barker-joey-manproj-upper JOEY BARKER

Real Name: Joey (presumably short for Joseph) Barker

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Production of the journal The Manhattan Project

Group Membership: The Manhattan Project staff

Affiliations: Pamela Douglas (later Sundragon)

Enemies: None known

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Manhattan, New York

First Appearance: Solo Avengers#16/2 (March, 1989)barker-joey-manproj-fullishob

   

Powers/Abilities: Joey is a normal human with the skills and experience to work in the production team of a business trade journal.

    He was also a friendly guy.

   

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'8")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 155 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Brown (looked gray in lower image)
   

History:

(Solo Avengers#16/2 (fb) - BTS) - Joey Barker worked in production on the business trade journal The Manhattan Project.

(Solo Avengers#16/2) - Joey checked on his editor, Pamela Douglas, to see if she had been thinking about dinner. He was unaware that she was suffering mentally, hearing voices in her head and unaware that this was actually the mind of her cousin Heather Douglas, aka Moondragon. He was surprised to see her with her head down on her desk, and he asked her if she was alright.

    Looking at Joey, despite knowing that he was a good person, she could only see a "hateful scuzzbag who wants me dead." She told him that she was going out with her boyfriend, Tom, that night, and he replied, "Your funeral. See ya!" as he closed the door and departed.

(Solo Avengers#16/2 - BTS) - After learning what was going on, Pam departed Earth in Moondragon's spaceship Sensia II and traveled to Saturnian moon Titan. She apparently did not give any notice, and as she became the cosmically-powered Sundragon, she may or may not have ever returned to Earth or contacted Joey in any fashion.
   

Comments: Created by Peter B. Gillis and Don Perlin.

    There's not much to go one with Joey. It seemed like he liked Pam and was hitting on her. His "Your funeral" comment made me feel like he was jealous and was making a dig at Tom.

    This profile was completed 07/26/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.
    Thanks to Loki for suggesting Joey Barker to represent Sundragon's stories and characters.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Joey Barker should be distinguished from:

Manhattan Project

barker-joey-manproj- Pamela's office     A business trade journal apparently based out of Manhattan, New York, it was edited by Pamela Douglas, and Joey Barker was on the production team.

     Pamela abruptly left, apparently without explanation or notice, traveling to the Saturnian moon Titan and becoming the cosmic heroine Sundragon.

--Solo Avengers#16/2

Note: Unless Sundragon ever contacted anyone at her former office, they presumably would think that Pam died or was kidnapped or something.
images: (without ads)
Solo Avengers#16/2, pg. 2, panel 2 (upper, front);
          panel 3 (fullish, oblique + Pam's office)
Appearances:
Solo Avengers#16/2 "Seconds" (March, 1989) - Peter B. Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (penciler), Jack Abel (inker), Greg Wright (assistant editor), Mark Gruenwald (editor)

First posted: 09/03/2026
Last updated: 07/26/2026

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