Hawkeye

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Clint Barton was orphaned at an early age when his parents died in a car accident and was sent to a children's home with his brother Bernard.

Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a villain in Tales of Suspense #57 (Sept. 1964) and later joined the Avengers in The Avengers #16 (May 1965).

Clinton "Clint" Barton was born to Harold and Edith Barton. He grew up working in his father's...

Trained by criminals, and inspired by heroes, Clint Barton has grown from a troubled youth into one of the greatest heroes on Earth. The world knows him best as Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman.

In the movie Avengers, Hawkeye seems like a filler character. He isn't in any of the previous movies, and there's no story about him at all. Does he just have super vision? Does he have a back st...

Inspired by the exploits of Iron Man, circus archer Clint Barton decided to put on a costume and fight crime as the super-hero Hawkeye. At first he was mistaken as a criminal, but Barton eventually gained the trust of the Avengers and has served on that team with distinction many times. In addition to his pinpoint accuracy, Hawkeye relies on a quiver full of gadget arrows with various high-tech tricks. But even without his arrows, he's a formidable combatant thanks to hours of training with Captain America.

It's high time Hawkeye got some love. Check out his backstory, his secrets and the reasons he's a key member of The Avengers.

An archer with perfect accuracy and a quiver of trick arrows, Clint Barton's wit is usually faster than his lightning-quick reflexes! Though this expert archer doesn't always follow the rules, he long ago proved himself an invaluable member of The Avengers as Hawkeye!