A young Bob Wian in 1938

 
Robert C. "Bob" Wian (June 15, 1914–March 31, 1992)

Bob Wian was the founder of the Big Boy restaurant chain. The
restaurant began as a 10-stool Glendale, California, hamburger
stand in 1936 with an investment of $350 which Wian got from
the sale of a used car. He sold the Big Boy chain to the Marriott
Corp. in 1967 for seven million dollars.

Li’l Abner is a comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United
States, Canada and Europe, written and drawn by Al Capp. The strip ran for 
43 years, from August 13, 1934 through November 13, 1977.