Issue(s): Daredevil #99
Published Date: May 73
Title: "The mark of Hawkeye!"
Credits:
Steve Gerber - Writer
Sam Kweskin - Penciler
Syd Shores - Inker

Review/plot:
Hawkeye shows up and demands to fight Daredevil for the right to take Black Widow back. The Black Widow rightly dismisses the whole thing as nonsense, saying it's her choice if she wants to date either of them at all at this point, but they fight anyway. Daredevil has the edge over Hawkeye the whole time, which doesn't say much for Hawkeye's right to be an Avenger.

Meanwhile, the Avengers are about to face Magneto and find themselves short-handed. They can't find Falcon, Spider-Man, or "even the Times Square mercenary Luke Cage", so the Black Panther suggests they travel across the country to pick up Daredevil. When they get there, they're happy to find Hawkeye as well but he's done with the Avengers (he also thinks the Black Widow called them there to break up his fight). The Black Widow gets to tag along too, but it's basically an afterthought.

Hawkeye's characterization is dead on, meaning he's incredibly annoying and thick-headed. There's a great panel where Thor says "Dude, you're pissing me off", but in Asgardian, which is awesome. Daredevil seems out of character to me, even for this time period.

The art by Sam Kweskin isn't very good and was probably a rush job. There's a very silly picture of Daredevil standing in a funny pose while he's mad at Hawkeye.

Sam Kweskin previously went by the alias of Irv Wesley, but he's never drawn anything i own.

The letters page in Daredevil #103 indicates that fan reaction to this issue wasn't very favorable. There's a quote from Steve Gerber saying he liked parts but wasn't happy with all of it.

Quality Rating: C-

Historical Significance Rating: 3 - furthers the development of Black Widow's relationships with Hawkeye and Daredevil, and follows Hawkeye after he's quit the Avengers

Chronological Placement Considerations: Leads directly into Avengers #111.

References:

• Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, and Captain America are out of action due to the events of Avengers #110
  
• Daredevil has owed the Black Panther a favor since Daredevil #92
  

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: N/A