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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 (May 2004)
Created by	Scott Lobdell & Clayton Henry
In-story information
Alter ego	Louis "Lou" Sadler Jr.
Team affiliations	Alpha Flight

Major Mapleleaf
Major Mapleleaf
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alpha Flight vol. 1 #106 (March 1992)
Created by	Scott Lobdell & Mark Pacella
In-story information
Alter ego	Louis Sadler
Team affiliations	Invaders

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Major Mapleleaf is the name of two fictional characters from the Marvel Comics Alpha Flight series. Both are created by Scott Lobdell.

Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler)

Louis Sadler is the name of the first Major Mapleleaf. He first appeared in Alpha Flight vol. 1 #106.

Fictional character biography

Louis 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 gained his powers through an unrevealed process which appears to have affected his aging process. 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.^{[volume & issue needed]}

While Louis Sr. was made to appear to have been physically and mentally abusive with his younger son, Louis Sadler Jr., appearances can be deceiving. This belief is based upon Louis Jr.'s memory of a childhood incident in which both he and his older brother were caught in their father's room going through things they had been told to stay out of. Their father, a war-hero of strong values, was not pleased.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Major Mapleleaf (Lou Sadler Jr.)

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.

Fictional character biography

Lou has a 'goody two-shoes'-type personality. He is 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, Lou Sadler Jr. 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.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Lou was recruited by Sasquatch as one of the new members of the Alpha Flight team when the original team was kidnapped by aliens.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Along with Guardian, both incarnations of Puck, Vindicator, and Shaman, Major Mapleleaf was among the Alpha Flight members killed by The Collective.^[1]

References

^ 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] New Avengers #16

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-'''Louis Sadler''' was a [[Canada|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. 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.{{issue}}
+'''Louis Sadler''' was a [[Canada|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. 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.{{issue|date=March 2013}}
-While Louis Sr. was made to appear to have been physically and mentally abusive with his younger son, Louis Sadler Jr., appearances can be deceiving. This belief is based upon Louis Jr.'s memory of a childhood incident in which both he and his older brother were caught in their father's room going through things they had been told to stay out of. Their father, a war-hero of strong values, was not pleased.{{issue}}
+While Louis Sr. was made to appear to have been physically and mentally abusive with his younger son, Louis Sadler Jr., appearances can be deceiving. This belief is based upon Louis Jr.'s memory of a childhood incident in which both he and his older brother were caught in their father's room going through things they had been told to stay out of. Their father, a war-hero of strong values, was not pleased.{{issue|date=March 2013}}
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 Lou has a 'goody two-shoes'-type personality. He is 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]], Lou Sadler Jr. 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.{{issue}}
+Bearing the rank of Staff Sergeant in the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], Lou Sadler Jr. 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.{{issue|date=March 2013}}
-Lou 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]].{{issue}}
+Lou 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]].{{issue|date=March 2013}}
 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</ref>