Ben Barry is a real person, one of several real-life people who have appeared with their own name in the strip. Walt and Bill, two of the 4 original characters of the strip, had the same first name as the real-life people who inspired them, who shared ownership of a car and kept it in a garage in a Chicago alley lined with rented garages.
RobertJ.Larkins about 6 years ago
Ben Barry is a real person, one of several real-life people who have appeared with their own name in the strip. Walt and Bill, two of the 4 original characters of the strip, had the same first name as the real-life people who inspired them, who shared ownership of a car and kept it in a garage in a Chicago alley lined with rented garages.