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) insults. Joe Besser portrayed Mr. Jillson, the building's henpecked super who lives in fear of his wife, Tantalia (who is never seen but often heard). Storylines for the remainder of the series' run mainly focus on Joey's home life, but also feature storylines involving Joey's job as a television host. As such, various celebrities (who typically appeared as themselves) who were guests on Joey Barnes' talk show appeared throughout the series' run. Although the second incarnation of the series was seemingly unrelated to the first incarnation, the series featured Danny Thomas in two season-three episodes: "Danny Gives Joey Advice" and