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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. | ||
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| + | Family Cirus shows all the good holy parts of being a Christian family. The little kids (Jeffy, Dolly and Bert) get into all kinds of mischief. It's really cute. They always go to church and it is really too bad that more families aren't like them. | ||
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Revision as of 00:46, November 16, 2009
Family Circus is a syndicated family friendly comic strip that appears in papers across America about a content traditional family with young children. Started by Bill Keane in 1960, it has run continuously since that time.
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.[1] Although 85 years old in 2008, Keane still writes his own strip, getting assistance from his youngest son who does the inking.
Family Cirus shows all the good holy parts of being a Christian family. The little kids (Jeffy, Dolly and Bert) get into all kinds of mischief. It's really cute. They always go to church and it is really too bad that more families aren't like them.