Description
A collection of essential stories starring Sam Wilson, who fights alongside Steve Rogers as the high-flying Falcon!
In the skies of the Marvel-Verse, nobody soars higher than Falcon! As a hero of Harlem, a trusted partner to Captain America and a mighty Avenger, Sam Wilson flies into battle with his feathered friend Redwing by his side! When Cap is poisoned, the Falcon teams with Spider-Man to find the anti-toxin — and the creep responsible! And when Redwing is kidnapped, Sam risks everything to save his best pal! The Falcon takes on the mind-bending Scatterbrain, and faces a deadly threat alongside his own new partner, the Patriot! Plus: Sam and the Avengers take on Loki and M.O.D.O.K.! And Sam joins Cap, Black Panther and Black Widow on a mission to the moon!
COLLECTING: Marvel Team-Up (1972) 71; Captain America (1968) 220 (B story); Solo Avengers (1987) 6 (B story); Avengers Vs. (2015) 1 (B, D stories); Falcon (2017) 1; Avengers: Shards of Infinity (2018) 1; Marvel Legacy primer pages
About the Author
Joe Caramagna has been a regular writer and letterer for Marvel since 2007, most known for his work on Iron Man and the Armor Wars, Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil and more. He has also written Batman and Supergirl shorts for DC Comics, and a series of Amazing Spider-Man novels for young readers.
Award-winning writer/producer Rodney Barnes is one of the rising African-American creatives in Hollywood with projects ranging from The Boondocks to My Wife and Kids to Everybody Hates Chris, and more than two hundred episodes as both a writer and a producer across multiple networks. His creative style and approach have earned him honors from the BET Comedy Awards, the Image Awards, the Writer’s Guild of America and more.
Ralph Macchio began as an assistant editor on Marvel’s black-and-white magazines. His career grew more colorful with writing stints on Avengers, Thor and others. As editor, he oversaw Master of Kung Fu, Moon Knight, Daredevil and more. After editing multiple Spider-Man titles, he moved to the Ultimate line, which he guided through world-shaking changes.
In addition to his Avengers work, which earned a 1979 Eagle Award, Dave Wenzel drew for Marvel Team-Up and Savage Sword of Conan. During the 1980s, he moved into the field of children’s literature, where he illustrated books on ghosts, dinosaurs, American history and other subjects. He returned to comics to illustrate Eclipse’s three-part The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic, adapted by Chuck Dixon and Sean Deming. Wenzel has also designed puzzles, greeting cards and collectible figurines.
Rising star Wellinton Alves made his Marvel debut on Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death. The Brazilian artist’s other credits include Nightwing and Teen Titans Annual for DC; Lady Death for Avatar; and Nova, War of Kings: Ascension and Thunderbolts for Marvel.
Joshua Cassara made a big splash with his work on the event Secret Empire, as well as its tie-in Secret Empire: Uprising one-shot. He joined writer Rodney Barnes to challenge Sam Wilson as never before on Falcon, and teamed with writer Jeff Lemire and fellow artist Kim Jacinto on Sentry. His fast-growing list of Marvel credits also includes Venom, X-Force, X Lives of Wolverine and X-Men.
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