Publication History
The Swordsman first appeared as a supervillain in Avengers Vol. 19 (1965). He went on to appear in Avengers Vol. 1 #20, 30, 38, 65, 78 and 79 (1965–1970). The Swordsman changed his ways and became a superhero in Avengers Vol. 1 #100 (1972) and later became a member of the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #112-130 (1973–1974), Defenders Vol. 1 #9-11 (1973), Captain Marvel Vol. 1 #32-33 (1974), Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #150 (1974), Giant-Size Avengers Vol. 1 #2 (1974) and Avengers Spotlight #22 (1989). Later, the Cotati-possessed Swordsman appeared in Avengers Vol. 1 #134, 135, 157, 160 (1975–1977), Giant-Size Avengers Vol. 1 #4 (1975) and West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #39 (1988).
The Swordsman has been a member of various supervillain groups. The character has appeared as a member of the Lethal Legion in Avengers Vol. 1 #78-79 (1970) and Iron Man Annual #7 (1984), the Emissaries of Evil in Alpha Flight Special Vol. 2 #1 (1992), and the Legion of the Unliving in Avengers Annual #16 (1987), Avengers West Coast Vol. 2 #61 (1990) and Avengers Vol. 3 #10-11 (1998).
Introduced as a villainous counterpart to Hawkeye in the pages of the Avengers, the Swordsman went on to appear in Hawkeye Vol.1 #1 (1983), Solo Avengers #2 (1988), Hawkeye Vol.3 #3 (2004) and Hawkeye: Blindspot #1 (2011) as part of Hawkeye's origins. The Swordsman also battled Captain America in Tales of Suspense #88 (1967) and Captain America #105 (1968).
The 2010-2011 crossover storyline Chaos War saw the return of the Swordsman. He was one of the central characters in the tie-in series Chaos War: Dead Avengers (2010–2011). The Swordsman also featured in Chaos War #2 & 4-5 (2010–2011) and Chaos War: Ares #1 (2010).
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