Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)

Kate Bishop
Cover of Hawkeye #1 (December 2016). Art by Julian Totino Tedesco.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Young Avengers #1 (April 2005)
Created by	Allan Heinberg (writer) Jim Cheung (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Bishop
Team affiliations	Avengers Young Avengers Champions West Coast Avengers Secret Avengers
Partnerships	Hawkeye (Clint Barton) America Chavez Gwen Poole Jeff Poole
Notable aliases	Hawkeye Hawkette Lady Hawkeye Lady Hawkguy
Abilities	Highly skilled archer, fencer, swordswoman, martial artist, boxer, and other forms of combat Use of two battle staves, a sword, a bow, and trick arrows

Hawkeye (Katherine Elizabeth Bishop) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung, Bishop first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005).^[1] She is the third character and first female to take the Hawkeye name, after Clint Barton of the Avengers and Wyatt McDonald of the Squadron Supreme. Her costume appearance is patterned on the first Hawkeye and Mockingbird. After forming the third iteration of the West Coast Avengers with Gwen Poole, Kate and Gwen adopt a land-shark named Jeff, who they raise in his solo series It's Jeff!.

Hailee Steinfeld portrays Kate Bishop in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).