Xeno
That's America's ass!
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I never read the comics. Does he break away from the Avengers or something? I take it he was just the less popular one back in the day?
Hawkeye quit the Avengers because he was generally dissatisfied with his treatment by the team. Clint had felt useless as an archer among superpowered heroes, so he used Hank Pym's particles to become Goliath for a while. He was stronger (and bigger) but the particles caused him physical problems. After that, he went back to being Hawkeye, although he wore a miniskirt* for some ungodly reason. On top of that, Clint was upset when Wanda and Vision became romantically involved because he was in love with her. (Love triangles suck.)
Hawkeye left the Avengers and eventually ended up joining The Defenders, whose roster in the comics included Doctor Strange, Hulk, the Sub-Mariner, and Valkyrie. That's where Clint ended up a few months after the panel posted above.
* Hawkeye rocking a lavender miniskirt and headband:
