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'''Family Circus''' is a syndicated family friendly [[comic strip]] that appears in papers across [[America]] about a content traditional churchgoing family with young children.  Started by Bill Keane in 1960, it has run continuously since that time.

'''Family Circus''' is a syndicated family friendly [[comic strip]] that appears in papers across [[America]] about a content traditional churchgoing family with young children.  It has run continuously since Bill Keane created it in 1960.

The character of the [[wife]], 'Thel' was based on Keane's own wife Thelma.  Thanks in large part to the support of Thelma, Keane was one of the first comic strip writers to gain back all rights to his comic.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008May25/0,4670,ObitThelmaKeane,00.html</ref>  Although 85 years old in 2008, Keane still writes his own strip, getting assistance from his youngest son who does the inking.

The character of the [[wife]], 'Thel' was based on Keane's own wife Thelma.  Thanks in large part to the support of Thelma, Keane was one of the first comic strip writers to gain back all rights to his comic.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008May25/0,4670,ObitThelmaKeane,00.html</ref>  Although 85 years old in 2008, Keane still writes his own strip, getting assistance from his youngest son who does the inking.