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The Family Circus

Comic strip

For the Telugu film, see Family Circus (2001 film).

Bil Keane dies at 89; ‘Family Circus’ comic strip creator

For the Gujarati film, see Family Circus (2018 film).

The Family Circus

An early strip featuring (L to R) Daddy (Bil), Dolly, Billy, Mommy (Thel), and Jeffy. A fourth child, P.J., was introduced in 1962.

Author(s)Bil Keane
Jeff Keane
Current status/scheduleRunning
Launch dateFebruary 29, 1960; 64 years ago (February 29, 1960)
Alternate name(s)The Family Circle
Family-Go-Round
Syndicate(s)(Current) King Features Syndicate
(Previous) Register and Tribune Syndicate (1960–1986)
Genre(s)Humor, gag cartoon, family values, religious
Preceded bySilly Philly

The Family Circus (originally The Family Circle, also Family-Go-Round) is a syndicatedcomic strip created by cartoonist Bil Keane and, since Keane's death in 2011, written, inked and rendered (colored) by his son Jeff Keane.

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