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The Falcon (Sam Wilson) is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, and introduced in ''Captain America'' #117 (Sept. 1969), the character is mainstream comics' first African-American superhero.〔Brothers, David. ("A Marvel Black History Lesson Pt. 1" ), Marvel.com, February 18, 2011. (WebCitation archive ). Quoting Marvel Senior Vice President of Publishing Tom Brevoort: “The Falcon was the very first African-American super hero, as opposed to The Black Panther, who preceded him, but wasn't American."〕 Falcon uses mechanical wings to fly and has limited telepathic and empathic control over birds. Following Steve Rogers' retirement, Sam Wilson becomes the newest Captain America and leader of the Avengers. The Falcon's deceased nephew was the Incredible Hulk's sometime-sidekick Jim Wilson, one of the first openly HIV-positive comic-book characters. Jim Wilson's father Gideon Wilson would go on to join the Gamma Corps. Gideon would presumably be Sam's older brother. Sam also has a sister named Sarah Casper and a nephew,〔''Captain America'' #134〕 named Jody Toby Casper and an unnamed niece.〔''All-New Captain America'' #6〕 Anthony Mackie portrays Falcon in the 2014 Marvel Studios film, ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' and reprises his role in ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), ''Ant-Man'' (2015) and the upcoming ''Captain America: Civil War'' (2016). ==Publication history== The Falcon, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comic books,〔 first appeared in ''Captain America'' #117 (Sept. 1969).〔(''Captain America'' #117 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 Marvel had previously introduced Black Panther, a native of the fictional African country Wakanda. The Falcon followed the company's first African-American co-starring character, the non-superpowered World War II soldier Gabe Jones, and first regular supporting character, Joe Robertson of ''The Amazing Spider-Man''. The Falcon debuted nearly three years before Luke Cage, Marvel's first African-American series star, and almost six years before the African character Storm, the first black female, and also precedes Marvel's British vampire hunter Blade, also created by Colan, by almost four years. The Falcon is also the first superhero of African descent not to have the word "black" as part of his superhero name, preceding the John Stewart Green Lantern by over two years. The first African-American starring character in comics is Dell Comics' Old West gunfighter Lobo, introduced in 1965. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan,〔 he came about, Colan recalled in 2008, 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. (His own name, Sam Wilson, was not given until page five of the following issue.) When a group of men on an island "in the tropics" wanted a hunting falcon, Wilson answered the ad, only to discover that the self-dubbed "Exiles" were former Nazis in league with the supervillain the Red Skull. He escaped, but remained on the island to organize the natives to confront the Exiles, who had turned them into serfs. At the urging of Steve Rogers, whom he later learned was Captain America, Wilson took on the costumed identity of the Falcon and underwent training with Rogers in order to better inspire the villagers and lead the fight.〔''Captain America'' #117–118 (September–October 1969). Writer: Stan Lee. Penciler: Gene Colan. Publisher: Magazine Management Company. Brand: Marvel Comics.〕 Through most of the 1970s, the Falcon and Captain America were a team in New York City, and the series was cover-billed ''Captain America and the Falcon'' from issues #134–192 and 194–222 (February 1971 – June 1978),〔(''Captain America'' cover scans, page 1 ) to (page 4 ), at the Grand Comics Database〕 though still copyrighted as ''Captain America.'' In issue #186 (June 1975), writer Steve Englehart retconned aspects of the Falcon's past. Originally depicted as a former social worker, motivated by a desire to better the lives of inner-city youth, the Falcon was revealed as a mob-connected thug whose memories were altered by the reality-warping Cosmic Cube. The Falcon briefly joined the superhero team the Defenders, appearing in issues #62–64 (August–October1978), and was a member of the Avengers from issues #183–194 (May 1979 – April 1980). He starred in his own four-issue miniseries in 1983, written by Jim Owsley. Its first issue was illustrated by Paul Smith with the final three issues by Mark Bright. The series revealed that the Falcon was a mutant, although this development was later retconned in the ''Avengers 2001 Annual''. After regularly appearing in ''Captain America'' vol. 2 (November 1996 – November 1997), the Falcon rejoined the Avengers in ''The Avengers'' vol. 3, #1 (February 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 (January 1998 – February 2002 and June 2002 – December 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 (January 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 Marvel NOW! relaunch. On July 16, 2014 Marvel Comics announced that The Falcon would become the new Captain America. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Falcon (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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