Who Is Golden Archer? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Golden Archer is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Wyatt McDonald, with over 70 comic issue appearances. Wyatt McDonald is the finest archer of Earth-712, home to the Squadron Supreme. However, despite his brilliant skills, he has been removed from the Squadron for brainwashing his former girlfriend, Lady Lark.

Who is Golden Archer?

Origin How Wyatt McDonald became so proficient with in archery is unknown, but it is known that he is a brilliant archer, possibly the greatest in his home universe of Earth-712. Early in his career, Wyatt was a British cab driver fighting crime in the guise of Hawkeye, using trick arrows much like many other archers in comic books. He had an on-and-off relationship with his fellow crimefighter Lady Lark (aka Linda Lewis), and the two fought crime in the fictional city of New Babylon for a while. Wyatt and Linda eventually gained enough fame to be invited to join the Squadron Supreme shortly after the team formed. Creation Golden Archer was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema , and first appeared in Avengers #85, on the parallel Earth-712. Like the majority of the early members of the Squadron Supreme, Golden Archer was a homage to a DC character, in this case Green Arrow . In addition, Golden Archer has had a romantic history with Lady Lark, paralleling the relationship between Green Arrow and Black Canary. Character Evolution Silver Age When Wyatt McDonald initially appeared in Avengers , he had little character depth, his only original or unique feature being that he was Brit.

Key facts

Golden Archer is of human origin and first appeared in "The World Is Not For Burning". The character is published by Marvel. With 70 recorded issue appearances, Golden Archer ranks among the most featured characters in comics.