Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Infobox comic strip Silly Philly was the first comic strip by Bil Keane, most noted for the long-running comic The Family Circus. Silly Philly ran from April 27, 1947, to September 3, 1961.[1]
In 1947, Keane created the Sunday strip while working for the Philadelphia Bulletin.[2] The main character was a goofy, juvenile William Penn, who had somehow jumped down from his 37' statue on the tower of City Hall in Philadelphia and become something of a scamp. The cartoon often featured jokes submitted by readers.[2]
The Sunday strip sometimes included Mirthquakers, a puzzle and joke feature.[1]
Keane, a native Philadelphian, has occasionally brought the city into reminiscences in Family Circus, which began in 1960.
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External links
- Bil Keane Cartoons 1954–1966 at Syracuse University (original Silly Philly artwork)
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bil Keane Cartoons 1954-1966 Syracuse University, 21 Jul 2009, Retrieved 11/30/2010