Captain America (vol. 1) #154 (Oct. 1972):
“The Falcon Fights Alone!”
by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten, Tony Mortellaro

Captain America (vol. 1) #154

Title: “The Falcon Fights Alone!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1972

Publisher:
Written by: Steve Englehart
Art by: Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten, Tony Mortellaro

35 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (lead character)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Bucky (Jack Monroe)		Secret Defenders [sidekick of 1950s Captain America]		131
Captain America (William Burnside)	idolizes Captain America	National Force [taught history]		13
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Redwing	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Leila Taylor	black supremacist	black [Falcon's former girlfriend]		50
Jody Casper	Baptist	black [Falcon's nephew; ran numbers for Stone-Face]		5
Rafe Michel	black supremacist	black [led a militant Black Power group Silver Skulls]		9
Wyatt		black [part of crowd that helped rescue Falcon]		1
Jack (details)  Helped lead Harlem crowd to rescue Falcon from Burnside/Monroe in Tyler's Warehouse.	religious/ethical	black [admired Falcon for coming down on crimeboss Morgan]		2
unnamed diner patron	indeterminate	black [admired Falcon for coming down on crimeboss Morgan]		3
Chunky		black [rotund friend of Falcon's nephew Jody]		1
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (pg. 19-20)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Vision (pg. 19-20)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (cover & 5-panel cameo, pg. 19-20)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (cover & 5-panel cameo, pg. 19-20)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Arnold (8-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 1-3, 5-9)		[muscle-bound body builder; harrassed Cap/Sharon Carter]		1
Morgan (5-panel cameo, pg. 16-17)		[leader of own crime organization based in Harlem]		28
Bob Courtney (5-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 4-8)		NYPD [Steve Rogers' police patrol partner]		8
Sgt. Brian Muldoon (4-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 5-6, 8-9)		Crime Wave (leader); NYPD [Steve Rogers' superior officer in NYPD]		11
Man-Mountain Quint (Quint) (4-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 1-4)		black		4
Edwin Jarvis (3-panel cameo, pg. 18, 20)	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Ellen Muldoon (3-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 4-5, 8)		[wife of Captain America's police sergeant]		3
Bim (3-panel cameo, pg. 16-17)		black		3
Billie (2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 1-2)		black		3
Tyler (business/store name)	indeterminate	[much of Cap #154 takes place in Tyler's Warehouse]		1
Nick Fury (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  Falcon: "I'll have to fly down there [Mosca Cay, in the Bahamas] and get him [Steve Rogers] myself. He's GOT to know! But somebody'll have to be on the lookout for that phoney HERE while I'm gone. SHIELD? No, I don't want Fury in this. He's still getting his head straight. The vibes aren't good right now. So that makes it-- the Avengers!"	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) (mentioned, pg. 1)  Who is the man calling himself Captain America? He looks like Cap, he sounds like Cap... and moreover-- He has a partner named BUCKY-- Bucky, who the world knows died during World War II!" [other references] Jack Monroe appears as Bucky, and apparently believes himself to be the real, original Bucky, due to brainwashing.	Protestant (nominal)	Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Young Allies		395
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  Falcon: "I'll have to fly down there [Mosca Cay, in the Bahamas] and get him [Steve Rogers] myself. He's GOT to know! But somebody'll have to be on the lookout for that phoney HERE while I'm gone. SHIELD? No, I don't want Fury in this. He's still getting his head straight. The vibes aren't good right now. So that makes it-- the Avengers!"		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Nazis (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 2)  Bucky (Jack Monroe): "When I think of how the names of Captain America and Bucky used to make Nazis and Commies shiver in their boots-- --and then I remember that THIS bum's [Falcon] carrying on that tradition..." [other references]	Nazi	[generic WWII Nazis]	, etc.	4,222
Communists (mentioned, pg. 2, 8)  (pg. 2) Jack Monroe: "When I think of how the names of Captain America and Bucky used to make Nazis and Commies shiver in their boots--and then I remember that THIS bum's [Falcon] carrying on that tradition..." (pg. 8) Burnside: "Your friend is some Pinko who's duped the American public--who's trying to sell out this great nation to the Reds!"	Communist	[general reference; frequent Cold War-era villains]		242
Scarlotti (mentioned, pg. 16, panel 4)  Morgan: "Grab your heat, Bim-- It's the Scarlotti Mob!"		Mafia [rival of Harlem crimeboss Morgan]		1
Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) (mentioned, pg. 19, panel 1)  Iron Man (to Falcon): "Something up, buddy?" Hawkeye: "I hope not. They're just starting to rerun "Last of the Mohicans"-- --and I really dig that other Hawkeye."	Native American religion	[messenger; scout]	Charles Wiley	133
Mr. Clean (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2)  Arnold (body builder, speaking to Sharon Carter about Steve Rogers): "I'm the one you've been looking for, while you've been filling your time with Mr. Clean there."		[mascot]	Procter & Gamble	2

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