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
The Joey Bishop Show (TV series) shares with his colorful parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mason (played by Billy Gilbert and Madge Blake) and two unmarried sisters, Betty (Virginia Vincent) and aspiring actress Stella (Marlo Thomas). By the time the series was picked up by NBC, Bishop's character's name was changed to Joey Barnes (Bishop had insisted his character and he share the same initials) and the character of Joey's father was dropped. Two additional characters were added; a younger brother named Larry, and Frank, the husband of Joey's older sister Betty. The series' first incarnation features Joey, a well-intending but hapless and trouble-prone young man, who