When Sam Wilson retired from using the name “the Falcon” and became Captain America, that left a role to be filled in the MCU ...

Captain America: Brave New World is the first solo feature film featuring the character of Sam Wilson in the lead. And it’s not insignificant, as Sam Wilson’s Falcon was the first African ...

He’ll return as the Falcon in Captain America: Brave New World ... so the folks at Marvel Studios don’t have as much history to draw from, and have room to create their own story.

Sam Wilson first debuted in Marvel Comics in 1969, but it took many decades before he claimed the shield of Captain America.

1969’s Captain America #117 Introduces the World to Sam Wilson If you are only familiar with the character of Sam Wilson from his MCU iteration, his backstory in the comics is quite different ...