Captain America #117 - 1st Falcon

Captain America #117

Captain America v1 #117, 1969 - Banished to the tropics by the Red Skull, a disguised Steve Rogers teams up with an American tourist against the island's oppressors, the Exiles. He convinces Sam Wilson to become a symbol for freedom for the villagers. The Falcon makes his first appearance in the final panels of the story. Marvel would subsequently make this hero a recurring character on the series, even sharing the masthead for a significant number of issues. Only the second African-American hero introduced in Marvel universe, this story was written by Stan Lee and drawn by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Colan. /// key 1st appearance, 1st cover, 1st origin Sam Wilson as the Falcon
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"The Coming of the Falcon" 20 pages

1st Falcon

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