Marvel's Next Captain America Will Be Black

After dropping the bombshell on Tuesday, announcing that Thor will be a woman in upcoming comics, Marvel has now announced another big change: the next Captain America will be black

The news broke on the Colbert Report Wednesday: Steve Rogers will have to step down as Captain America this fall, passing on his shield to Sam Wilson, a.k.a the Falcon, an old ally of the Captain

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The Falcon has been introduced in September 1969, and was the first African-American superhero in the Marvel universe. He is not the first black Captain America, however — that was Isaiah Bradley, who appeared in the 2003 limited series Truth: Red, White & Black. Read more...

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