Falcon (comics)

Falcon (real name Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson) is fictional character and a superhero. He appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan. He first appeared in issue #117 of Captain America in September 1969. He is the first African American superhero in mainstream comic books.

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 Avengers.

 In other media 
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 movies 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 as Captain America in the movie Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

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Category:Avengers (comics) characters
Category:Marvel Comics superheroes
Category:Fictional African-American people