Item Biography
*Earth's mightiest marksman makes his unforgettable debut, but is he hero or villain? Life as a carnival archer sure is tough, so Clint Barton dons a colorful costume, designs some nifty trick arrows and sets out for fame and fortune as the adventurer Hawkeye! But when he takes the blame for a crime he didn't commit, the mysterious Back Widow takes him under her wing - and unleashes him against the Invincible Iron Man! Tony Stark and Clint Barton may have years of friendship ahead of them in the Avengers, but for now, it's arrows against armor - and may the best man win! Plus: a powerful tale of Uatu the Watcher! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #57. *Source: marvel.com
"Hawkeye, the Marksman!" (X-742) featuring Iron Man by Lee and Heck; 18 pages.
At a boardwalk sideshow, Clint Barton, master archer, watches Iron Man rescue people from a run-away ride. He resolves to become a hero and creates the costume and weaponry of Hawkeye. In his first outing, however, he stops a robbery, but police mistake him as the perpetrator. He eludes the police, and is helped by the Black Widow. She works her womanly wiles on him, and soon, Hawkeye is attacking Stark Industries at her direction.
First appearance of Hawkeye (Clinton Francis Barton).
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #17 and Giant-Size Iron Man #1.
"The Runner, Part 1"
1 page, text only (G-555). Continued next issue.
"Tales of the Watcher: The Watcher's Power!" (X-732) by Lee and Lieber/Bell; 5 pages.
Space pirates arrive at a planet they intend to plunder, and think that the Watcher they observe will cause them no worries, because of the Watcher's oath on non-interference. They flee when the Watcher put on a frightening display of power, and never discover that the planet they intended to rob is the Watcher's home.
Reprinted in Marvel's Greatest Comics #23.