Steve being a traitor validated every cynic who felt America was an idealized metaphor for the dominant culture's survival and the minority's suffering. I can't let that idea take hold. People need hope. 
Appearing in "Bad Kid, Mad City"
Featured Characters:
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Southstone Rangers (First appearance)
- Dray (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed gangsters
- Spanish Kings (First appearance)
- Ortiz (First appearance; dies) (Unnamed)
- Numerous unnamed gangsters
- Blackheart / Mayor of Chicago
Other Characters:
- Chicago Police Department
- Hydra (Mentioned)
- Steve Rogers (Mentioned)
- Doctor Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) (Mentioned)
- Bagger Vance (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- John Coffey (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Misty Knight (Mentioned)
- Laquan McDonald (Earth-616)
- Black Panther Party (Only in recap)
- Frederick Hampton (Earth-616)
- Unidentified others
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Kobik (Mentioned)
- Paul Wilson (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in recap)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Only in recap)
- Luke Cage (Mentioned)
- T'Challa (Mentioned)
- Prodigy (Mentioned) (Deceased) (Topical Reference)
Races and Species:
- Falcons
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Gods (Referenced)
- Aliens (Referenced)
- Monsters (Referenced)
- Demons
- Comic Cubes (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Illinois
- Chicago
- Chicago City Hall
- Mandel Hall (First appearance)
- Grant Park
- Menard Correctional Center, Chester (Mentioned)
- Chicago
- New York
- New York City
- Brooklyn
- Captain America HQ, Harlem, Manhattan (Mentioned)
- New York City
- Illinois
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
Items:
- Falcon's Wings (Main story and recap)
- Key of Abbadon (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Patriot's Uniform and Shield
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in recap)
- Model-Prime Armor (Only in recap)
- Hawkeye's Suit, Bow, and Trick Arrows (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Bad Kid, Mad City"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Marvel Legacy Primer Pages"
Featured Characters:
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Only in recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Only in recap)
- Avengers (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
- Vision (Only in recap)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in recap)
- Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Only in recap)
- Redwing (Only in recap)
Antagonists:
- Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Only in recap)
- Grey Gargoyle (Paul Duval) (Only in recap)
Other Characters:
- Paul Wilson (Only in recap)
- Darlene Wilson (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Only in recap)
- Synthezoids (Only in recap)
- Mutants (Only in recap)
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Only in recap)
- Falcons (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Earth (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- Harlem (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Fifth Avenue (Only in recap)
- Avengers Mansion (Only in recap)
- Fifth Avenue (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- Exile Island (Only in recap)
- Wakanda (Only in recap)
- Royal Palace of Wakanda (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
Items:
- Cosmic Cube (Only in recap)
- Panther Habit (Only in recap)
- Falcon's Wings (Only in recap)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in recap)
- Ms. Marvel's Suit (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Marvel Legacy Primer Pages"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
TAKE FLIGHT Part 1
Sam Wilson – winged warrior, avian Avenger and one-time sentinel of liberty – takes to the skies again, reborn and recommitted as the fighter for freedom, THE FALCON! Engaged in an all-new assignment while training his new partner THE PATRIOT, Sam Wilson soars high and sees all. But Sam’s new mission finds him on a collision course with an enemy way out of his weight class — the demonic BLACKHEART! Writer Rodney Barnes (THE BOONDOCKS) joins artist Joshua Cassara (SECRET EMPIRE: UNDERGROUND) to challenge Sam Wilson as never before! From the stratosphere to the streets, the Marvel Universe now has a high-flying hero circling above them ready to strike! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!Notes
- Sam's new costume was designed by Alex Ross.
Trivia
- This issue includes Marvel Value Stamp: Series C #18: Doctor Strange.