Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a supervillain in "Tales of Suspense" #57 (September 1964) and later joined the Avengers as a superhero in "The Avengers" #16 (May 1965). He has since been a prominent member of several Avengers teams, founding the West Coast Avengers.

He was ranked at #44 on IGN's (In Game Name) Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list. Jeremy Renner plays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Thor" (2011), "The Avengers" (2012), "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015), "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), and "Avengers Endgame" (2019), the animated series "What If...?" (2021). Hawkeye was introduced as a reluctant villain in "Tales of Suspense" #57 (Sept. 1964). After two more appearances as a villain in "Tales of Suspense"#60 and #64 (Dec. 1964 and April 1965), Hawkeye joined the ranks of the Avengers in "The Avengers: #16 (May 1965). He became a perennial member of the team.

He was born in Waverly, Iowa. At a young age he lost both of his parents in a car crash. After six years in an orphanage, Clint and his brother ran away to join the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders. Clint soon caught the eye of the Swordsman, who took the young boy on as his assistant. Along with the help of Trick Shot, the Swordsman trained Clint to become a master archer.

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