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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/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | February 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 by | Silly 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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