Part of Series
The Coming of The Falcon & The Falcon A hero of the highest calibre, Sam Wilson was the first African-American hero to grace the pages of Marvel comics. Raised on the streets of Harlem, New York, a chance encounter with Captain American sent the lowly gangster on an incredible path of redemption to become one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Featuring the winged Avengers' iconic first appearance and the character's critically acclaimed 1980's mini-series, Marvel's Mightiest Heroes: The Falcon presents the hero at the pinnacle of the super hero pantheon!
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Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
