Everett K. Ross in issues #1-2, #4-6, #16, #19, #21-24, #26, and #37 of "Black Panther" Vol. 4, and issue #7 of "Black Panther" Vol. 5. Outside of "Black Panther", Ross had a guest role in "The Uncanny X-Men" Vol. 1, #387. According to creator Christopher Priest, Ross's personality was based on that of Chandler Bing, a character from the television series "Friends", while the name was inspired by the "Family Ties" character Alex P. Keaton. After introducing Ross in "Ka-Zar", Priest chose to bring the character back in "Black Panther" for use as an audience surrogate who "saw Panther the way Panther
Joey Tribbiani in her apartment. When Monica and Chandler needed their Engagement Picture taken, Chandler could not smile. In the newspaper announcement, it showed the photo was of Monica and Joey. Joey always enjoyed a close relationship with Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe; LeBlanc once speculated that Joey saw the girls as sisters more than potential romantic interests. However, the tension between Monica and Joey is at times fairly obvious and it is made clear that the two have a very close, almost intimate, relationship, though it is never consummated on the show. According to DVD commentary of the pilot episode, Joey and