Some of the early characters were based on people Frank King knew. Skeezix was based on his son Robert Drew King. Walt was based on "jolly" overweight bachelor and Western Union traffic engineer Walter W. Drew, who had "a wisp of unruly hair". Bill and Amy were based on locomotive engineer William D. Gannon and his wife Gertrude. Doc was based on Dr. Hughie Johnson.
some of the early characters were based on people frank king knew skeezix was based on his son robert drew king walt was based on "jolly" overweight bachelor and western union traffic engineer walter w drew who had "a wisp of unruly hair" bill and amy were based on locomotive engineer william d gannon and his wife gertrude doc was based on dr hughie johnson