![]() ![]() Inked by Golden Age contemporary Bill Everett, the heavy brushwork was reminiscent of Chic Stone’s work over Kirby during the years of consolidation. Unfortunately, he came back just to do the cover, which was done in prime late Jack Kirby kinetics. Kirby’s back! No, wait… Readers who first laid eyes on the cover of Captain America #126 (June 1970) couldn’t be blamed if for a fleeting moment they thought that the King had returned to his signature creation. Meanwhile, check out this EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:Ĭaptain America #126: “The Fate of…the Falcon!” Stan Lee (script) Gene Colan (pencils) Frank Giacoia (inks) The volume is due to be released March 24 - and you can click here for more info. The issue itself is featured in the expanded edition of TwoMorrows’ Marvel Comics in the ’70s, by Pierre Comtois, a “field guide” that highlights some of the most important Marvel comics of the decade. (And John Walker’s Captain, played by Wyatt Russell, will be a part of the show as well.)īut to find the first time the Falcon donned the red, white and blue, you have to go allllllll the way back to 1970 and Captain America #126, when Sam Wilson briefly wore Steve Rogers’ outfit as an escape ruse. And so has Bucky/Winter Soldier, for that matter. In the comics, of course, Wilson has been Cap already. ![]() ![]() One of the big questions is whether the Falcon will ultimately take up Cap’s mantle since Steve Rogers gave him his shield at the finish of Avengers: Endgame. Of all the MCU Disney+ shows, this is the one I’ve been looking forward to the most, given that it appears to take many of its cues from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the best solo film of the entire enterprise. What we know is obvious: Captain America’s two former partners - Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) - have to team up against Baron Zemo (Daniel Bruhl) with the shadow of the retired Star-Spangled Avenger looming over everything. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier debuts Friday on Disney+, a series long on subtext and - as per typical Marvel - short on advance details. An INSIDE LOOK at a compelling 1970 entry in Marvel lore… ![]()
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