Major Mapleleaf
Major Mapleleaf is the name of two fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in the series Alpha Flight. Both characters were created by writer Scott Lobdell.
Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler)
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|real_name=Louis Sadler
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=Alpha Flight #106 (March 1992)
|creators=Scott Lobdell
Mark Pacella
|species=Human mutate
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Louis Sadler is the name of the first Major Mapleleaf. He first appeared in Alpha Flight #106.
= Fictional character biography =
Louis Sadler is a Canadian superhero during World War II and an occasional ally of the Invaders who gained superhuman strength, durability, and longevity through an unrevealed process.{{Cite web |last=King |first=Samantha |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Canada Needs To Pick Its True Captain America |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-canada-representation-captain-america-superhero-canuck/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} After the war, Sadler goes underground with his crime-fighting and eventually reveals his public identity in 1963 so that he can devote time to raising his son Michael.Alpha Flight (vol. 3) #9 (January 2005) After Michael dies from AIDS, Sadler sinks into a depression. Later, when the news is making a cause celebre out of a baby with HIV, Sadler goes on a rampage, believing society did not care about Michael due to him being gay. He is stopped by Northstar of Alpha Flight.Alpha Flight #106 (March 1992){{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Aubrey |date=May 20, 2015 |title=First openly gay Marvel character comes to the rescue on LGBT advocacy |url=https://dailybruin.com/2015/05/20/first-openly-gay-marvel-character-comes-to-the-rescue-on-lgbt-advocacy |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Daily Bruin}}{{Cite web |last=Briscoe |first=Aaron |date=May 28, 2022 |title=Marvel's First Major Gay Character Deserves a Stand-Alone Comic |url=https://www.cbr.com/northstar-gay-hero-comic-alpha-flight-x-men-marvel/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Medlen |first=D. R. |date=February 12, 2021 |title=X-Men: Northstar Had a Long Road to Krakoa's Healthiest Marriage |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-northstar-marriage/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Winstead |first=Nick |date=September 7, 2017 |title=Dollar Bin Discoveries: I'm Coming Out Edition |url=https://comicbook.com/comicbook/news/dollar-bin-discoveries-im-coming-out-edition/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}
Major Mapleleaf (Lou Sadler Jr.)
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|caption=Major Mapleleaf and Thunder as depicted in Alpha Flight (vol. 3) #5 (September 2004). Art by Clayton Henry.
|character_name=Major Mapleleaf
|real_name=Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr.
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=Alpha Flight (vol. 3) #1 (May 2004)
|creators=Scott Lobdell
Clayton Henry
|alliances=Alpha Flight
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Louis Sadler Jr., the younger son of the original Major Mapleleaf, assumes the mantle of Major Mapleleaf. Lou first appears in Alpha Flight vol. 3 #1.
= Fictional character biography =
Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr. is a normal human with no superpowers who rides a super-powered horse named Thunder.{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Rich |date=February 21, 2020 |title=10 Marvel Universe Superhero Teams That Always Return |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-universe-superhero-teams-always-return/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}
Bearing the rank of staff sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sadler takes the codename Major Mapleleaf to honor his father. Sasquatch later recruits Sadler into Alpha Flight after aliens kidnap the original team.Alpha Flight (vol. 3) #3–6 (July - October 2004) In New Avengers, Michael Pointer kills Major Mapleleaf and the majority of Alpha Flight, with Sasquatch being the only survivor.New Avengers #16 (April 2006)
= Powers and abilities =
Major Mapleleaf has no superhuman powers, but is a skilled combatant and acrobat. His horse, Thunder, possesses flight, superhuman durability, and a degree of enhanced strength.Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #7 (March 2009)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013330/http://alphaflight.net/alphanex/index.php?title=Major_Mapleleaf_I AlphaFlight.net Alphanex Entry on Major Mapleleaf I]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013337/http://alphaflight.net/alphanex/index.php?title=Major_Mapleleaf_II AlphaFlight.net Alphanex Entry on Major Mapleleaf II]
- {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/mmleaf.htm|Major Mapleleaf}}
- [http://uncannyxmen.net/characters/major-mapleleaf-ii Uncannxmen.net Character Profile on Major Mapleleaf II]
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Category:Canadian-themed superheroes
Category:Characters created by Clayton Henry
Category:Characters created by Scott Lobdell
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1992
Category:Comics characters introduced in 2004
Category:Fictional Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers
Category:Fictional staff sergeants
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength
Category:Marvel Comics male superheroes