Hawkeye (Clinton Francis 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). He has been a prominent member of the team
ever since. He was also ranked at #44 on IGN's
Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list.
Jeremy Renner portrays the character in the Marvel
Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011) in an uncredited
cameo appearance, The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age
of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016)
and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and will return to
portray the role in the upcoming Disney+ series
Hawkeye and What If...? (both 2021).
