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Comicbook: The Falcon So wait, who's Falcon and who's Redwing
again?  Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson also known as The Falcon is a
Marvel Comics superhero introduced in Captain America #117
(September 1969). Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Sam was
initially a happy child who was quite fond of birds. As a teen,
his experiences with racism and his parents' deaths made him
bitter, jaded and angry. Leaving his past behind him, he becomes
"Snap" Wilson, a professional criminal, gang member, and pimp.
While traveling to Rio de Janeiro, he purchases a pet falcon and
names it Redwing. Attempting to hijack a plane filled with
laundered money, Snap crashed it into the Isle of Exiles. Snap
and Redwing are found by the Red Skull. Red Skull uses the
Cosmic Cube to alter Snap's memory, from being a criminal and
pimp to social worker. The cube also gives him an empathic link
with Redwing, giving him an ability to communicate with him
telepathically and see tho