BARKER

Real Name: Barker

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Security Agent at the Ravencroft Institute, secret informer for Reynard

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Reynard

Enemies: Dr. Ashley Kafka, Shriek

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Ravencroft Institute, upstate New York

First Appearance: Web of Spider-Man Annual#10 (1994)
{Edizione Italiana: L'Uomo Ragno#174 Marvel Italia (30 agosto 1995)}

Powers/Abilities: Barker is a normal human with the normal training and knowledge of a security agent.

History: (Web of Spider-Man Annual#10 - BTS) - Barker was secretly sent by Reynard to the Ravencroft Institute and was paid to spy on Dr. Kafka activities and to give information to Reynard to be used against the Dr. Kafka. 

(Web of Spider-Man Annual#10) - When Shriek arrived at the Institute, John Jameson ordered Barker and other agents to escort her to the infirmary. He did so, and when Jameson left the infirmary he started to menace Shriek. He was unaware that Reynard, through a camera, was observing his lackey of professionalism. Barker didn't notice that Shriek was absorbing the charge of the surveillance unit and was feeding on his emotions. She manipulated him to increase his anger. Barker hit Shriek, who accumulated enough energy to free her from her bonds and then caused Barker so much pain that he had to kneel down. She didn't kill him like she did with many other people in the Institute.

(Web of Spider-Man Annual#10 - BTS) - After John Jameson and Spider-Man defeated Shriek and the other criminals, Barker was hospitalized.

(Web of Spider-Man Annual#10) - John Jameson decided he would visit Barker to ask him what was his relation with Reynard.

Comments: Created by Terry Kavanagh/Mike Lackey, Jerry Bingham and Tom Palmer.

Profile by Spidermay

Clarifications:

Barker has no known connections to

• Barker, Calliope, of the Calliope's Carnival and Circus, @ Werewolf by Night I#6
• Barker, Rottweiler, pet of Caryn Earle, lives across the alley from Peter Parker @ Peter Parker: Spider-Man II#30
• Boss Barker, one of the Skrulls of Kral IV, @ Fantastic Four I#91
• Carl Barker, owner of Barker's auto body shop, briefly and unwittingly employed the Stranger, @ Journey into Mystery I#89/2
• Howard Barker, Hermod, @ Thor I#274
• or to any other  character with a similar name.

Images:
Web of Spider-Man Annual#10, p3, pan3
Web of Spider-Man Annual#10, p3, pan4

Other appearances: None

Last updated: 06/09/05

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