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Major Mapleleaf
Major Mapleleaf
	Major Mapleleaf. Detail from the cover to Alpha Flight vol. 3 #5. Art by Clayton Henry.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alpha Flight vol. 3 #1
Created by	Scott Lobdell & Clayton Henry
In-story information
Alter ego	Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr.
Species	Human mutate
Team affiliations	Alpha Flight

Major Mapleleaf
Major Mapleleaf
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alpha Flight #106 (March 1992)
Created by	Scott Lobdell & Mark Pacella
In-story information
Alter ego	Louis Sadler
Species	Human mutate
Team affiliations	Invaders

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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)

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 the occasional ally of the Invaders in their battles against Hitler and the Nazis. He gains his powers through an unrevealed process which appears to have affected his aging process.^[1] After the war, he 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, his proudest achievement.^[2] After Michael's death from AIDS, Sadler sinks into a depression. Later, when the news is making a cause celebre out of a baby with HIV, he goes on a rampage, believing society did not care about Michael's fate due to his being gay. He is stopped by Northstar of Alpha Flight.^[3]

Major Mapleleaf (Lou Sadler Jr.)

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.

Bearing the rank of staff sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sadler takes the codename Major Mapleleaf to honour his father. Lou was reportedly beaten by his father, who blamed him for the death of his mother. Lou, who speaks very positively of his father, denies the abuse.^[4]

Sadler is recruited by Sasquatch as one of the new members of the Alpha Flight team when the original team is kidnapped by aliens.^[5]

Along with Guardian, both incarnations of Puck, Vindicator, and Shaman, Major Mapleleaf is among the Alpha Flight members killed by the Collective.^[6]

References

^ Alpha Flight vol. 3 #3
^ Alpha Flight vol. 3 #9
^ Alpha Flight #106
^ Alpha Flight vol. 3 #3–5
^ Alpha Flight vol. 3 #6
^ The New Avengers #16

External links

AlphaFlight.net Alphanex Entry on Major Mapleleaf I
AlphaFlight.net Alphanex Entry on Major Mapleleaf II
Major Mapleleaf at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Uncannxmen.net Character Profile on Major Mapleleaf II

[1] Alpha Flight vol. 3 #3

[2] Alpha Flight vol. 3 #9

[3] Alpha Flight #106

[4] Alpha Flight vol. 3 #3–5

[5] Alpha Flight vol. 3 #6

[6] The New Avengers #16

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+'''Major Mapleleaf''' is the name of two fictional [[superheroes]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], primarily in the series ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]''. Both characters were created by writer [[Scott Lobdell]].
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+== Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler) ==
+{{Infobox comics character| <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
+image=<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Major mapleleaf1.jpg|{{deletable image-caption|1=Wednesday, 4 March 2009}}]] -->
+|caption=Major Mapleleaf. Art by [[Mark Pacella]].
+|character_name=Major Mapleleaf
+|real_name=Louis Sadler
+|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
+|debut=''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #106 (March 1992)
+|creators=[[Scott Lobdell]] & [[Mark Pacella]]
+|species=Human mutate
+|alliances=[[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]]
+|aliases=
+|powers=
+}}
+'''Louis Sadler''' is the name of the first Major Mapleleaf. He first appeared in ''Alpha Flight'' #106.
+=== Fictional character biography ===
+Louis Sadler is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] superhero during [[World War II]] and the occasional ally of the [[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]] in their battles against [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]]. He gains his powers through an unrevealed process which appears to have affected his aging process.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' vol. 3 #3</ref> After the war, he 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, his proudest achievement.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' vol. 3 #9</ref> After Michael's death from [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]], Sadler sinks into a depression. Later, when the news is making a cause celebre out of a baby with HIV, he goes on a rampage, believing society did not care about Michael's fate due to his being gay. He is stopped by [[Northstar (Marvel Comics)|Northstar]] of [[Alpha Flight]].<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #106</ref>
+== Major Mapleleaf (Lou Sadler Jr.) ==
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 |real_name=Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr.
 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
-|debut=''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' vol. 3 #1 (May 2004)
+|debut=''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' vol. 3 #1
-''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #106 (March 1992)
 |creators=[[Scott Lobdell]] & [[Clayton Henry]]
+|species=Human mutate
-|alliances=[[Alpha Flight]], [[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]]
+|alliances=[[Alpha Flight]]
 |aliases=
 |powers=
 }}
+'''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.
-'''Major Mapleleaf''' was the name of [[fictional character|fictional]] [[superheroes]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], primarily in the series ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'', both of whom were created by writer [[Scott Lobdell]].
-== Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler) ==
-'''Louis Sadler''' is the name of the first Major Mapleleaf, a character that first appeared in ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #106.
-== Fictional character biography ==
-'''Louis "Lou" Sadler, Jr.''' is the younger son of the original Major Mapleleaf.
-Sadler, was secretly a normal human with no superpowers, though he rides a super-powered [[horse]] named Thunder.
-Bearing the rank of Staff Sergeant in the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], Sadler took the code name of Major Mapleleaf out of respect for his father. Lou reportedly had an abusive relationship with his father, who beat him; blaming him for the death of his mother. In the comics, Lou, who speaks very positively of his father, denies the abuse.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #3-5 (July–September 2004)</ref>
-Sadler was recruited by [[Sasquatch (comics)|Sasquatch]] as one of the new members of the Alpha Flight team when the original team was kidnapped by [[extraterrestrial life|aliens]].<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #6 (October 2004)</ref>
-Along with [[Guardian (Marvel Comics)|Guardian]], both incarnations of [[Puck (comics)|Puck]], [[Vindicator (comics)|Vindicator]], and [[Shaman (comics)|Shaman]], Major Mapleleaf was among the Alpha Flight members killed by [[The Collective (comics)|The Collective]].<ref>''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' #16 (April 2006)</ref>
+=== Fictional character biography ===
-'''Sadler''' was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] superhero during [[World War II]] and the occasional ally of the [[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]] in their battles against [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]]. He later gained his powers through an unrevealed process which appears to have affected his aging process.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' vol 3 #3 (July 2004)</ref> After the war, he went underground in his crimefighting and eventually revealed his public identity in 1963 to devote time to raising his son, Michael, his proudest achievement.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' vol 3 #9 (January 2009)</ref> After Michael's death from [[A.I.D.S.]] he sank into a depression. Later, when the news was making a [[Cause célèbre|cause celebre]] out of a baby with HIV, he went on a rampage, believing society did not care about Michael's fate due to his homosexuality. He was stopped by [[Northstar (Marvel Comics)|Northstar]] of [[Alpha Flight]], who came out as gay himself during their battle.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #106 (March 1992)</ref>
+Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr. is a normal human with no superpowers who rides a super-powered horse named Thunder.
+Bearing the rank of staff sergeant in the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], Sadler takes the codename Major Mapleleaf to honour his father. Lou was reportedly beaten by his father, who blamed him for the death of his mother. Lou, who speaks very positively of his father, denies the abuse.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' vol. 3 #3–5</ref>
-== See also ==
-[[Marvel Comics]]
+Sadler is recruited by [[Sasquatch (comics)|Sasquatch]] as one of the new members of the Alpha Flight team when the original team is kidnapped by [[extraterrestrial life|aliens]].<ref>''Alpha Flight'' vol. 3 #6</ref>
-[[Alpha Flight]]
+Along with [[Guardian (Marvel Comics)|Guardian]], both incarnations of [[Puck (comics)|Puck]], [[Vindicator (comics)|Vindicator]], and [[Shaman (comics)|Shaman]], Major Mapleleaf is among the Alpha Flight members killed by [[The Collective (comics)|the Collective]].<ref>''[[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]]'' #16</ref>
-[[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]]
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Canadian-themed superheroes]]
 [[Category:Marvel Comics superheroes]]
+[[Category:Marvel Comics military personnel]]
 [[Category:Marvel Comics mutates]]
 [[Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength]]

v t e Invaders
Roy Thomas Sal Buscema
WWII members	Bucky Bucky Barnes Captain America Steve Rogers Jeffrey Mace William Naslund Human Torch Miss America Namor Spitfire Toro Union Jack Vision Whizzer
Modern day members	Blazing Skull Tara Thin Man Union Jack U.S. Agent
Allies	Avengers Blonde Phantom Blue Diamond Crusaders Destroyer Fin Nick Fury Golden Girl Howling Commandos Liberty Legion Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler) Nia Noble Silver Scorpion V-Battalion
Enemies	Adolf Hitler Agent Axis Baron Blood Brain Drain Iron Cross Lady Lotus Master Man Red Skull Super-Axis U-Man Warrior Woman Yellow Claw
Related articles	All-New Invaders All-Winners Squad Golden Age of Comic Books Timely Comics The Twelve World War II Young Allies

v t e The Flight Program
John Byrne
Titles	Alpha Flight (comic book)
Teams	Alpha Flight Beta Flight Gamma Flight Omega Flight
Founding members	Guardian Sasquatch Snowbird Northstar Aurora Shaman
Members	Box Diamond Lil Fang Flex Major Mapleleaf Marrina Smallwood Murmur Nemesis Persuasion Puck Radius Sunfire Talisman Vindicator Wild Child Witchfire Wolverine
Supporting characters	Avengers Captain America Doctor Strange Fantastic Four Hulk Invisible Woman Namor X-Men
Enemies	Attuma Brain Drain Emissaries of Evil Egghead Eel Porcupine Power Man Rhino Solarr Swordsman Flashback Gilded Lily Jerry Jaxon Kingpin Llan the Sorcerer Master of the World Mesmero Persuasion Pestilence Pink Pearl Scramble Sebastian Shaw Super-Skrull Wendigo