Steve Rogers in the role.[11] During this run, it is established that Sam Wilsons's "Snap" backstory as a drug dealing pimp was fake memories implanted by the Red Skull to discredit Sam through racism.[12]
An ongoing series starring Sam Wilson as Captain America launched in October 2015, as part of Marvel's post-Secret Wars relaunch, written by Nick Spencer and Daniel Acuña.[13]
Wilson temporarily returns to the role of Captain America in the 2017 miniseries Marvel's Generations.[14]
Wilson resumed the identity of Falcon in a series written by Rodney Barnes that debuted in late 2017, the character's first solo series since 1983.[15][16]
Fictional character biography
Early life
Samuel Thomas Wilson was born in Harlem, New York City, to Paul Wilson, a prominent minister, and Darlene Wilson. Wilson had a happy childhood and finds he has a natural affinity for birds. He takes up training pigeons, and has the largest pigeon coop in Harlem.[17] In his teens, however, encounters with racism leave him jaded.[18] When he is 16, Wilson refuses to join the church, believing his deeply religious parents to be ignorant for their faith. To his surprise, rather than put up a fight, his parents provide him with books on different religions and comparative theology. The next night, however, Sam's father is killed trying to break up a neighborhood fight (originally Paul was said to have been killed when Sam was 9 years old).[19] Two years later, his mother is shot and killed by a mugger one block from their apartment.[20][21] The tragic death of his parents does not stop Sam from being a respected community volunteer.[12]
As a grown adult, Sam continued doing social work and meets Captain America on Exile Island (years later, he would say "I actually loved this place quite a bit. It's where I met my two best friends," referring to Captain America and Redwing).
Becoming the Falcon
Wilson is an upright and cheerful
Later, again as the Falcon, Wilson receives help from
Soon afterwards, the Red Skull tricks Sam into believing that he had a secret past as Snap Wilson, a professional Los Angeles criminal and gang member persona created out of grief and "angry at the world" following the death of Sam's parents. Red Skull makes the untruthful claim that the Cosmic Cube was used to erase the memories of this Snap Wilson past so that Sam could be used as a mole for Red Skull. Red Skull then unsuccessfully attempts to use the Cosmic Cube to make the Falcon kill Captain America.[28] Believing in the existence of this fake criminal past but deciding to continue as a hero, the Falcon is eventually named head of the Super Agents at the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D.[29][12]
US government superhero liaison
2000s
Falcon becomes a member of the new team of Avengers assembled to fight the international menace Scorpio as a United Nations peacekeeping agency. By this point, Falcon had discovered that he could extend his telepathic bond with Redwing, allowing him to control other birds and "see" through their eyes. He uses this ability to spy on Henry Gyrich (now the Avengers' liaison with the United Nations) and discovers that the United States' Secretary of Defense, Dell Rusk, has been pressuring Gyrich to spy on the Avengers and turn over their secrets. Although initially hostile to one another, Falcon convinces Gyrich to help the Avengers spy on Rusk, feeding him false information while gathering evidence to expose him. They discover that Rusk is actually the Red Skull, who has launched a biological weapon attack on the United States, intending to use the ensuing panic to gain control over America's government and start a war with other countries. Falcon is instrumental in defeating the Red Skull.[32]
It is around this period of time that, a new "Captain America" secretly created by the
Since Captain America and Falcon now possess both O.N.I.'s rogue agent and the last remaining sample of O.N.I.'s virus, O.N.I. begins to put increasing amounts of pressure on the heroes. Falcon is especially targeted – he had broken Leila out of Federal Custody, and his alleged criminal history makes it easier for O.N.I. to create further false charges against him. Falcon soon finds himself on the run from O.N.I.[volume & issue needed]
Meanwhile, the superheroine the
Sam Wilson reappears as Falcon in the 2005 "
Becoming Captain America
Wilson appears in the 2010 "
As part of the 2012-2015
As part of the 2015
During the 2016 "
After the "Standoff!" storyline, Sam begins to face public pressure to return the shield and mantle of Captain America to Steve, as does Maria Hill for the consequences of her actions on Pleasant Hill. He and Steve then begin to secretly plan for a way to get Hill to face her crimes publicly. During a press conference, Sam encounters the mercenary
During the 2016 "
While accompanying Steve Rogers on a mission to stop Flag-Smasher from leaking America's nuclear launch codes, Wilson fails to save a senator from being shot by the villain, further compromising his current public image. This is subsequently revealed to have been deliberately staged by Rogers who has been converted to believe he is a Hydra sleeper agent since childhood. Using his greater familiarity with the shield, Rogers deliberately put Wilson in a position where he would be unable to use the shield to save the senator, with the final goal of demoralizing Sam to the point where he will return the shield to Rogers of his own free will (not wanting to kill Wilson and risk creating a martyr).[54]
After discovering that Rage was arrested and accused of robbing a pawn shop which
During the 2017 "
After a series of dead ends, the team returns to the hideout, where Sam reunites with Misty, until Hydra forces arrive and begin their assault on the base. During the battle, Sam helps the other heroes in protecting the refugees and battling Hydra's Avengers and a revived Bruce Banner as the Hulk until the base explodes.[60] In the aftermath of the attack, Sam appears standing on top of the rubble as Captain America to inspire America's superheroes not to surrender.[61] It is later revealed that Sam had a conversation with Misty Knight and Rayshaun Lucas, the new Patriot, which has persuaded him to reassume the role of Captain America, leading the resistance and wielding Rogers' original round shield as a symbol of hope.[62] Sam uses the Cosmic Cube fragment acquired by the resistance to help destroy the Darkforce dome surrounding Manhattan and the planetary defense shield, releasing all the trapped heroes. Liberating all the imprisoned Inhumans, the Underground attacks the Capitol which attracts the attention of Steve Rogers, who arrives wearing Cosmic Cube-powered armor. During the final battle, Sam fakes surrender and gives the fragment to Steve, only for Winter Soldier to intervene and bring Kobik and the real Steve Rogers back. The restored Steve Rogers manages to defeat the Hydra Steve Rogers with Thor's hammer and Kobik restores reality back to normal.[63]
Return as Falcon
Upon taking the second Patriot on as his sidekick, they travel to Chicago to deal with an outbreak of gang violence, unaware that Blackheart is posing as the city's Mayor.[64]
Powers, abilities, and equipment
Powers and abilities
In his earliest appearances, Wilson exhibits a close bond with his bird Redwing, which is confirmed as being a telepathic link by Professor X in Captain America #174. The Red Skull later claims that he had used the Cosmic Cube to create a "super-normal mental link" between Sam Wilson and Redwing.[65] Falcon later recalled memories of such an experience, stating he "Hurt like hell. Being mentally fused with that falcon. Able to see through his eyes".[66]
Wilson eventually revealed that he has been able to extend this empathic link. "I'm always psychically connected with Redwing, but through concentration, I've recently tapped into another ability - I'm able to link-up with other birds. I have over six billion pairs of eyes in the United States alone". He used this ability to quickly search New York City when the criminal Scarecrow kidnapped two children,[67] as well as to spy on Senator Dell Rusk (actually the Red Skull in disguise) and Henry Peter Gyrich.[68] He is also apparently able to access the memories of birds, and see things they had witnessed in the past (although birds have a different concept of the passage of time, which makes it difficult for him to know when any events they witnessed occurred).[69]
Wilson is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, having been trained in Judo[70] and Karate[71] by Steve Rogers. Wilson is also highly skilled in the use of Captain America's shield.[volume & issue needed]
Uniform and flight harness
Wilson's original Falcon wing harness featured detachable jet-powered glider wings made of lightweight titanium ribbing and Mylar. The wings were covered with wafer-thin solar power receptors that convert sunlight into electricity to power miniature high-speed electric turbine fans in his uniform and boots. The wings detached and reattached to his uniform cybernetically. The harness was destroyed in Captain America and the Falcon #2 (2004). The uniform was made of synthetic stretch fabric lined with a steel-alloy mesh.[volume & issue needed]
After the original flying harness's destruction in a 2004 storyline,
Reception
Accolades
- In 2012, IGN ranked Sam Wilson 96th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" list.[75]
- In 2012, IGN ranked Sam Wilson 45th in their "Top 50 Avengers" list.[76]
- In 2018, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 3rd in their "20 Versions Of Captain America Ranked Worst To Best" list.[77]
- In 2020, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 3rd in their "Marvel: Every Version Of Captain America" list.[78]
- In 2022, Collider included Sam Wilson in their "10 Strongest Superhero Sidekicks in Marvel Comics" list.[79]
- In 2022, Newsarama ranked Sam Wilson 9th in their "Best Avengers members of all time" list.[80]
- In 2021, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 5th in their "10 Smartest Marvel Sidekicks" list.[81]
- in 2022, Screen Rant included Sam Wilson in their "10 Best Leaders Of The Avengers In Marvel Comics" list.[82]
- In 2022,
Other characters named Falcon
Joaquin Torres
As part of the 2015
During the "
Adrian Toomes
In a 2017 storyline, Adrian Toomes developed a modified version of his electromagnetic wing harness with a reinforced helmet and lightweight, razor-sharp, nano-woven wings that responded to his mental commands. He temporarily took the name Falcon, believing it was vacant at the time, and robbed a location in East Village. He fought Spider-Man until they were both immobilized by a new Trapster, who made off with Toomes' loot.[86]
Carl Burgess
A similar, unrelated character of the same name and powers was created in 1939 by writer-artist Bill Everett for Marvel Comics' predecessor company, Timely Comics.[citation needed]
Other versions
Amazing Spider-Girl
In
Avengers: The Children's Crusade
In an alternate timeline seen in
Daredevil: End of Days
In Daredevil: End of Days, Wilson is briefly shown as the future president of the United States of America.[89]
Heroes Reborn (1996)
In the 1996 "
Heroes Reborn (2021)
In an alternate reality depicted in the 2021 "Heroes Reborn" miniseries, Falcon was the sidekick of Nighthawk before he was killed by the Goblin. Sam was later succeeded by Miles Morales.[92]
Marvel Zombies
Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as one of the zombified heroes in the
"Once and Future King"
In the "Once and Future King" story arc from Black Panther, a retired Sam Wilson is shown as the mayor of New York City 25 years into the future. He comes out of retirement for one final mission to help Black Panther defeat T'charra, T'Chaka's treasonous son.[94]
Secret Wars
During the
Spider-Gwen
A female version, Samantha T. Wilson, serves as the original Captain America of the Spider-Gwen universe of Earth-65. When World War II struck, she became one of the first black female pilots in the U.S. military. Eventually, she was recruited into Project Rebirth, and was chosen to undergo the procedure when the other candidates Bucky, Steve Rogers, and Isaiah Bradley were badly injured by Nazi agents. After this, she became Captain America, and fought the Nazis. When the Nazis attempted to summon creatures from another dimension, she entered said dimension to hold off the invading forces, un-aging in this reality for nearly 75 years. When she finally defeated them and returned to her home dimension of Earth-65, she was recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. director Peggy Carter to continue her service as Captain America as one of her agents.[96]
- In addition, Sam-13 appears in Spider-Gwen as the male clone of Samantha Wilson and this universe's Falcon, who works as Captain America's sidekick. He is an expert sniper-assassin and is aided by Redwing (who is a robotic falcon in this reality) where Sam-13 used him for assault and reconnaissance. Falcon and Redwing first come into contact with Spider-Woman while she was fighting Lizard.[96]
U.S. War Machine
In Marvel's
Ultimate Marvel
In the
What If?
Alternate versions of Sam Wilson appear in the What If? series:
- In an alternate reality of a 1983 an impostor and leading the chastised nation back to its democratic roots.[100]
- In a 2006 comic Earth-717 version of Wilson was an orphan raised by a Shawnee medicine man, and grew up to fight in the American Civil War as part of an Indian volunteer regiment. He performs a ritual to give Steven Rogers the power of We-Pi-Ahk, the Eagle Spirit, and has a red eagle painted on his chest for this ceremony. He is killed by Colonel Barnes(who in this reality is the White Skull).
In other media
Television
- Sam Wilson / Falcon and Redwing appear in The Avengers: United They Stand, with the former voiced by Martin Roach.[101] They appear as members of the Avengers.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon and Redwing appear in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Alimi Ballard and Steve Blum respectively.[102] They appear as members of the titular squad. Additionally, the series' version of the former is capable of launching his "feathers" as projectiles.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Lance Reddick.[103] This version is an enthralled servant of Dell Rusk and member of "Code Red".
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Bumper Robinson.[104][105] This version is a 17-year-old S.H.I.E.L.D. operative and member of the Avengers who was originally offered the War Machine armor, but turned it down in favor of the Falcon armor. Additionally, his wing pack is capable of assuming a "Redwing Mode", where it detaches itself and flies autonomously. During the fourth season, he is kidnapped by Kang the Conqueror and spends years in the future working to stop a black hole from destroying the Earth before eventually returning to the present.
- Additionally, Joaquin Torres / Falcon makes a cameo appearance in the third season episode "Into the Future". This version is a resistance fighter from a future ruled by Kang.[106]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.[107]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers.[citation needed]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.[citation needed]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Marvel Future Avengers, voiced by Takuya Eguchi in Japanese and by Bumper Robinson in English.[108]
- Sam Wilson / Captain America makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Odessa Drakeinto custody.
- Additionally, an original incarnation of the Falcon named Rodney and Redwing appear in the episode "The Devil You Know", with the latter voiced by Bumper Robinson while the former has no dialogue.
- Sam Wilson / Captain America appears in Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.[110]
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Anthony Mackie portrays Sam Wilson as the Falcon and later as Captain America in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). He first appears in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier before making subsequent appearances in the films Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame as well as the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. This version is a veteran United States Air Force (USAF) pararescueman who wields a pair of submachine guns and flies using a jet pack with articulated wings.[111] He also has a drone nicknamed Redwing, which he can remotely operate.
- Additionally, Joaquin Torres also appears in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, portrayed by Danny Ramirez.[112] This version is a first lieutenantin the USAF and a friend of Wilson who eventually receives his damaged wingsuit.
- Mackie and Ramirez will reprise their respective roles as Wilson and Torres, with the latter taking on the Falcon mantle, in the film Captain America: Brave New World.[113][114]
Video games
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad, voiced again by Alimi Ballard.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, voiced again by Alimi Ballard.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat, voiced again by Alimi Ballard.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a DLC character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes,[115] voiced by Andrew Kishino.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[116]He appears in the 17th Spec Ops, which is loosely based on Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- The MCU incarnation of Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as an assist character in Marvel Heroes,[117] voiced by Bumper Robinson.[citation needed] Additionally, an alternate universe version of Wilson as Captain America was added later to the game.[118]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Disney Infinity 2.0,[119][120] voiced again by Bumper Robinson.[citation needed]
- The MCU incarnation of Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[121] Additionally, an alternate universe version of Wilson who became Captain America was added in a later update.[citation needed]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Disney Infinity 3.0.[citation needed]
- Sam Wilson as Falcon and Captain America appear as separate playable characters in Lego Marvel's Avengers, both voiced by Anthony Mackie.[122] He is initially available in his Classic and Captain America: The Winter Soldier designs, with his Captain America: Civil War appearance being available through DLC.
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Playmation: Avengers.[123]
- A teenage incarnation of Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by ASAP Rocky.[124]
- Sam Wilson as the Falcon and Captain America appear as playable characters in Marvel Puzzle Quest.[125]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears as a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.[126]
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Marvel Snap.[127]
Miscellaneous
- Sam Wilson / Falcon appears in Marvel Universe: LIVE!.[128]
- Sam Wilson / Captain America appears as a meet-and-greet character at Avengers Campus.[129]
Collected editions
As Falcon
Title | Material Collected | Published Date | ISBN |
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Captain America Epic Collection: The Coming of... The Falcon | Tales of Suspense #97-99, Captain America (vol. 1) #100-119 | October 4, 2016 | 978-1302900076 |
Avengers: Falcon | Falcon (vol. 1) #1-4; Marvel Premiere #49; Captain America #117-119 and material from Captain America #220, #276-278 | March 18, 2014 | 978-0785188261 |
Captain America & the Falcon: Secret Empire | Captain America (vol. 1) #169-176 | January 11, 2006 | 978-0785118367 |
Captain America & the Falcon: Nomad | Captain America (vol. 1) #177-186 | January 10, 2007 | 978-0785121978 |
Captain America & the Falcon: Madbomb | Captain America (vol. 1) #193-200 | August 1, 2004 | 978-0785115571 |
Captain America & the Falcon: The Swine | Captain America (vol. 1) #206-214, Annual #3-4 | November 29, 2006 | 978-0785120780 |
Captain America & the Falcon Vol. 1: Two Americas | Captain America and the Falcon #1-4 | October 1, 2004 | 978-0785114246 |
Avengers Disassembled: Captain America | Captain America and the Falcon #5-7 and Captain America (vol. 4) #29-32 | December 29, 2004 | 978-0785116486 |
Captain America & the Falcon Vol. 2: Brothers and Keepers | Captain America and the Falcon #8-14 | July 6, 2005 | 978-0785115687 |
Captain America & the Falcon by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection | Captain America and the Falcon #1-14 | January 25, 2016 | 978-0785195269 |
Falcon & Winter Soldier: Cut Off One Head | Falcon & Winter Soldier #1-5 | February 4, 2021 | 978-1302923099 |
Falcon: Take Flight | Falcon (vol. 2) #1-8 | July 31, 2018 | 978-1302910457 |
As Captain America
Title | Material Collected | Published Date | ISBN |
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All-New Captain America: Fear Him | All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1-4, Captain America #280, Avengers (vol. 2) #64 | June 17, 2015 | 978-0785192589 |
All-New Captain America Volume 1: Hydra Ascendant | All-New Captain America #1-6 | July 7, 2015 | 978-0785193760 |
Amazing Spider-Man/Inhuman/All-New Captain America: Inhuman Error | All-New Captain America Special #1 and Amazing Spiderman Special #1, Inhuman Special #1 | February 9, 2016 | 978-0785195153 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 1: Not My Captain America | Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-6 | May 3, 2016 | 978-0785196402 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 2: Standoff | Captain America: Sam Wilson #7-8 and Avengers Standoff Assault on Pleasant Hill: Alpha and Omega | October 11, 2016 | 978-0785196419 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 3: Civil War II | Captain America: Sam Wilson #9-13 | January 26, 2017 | 978-1302903190 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 4: #Takebacktheshield | Captain America: Sam Wilson #14-17 and Captain America #344 | May 2, 2017 | 978-1302903299 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 5: End of the Line | Captain America: Sam Wilson #18-21 and Avengers #326 | August 9, 2017 | 978-1302906146 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson - The Complete Collection Vol. 1 | Captain America (vol. 4) #25, All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1-4, All-New Captain America #1-6, Amazing Spiderman Special #1, Inhuman Special #1, All-New Captain America Special #1, Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-6 | February 4, 2020 | 978-1302923259 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson - The Complete Collection Vol. 2 | Captain America: Sam Wilson #7-24, Captain America (vol. 8) #25, Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 | February 24, 2021 | 978-1302922979 |
Captain America & the Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: Open for Business | Captain America & The Mighty Avengers #1-7 | July 7, 2015 | 978-0785193821 |
Captain America & the Mighty Avengers Vol. 2: Last Days | Captain America & The Mighty Avengers #8-9 and Captain Britain & The Mighty Defenders #1-2, Avengers Assemble #15AU | October 21, 2015 | 978-0785198031 |
United States of Captain America | United States of Captain America #1-5 | January 11, 2022 | 978-1302930257 |
Captain America: Symbol of Truth Vol. 1: Homeland | Captain America: Symbol of Truth #1-6, Captain America #0 | December 20, 2022 | 978-1302945404 |
Captain America: Symbol of Truth Vol 2: Pax Mohannda | Captain America: Symbol of Truth #6-11 | June 20, 2023 | 978-1302945411 |
See also
- List of S.H.I.E.L.D. members
- List of African-American firsts
Notes
- Old West gunfighter Lobo, introduced in 1965.
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