Barney Barton

Barney Barton
Barney Barton as Trickshot in Hawkeye: Blindspot #2 (March 2011). Art by Paco Diaz.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Avengers vol.1 #64 (May 1969)
Created by	Roy Thomas (writer) Gene Colan (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Charles Bernard "Barney" Barton
Team affiliations	Dark Avengers Federal Bureau of Investigation
Notable aliases	Trickshot, Hawkeye
Abilities	Highly skilled archer Uses a variety of trick arrows Proficient marksman Skilled hand to hand combatant Exceptional athlete

Barney Barton is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Barney is the older brother of Clint Barton, the superhero known as Hawkeye.

He first appeared in The Avengers vol. 1 #64 (May 1969) and was created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan. The character would go on to appear in Hawkeye related storylines and titles in Avengers vol. 1 #65 (June 1969), Avengers vol. 1 #228 - 229 (Feb. - March 1983), Hawkeye vol. 1 #1 (Sept. 1983), Solo Avengers #2 (Jan. 1988) and Hawkeye vol. 3 #1 - 6 (Dec. 2003 - May 2004).

The limited series Hawkeye: Blindspot #1 - 4 (April - July 2011) saw Barney Barton return as a costumed supervillain known as Trickshot. He later went on to join Norman Osborn's second incarnation of the Dark Avengers in New Avengers vol. 2 #18 - 22 (Jan. - April 2012) and The Avengers vol. 4 #24 (May 2012).

Trickshot began appearing as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series, beginning with Dark Avengers #175.

Barney Barton was born in Waverly, Iowa. He lost both his parents at a young age when his father, an abusive alcoholic, lost control of his car and collided with a tree. Barney and his younger brother Clint were sent to an orphanage. They stayed there for six years before running away to join the Carson Carnival of Travelling Wonder as roustabouts. The Swordsman, a member of the carnival with a popular swordplay act, selected Clint to be his new assistant. Feeling overlooked, Barney became jealous and bitter. Later, when Clint was severely injured at the hands of the Swordsman for discovering his embezzlement scheme, Barney condemned his brother for not remaining loyal to his mentor. Barney, having had enough of the carnival, decided to enlist in the army. He suggested that Clint should join him and make a fresh start. Clint declined his offer. Barney told his brother that the offer still stood, and he would wait for him if he changed his mind. The next morning, Barney stood at the bus depot, waiting and hoping his brother would change his mind. When Clint didn't show, a sorrowful Barney got on the bus and left his old life behind. As the bus was departing, Clint arrived, having changed his mind. However, he was too late.