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{{Infobox character|image = Falcon_CATWS.jpg}}The '''Falcon''', real name '''Samuel Wilson''', is a superhero 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. Marvel's previously introduced [[Black Panther]] is African, a native of the fictional 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 [[Wikipedia:John Stewart (comics)|John Stewart]] [[Wikipedia:Green Lantern|Green Lantern]] by over two years. (The first African-American starring character in comics is [[Wikipedia:Dell Comics|Dell Comics]]' Old West gunfighter [[Wikipedia:Lobo (Dell Comics)|Lobo]], introduced in 1965.)

The Falcon's deceased nephew was the [[Hulk|Incredible Hulk]]'s sometime-sidekick [[Jim Wilson|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 niece named Jody Casper.