Marvel Comics
Hawkeye
Hawkeye is the Avenger with a bow, standing next to a god, a super-soldier and a man in a flying suit of armour, and the best stories are the ones that take that absurdity seriously. Matt Fraction and David Aja's 2012 run is the definitive treatment: it ignores the world-saving almost entirely and follows him on his days off, dealing with his apartment building, his hearing loss and a dog, drawn in a spare graphic style that looked like nothing else on the shelf and won multiple Eisner Awards.
- First appearance
- Tales of Suspense #57 (1964), Marvel Comics
- Created by
- Stan Lee, Don Heck
- Also known as
- Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, The World's Greatest Marksman
- Universe
- Marvel Universe
- Appears in
- comics, film, television, animation, games
Who is Hawkeye?
Hawkeye is the Avenger with a bow, standing next to a god, a super-soldier and a man in a flying suit of armour, and the best stories are the ones that take that absurdity seriously. Matt Fraction and David Aja's 2012 run is the definitive treatment: it ignores the world-saving almost entirely and follows him on his days off, dealing with his apartment building, his hearing loss and a dog, drawn in a spare graphic style that looked like nothing else on the shelf and won multiple Eisner Awards. The character's deafness — introduced in the comics in the 1980s and reflected in later screen versions with hearing aids and sign language — is one of the more prominent disability depictions in mainstream superhero fiction. He began, as a surprising number of Marvel characters did, as an antagonist.
Hawkeye: the details
- First appearance
- Tales of Suspense #57, September 1964
- Created by
- Stan Lee and Don Heck
- Started as a villain
- Introduced as an antagonist of Iron Man before joining the Avengers
- No powers
- One of the few Avengers with no enhancement of any kind, which is the point of most good stories about him
- Deaf
- Established in the comics in the 1980s and carried into later screen versions with hearing aids and signing
- The definitive run
- Matt Fraction and David Aja's 2012 series, about his life between missions, which won multiple Eisner Awards
- The mantle passes
- Kate Bishop has held the identity alongside Clint Barton since 2005
Why Hawkeye endures
The Avenger used to test what the team looks like from the perspective of someone ordinary, and the subject of one of the most stylistically influential comics runs of the 2010s. His deafness is also among the genre's most sustained disability depictions.
What Hawkeye looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: The bow, the arrow, and the purple-and-black target motif
The target roundel from the Fraction and Aja run is one of the most stylish pieces of design in modern comics apparel — concentric purple circles, no character, no name. Extremely strong as a minimalist print.
The purple concentric target from the Fraction and Aja run is the standout — a minimalist graphic that identifies the character with no figure or text. Purple on black is the signature. Teen and adult sizing.
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Sizes: kids to adult
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| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Hawkeye
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Renner | Thor | 2011 | Live action |
| Hailee Steinfeld | Hawkeye | 2021 | Live action |
Hawkeye T-shirts: common questions
Who created Hawkeye?
Hawkeye was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #57 in 1964 (Marvel Comics).
What does a Hawkeye T-shirt usually look like?
The bow, the arrow, and the purple-and-black target motif. The purple concentric target from the Fraction and Aja run is the standout — a minimalist graphic that identifies the character with no figure or text. Purple on black is the signature. Teen and adult sizing.
Are Hawkeye T-shirts made for children?
No. Hawkeye comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Hawkeye?
Hawkeye has been played on screen by Jeremy Renner (Thor, 2011), Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye, 2021).
How much does a Hawkeye T-shirt cost?
Hawkeye shirts we currently track start from around $17.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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