Swordsman (character)

Swordsman
Swordsman on the cover of The Avengers #19
(August 1965).
Art by Don Heck, Jack Kirby, and Frank Giacoia.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Avengers #19
(August 1965)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Don Heck (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoJacques Duquesne
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsAvengers
Emissaries of Evil
Legion of the Unliving
Lethal Legion
Circus of Crime
PartnershipsErik Josten (Power Man)
Abilities
  • Uses a modified sword that projects various energy beams and gases
  • Carries various throwing knives and daggers
  • Highly skilled unarmed combatant
  • Phenomenal reflexes
  • Olympic-level athlete
  • Master swordsman
  • Cunning strategist

Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character first appeared in The Avengers #19 (August 1965). Although Swordsman was first introduced as an enemy of Hawkeye and the Avengers, the character has since appeared as both a supervillain and a superhero.

Tony Dalton portrays a variation of the character, renamed Jack Duquesne, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021) and Daredevil: Born Again (2025).