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117September 1969
$0.15

Captain America #117

Marvel · September 1969 · on sale 1969-06-10

First appearance: Sam WilsonFirst appearance: FalconFirst appearance: RedwingOrigin: Falcon
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
September 1969
Key date
1969-09-00
On-sale date
1969-06-10
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sam Wilson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Falcon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Redwing - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Falcon, Redwing, Sam Wilson.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Coming of the Falcon!cover1pencils: Gene Colan, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Sam RosenAngelo Baldini, Franz Cadavus, Captain America, General Ching, Falcon First, Eric Gruning, Iron-Hand Hauptmann, Ivan Krushki, Redwing First, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson First
2The Coming of... the Falcon!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenAngelo Baldini, Franz Cadavus, Captain America, General Ching, Falcon First, Eric Gruning, Iron-Hand Hauptmann, Ivan Krushki, M.O.D.O.K., Red Skull, Redwing First, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt, George Tarleton
4Batty Bulletins to Bewilder, Bewitch, and Bedazzle You!in-house column1script: Smiley
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: John Severin, Steve Ditko, Herb Trimpe; inks: John Severin, Sam Grainger; letters: Sam Rosen
14-letters page2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Tuska; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Rick Jones?]

Plus 11.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #2
ISBN 0-7851-0827-0		2002On eBay ›
Avengers: Falcon #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8826-1		2014On eBay ›
Captain America: Homecoming #12014On eBay ›
The Coming of... the Falcon
ISBN 978-1-302-90007-6		2016On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-9927-4		2016On eBay ›
Captain America No. 117 Facsimile Edition #[nn]2021On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #11618 of 355#118 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q24022345 (Sam Wilson), first-appearance property (CC0)

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