Before the quips. Before the Disney+ series. Before Clint Barton became one of the most beloved characters in the MCU — there was a single panel in a 1964 anthology comic where a man with a bow and arrow decided Iron Man was his target.
That’s this issue.
Tales of Suspense #57 is the first appearance of Hawkeye — introduced not as a hero, but as a villain. Manipulated by the Black Widow, he spends his debut trying to take down Tony Stark. It’s a character introduction that perfectly captures the moral complexity Marvel was bringing to superheroes in the Silver Age: the line between hero and villain was never as clean as it seemed.
Hawkeye’s journey from antagonist to Avenger to cultural icon is one of Marvel’s great character arcs. It starts here.
This CBCS 7.0 is a solid, honest mid-grade copy — well-preserved for a 60-year-old book, presenting cleanly in the slab. The kind of copy that anchors a Silver Age Marvel collection without the price tag of a high-grade example.
DETAILS
• Title: Tales of Suspense #57, Marvel Comics, September 1964
• Grade: CBCS 7.0 Fine/Very Fine
• Key: 1st appearance of Hawkeye
• Shipping: Double-boxed, fully insured, signature confirmation
Before the quips. Before the Disney+ series. Before Clint Barton became one of the most beloved characters in the MCU — there was a single panel in a 1964 anthology comic where a man with a bow and arrow decided Iron Man was his target.
That’s this issue.
Tales of Suspense #57 is the first appearance of Hawkeye — introduced not as a hero, but as a villain. Manipulated by the Black Widow, he spends his debut trying to take down Tony Stark. It’s a character introduction that perfectly captures the moral complexity Marvel was bringing to superheroes in the Silver Age: the line between hero and villain was never as clean as it seemed.
Hawkeye’s journey from antagonist to Avenger to cultural icon is one of Marvel’s great character arcs. It starts here.
This CBCS 7.0 is a solid, honest mid-grade copy — well-preserved for a 60-year-old book, presenting cleanly in the slab. The kind of copy that anchors a Silver Age Marvel collection without the price tag of a high-grade example.
DETAILS
• Title: Tales of Suspense #57, Marvel Comics, September 1964
• Grade: CBCS 7.0 Fine/Very Fine
• Key: 1st appearance of Hawkeye
• Shipping: Double-boxed, fully insured, signature confirmation
