by Bil Keane

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The Family Circus by Bil Keane first appeared in newspapers in 1960 and although Bil died in 2011 the strip continues to this day drawn by his son Jeff Keane. The first book was published in 1962 by Pocket Books. This was followed in 1966 by Fawcett, who published the vast majority of Family Circus Books into the 90s, with the exception of some landscape ones produced by Andrews, McMeel and Parker in the 80s and a few by Judson Press in the 60s and 70s. The Fawcett books were reprinted several times, quite often with a change in the background colour or the colour of the title text. A selection of these is shown at the bottom of the gallery.

Books I need images of...It's Not Easy Bein' the Littlest (1982), We'll Help You Get Better (1982), and Mommy, God's Here (1982).

Many thanks to Geoff Lucas for image of the 1962 Pocket Books version.

= In My Collection / = Not in My Collection

Pocket Books

1962

The Family Circus

Fawcett

1966

The Family Circus
1968

I Need a Hug
1969

Peace, Mommy, Peace!
1970

Wanna Be Smiled At?
1971

Peekaboo! I Love You!
1972

Look Who's Here!
1972

More Channel Chuckles
1973

Can I Have a Cookie? ( I have reprint below)
1973

Hello, Grandma?
1974

I'm Taking a Nap!
1974

When's Later, Daddy?
1975

I Can't Untie My Shoes!
1975

Mine
1976

Smile!
1977

For This I Went to College?
1977

Jeffy's Lookin' At Me! (I have 2 reprints below)
1978

Quiet! Mommy's Asleep!
1979

Any Children?
1979

Dolly Hit Me Back!
1980

Not Me!
1980

Good Morning Sunshine!
1980

Daddy's Little Helpers
1981

My Turn Next!
1981

Pasghetti and Meat Bulbs!
1982

Go to Your Room!
1983

I'm Already Tucked In!
1983

Where's PJ?
1983

Pick Up What Things?
1983

Grandma Was Here!
1984

I Dressed Myself!
1984

It's My Birthday Suit
1985

How Do You Turn It On?
1985

Kittycat's Motor is Running!
1986

Who Invented Rain?
1986

PJ's Still Hungry!
1987

He Followed Me Home!
1987

Where Did the Summer Go?
1987

We're Home!
1988

Oops! We're Out of Juice!
1988

I Could Hear Chewing
1988

It's Muddy Out Today
1989

We Didn't Do It!
1989

Granddad! It's Morning!
1989

Baby on Board
1990

I Had a Frightmare!
1990

Quiet Sam!
1990

I Just Dropped Grandma!
1991

I'm Wearing a Zucchini!
1991

It's Up and Let 'em at Me
1991

The Sky's All Wrinkled
1992

I'll Shovel the Cards
1992

Sam's Takin' a Catnap
1992

Are You Awake, Daddy?
1993

Look! A Flutterby!
1993

PJ's Barefoot All Over!
1993

Enjoy Yourselves!
1994

Stay!
1994

What Does This Say?
1995

Sing Me a Loveaby?
1995

Daddy's Cap is on Backwards

1980

On Vacation with the Family Circus
1984

The Family Circus Album

1985

Unquestionably the Family Circus
1986

Heart of the Family Circus
1987

The Family Circus' Colorful Life
1988

The Family Circus is Very Keane
1989

The Family Circus Memories
1989

Behold the Family Circus
1990

Family Circus Is Us

Andrews and McMeel (and Parker)

1982

That Family Circus Feeling
1983

Love the Family Circus
1984

The Family Circus Parade
1985

The Family Circus Treasury
Silver Anniversary Edition

Focus on the Family Circus Publishing

1995

Count Your Blessings

Judson Press

1966

Sunday With the Family Circus
1969

Through the Year With the Family Circus
1973

At Home With the Family Circus

Guideposts Books

2002

The Family Circus By Request

Cover Variations
Subsequent reprints had background colour variations or title text colour changes

1966
1966
Dec 1967
1968
Aug 1984
1970
Mar 1985
1973
Feb 1984
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1973
Jun 1985
1977
Jul 1985
Jun 1989
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1980
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1981
Nov 1981
Jul 1988

The Family Circus comic strip chronicled the daily life of a typical suburban family. The strip could find humor in something as ordinary as how long to bake a potato in the oven or the proper table manners to follow during family dinner. Next time your family makes a baked potato in oven for dinner, try to think of how Family Circus could make a cartoon about the experience.