Ken Barnett

Ken Barnett is a supporting character who appears in the world surrounding Dazzler, Alison Blaire's glamorous life as a disco-era mutant pop star. He has no recorded powers, placing him among the ordinary humans populating her personal or professional circle.

Ken Barnett stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1983, born from the Bronze Age creativity of Danny Fingeroth and Frank Springer in the pages of Dazzler #26 — a series that remains one of that era's most distinctive and beloved cult runs. Though his catalog footprint is modest, his appearances place him squarely in the glamorous, high-energy world of Dazzler, sharing those pages with characters like Alison Blaire, Lois London, and Lance Steele. The fact that his adventures have been preserved across the Dazzler Omnibus and Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler collections means that collectors revisiting that shining Bronze Age corner of the Marvel Universe will find Ken Barnett right there alongside them — a small but genuine piece of a story worth rediscovering.