He first appears in Chasing Amy. He is the best friend and partner of protagonist Holden McNeil and works as an inker (which he insists is different than a "tracer") for the comic book Bluntman and Chronic. His name is derived from "Ed Banky," a gym teacher character in the J.D. Salinger novel Catcher in the Rye (the main character of which, Holden Caulfield, inspired Holden McNeil's moniker). In the book, Mr. Banky would allow students to have sex in his car; in Chasing Amy, a couple is seen making out on the hood of Banky's car.