Noble and heroic, Ben comes from the pantheon of Tezuka animal heroes, such as Dan, the tiger and titular character from Brave Dan (1962) and Don, another canine hero who appears in the Lion Books chapter "Muse and Don" (1972).
Possibly the most type-cast of all of Tezuka's Stars, Hanao Geta almost exclusively appears as a police inspector/detective. In fact, in Tezuka's manga, Inspector Geta more or less IS the long arm of the law, with the role only occaisionally going to Tawashi or Murai. On those rare occasions when he is not playing a police officer, he is usually cast in some equally morally sound role - as a conscientious ship's captain, school teacher or newspaper reporter, etc.
Types of Tezuka Manga
Ongoing Serial: a series of episodes, published over a span of weeks/months/years where the story plot is connected from chapter to chapter and must be read in chronological order for it to be understood properly.
Chapter Serial: a series of episodes, published over a span of weeks/months/years where the story plot is self-contained to a single chapter. There may be an overarching plot, but the stories can generally be read in any order and be understood
Book: an all-in-one self contained story published as a one-off.
Supplement: an an all-in-one self contained story published as a stand-alone supplement to a regular weekly/monthly periodical.
Short Story: an all-in-one, self contained story that was published in a regular weekly/monthly periodical
Anthology: a collection of all-in-one, self contained stories that were published in a regular weekly/monthly periodical but are generally grouped together.