He does it a couple of times throughout his friendship with Steve, as late as 2004 or 2005. This is the one that was easiest for me to find (I had handily titled it “Falcon calls racism”). I don’t think it’s necessarily Falcon calling Steve out on racism directly, more like calling racism out in general, but I think it’s demonstrative of how the comic was written, and how far we haven’t come with regards to racism both in the country and in the comics. This is from Captain America and the Falcon #194, dated to 1976:
Also: yes, they ARE sharing a bedroom fifties-married-couple-in-a-sitcom style. This time it’s because they’re undergoing scientific testing, but they did this kind of thing all the time. They’d just…hang out together. In a hotel room. Talkin’ about politics while one of them bathed.
Seriously you guys, the early Captain America And The Falcon comics were awesome.
HEY LOOK AT THAT A COMIC TREATING STEVE AS A FUCKING HUMAN BEING INSTEAD OF THE PERFECT NONPROBLEMATIC FAVE
