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Major Mapleleaf
Major Mapleleaf
	Major Mapleleaf. Detail from the cover to Alpha Flight vol. 3 #5. Art by Clayton Henry.
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alpha Flight vol. 3 #1 (May 2004) Alpha Flight #106 (March 1992)
Created by	Scott Lobdell & Clayton Henry
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Alter ego	Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr.
Team affiliations	Alpha Flight, Invaders

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Major Mapleleaf was the name of fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in the series 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. First appeared in Alpha Flight #106.

Fictional character biography

Louis "Lou" Sadler, Jr., the younger son of the original Major Mapleleaf.

Sadler, was secretly a normal human with no superpowers who just 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.^[1]

Sadler was recruited by Sasquatch as one of the new members of the Alpha Flight team when the original team was kidnapped by aliens.^[2]

Along with Guardian, both incarnations of Puck, Vindicator, and Shaman, Major Mapleleaf was among the Alpha Flight members killed by The Collective.^[3]

Sadler was a Canadian superhero during World War II and the occasional ally of the 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.^[4] 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.^[5] After Michael's death from A.I.D.S. he sank into a depression. Later, when the news was making a 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 of Alpha Flight, who came out as gay himself during their battle.^[6]

References

^ Alpha Flight #3-5 (July–September 2004)
^ Alpha Flight #6 (October 2004)
^ New Avengers #16 (April 2006)
^ Alpha Flight vol 3 #3 (July 2004)
^ Alpha Flight vol 3 #9 (January 2009)
^ Alpha Flight #106 (March 1992)

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 #3-5 (July–September 2004)

[2] Alpha Flight #6 (October 2004)

[3] New Avengers #16 (April 2006)

[4] Alpha Flight vol 3 #3 (July 2004)

[5] Alpha Flight vol 3 #9 (January 2009)

[6] Alpha Flight #106 (March 1992)

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-'''Major Mapleleaf''' is the name of two [[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) ==
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-|caption=Major Mapleleaf. Art by [[Mark Pacella]].
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-|debut=''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #106 (March 1992)
-|creators=[[Scott Lobdell]] & [[Mark Pacella]]
-|alliances=[[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]]
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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''' 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 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 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>
-== Major Mapleleaf (Lou Sadler Jr.) ==
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+''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #106 (March 1992)
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-|alliances=[[Alpha Flight]]
+|alliances=[[Alpha Flight]], [[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]]
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+'''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]].
-'''Louis "Lou" Sadler, Jr.''', the younger son of the original Major Mapleleaf, assumed the mantle of Major Mapleleaf. Lou first appeared in ''Alpha Flight'' vol. 3 #1.
+== Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler) ==
-=== Fictional character biography ===
+'''Louis Sadler''' is the name of the first Major Mapleleaf. First appeared in ''Alpha Flight'' #106.
-Louis "Lou" Sadler, Jr. is secretly a normal human with no superpowers who just rides a super-powered [[horse]] named Thunder.
+== Fictional character biography ==
-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. Lou, who speaks very positively of his father, denies the abuse.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #3-5 (July–September 2004)</ref>
+'''Louis "Lou" Sadler, Jr.''', the younger son of the original Major Mapleleaf.
+Sadler, was secretly a normal human with no superpowers who just 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>
+'''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>
+== See also ==
+[[Marvel Comics]]
+[[Alpha Flight]]
+[[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]]
 == References ==

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