| Silly Philly | |
| Author: | Bil Keane |
| Status: | Concluded Sunday strip |
| Publisher: | Philadelphia Bulletin |
| First: | April 27, 1947 |
| Last: | September 3, 1961 |
| Genre: | Humor, Philadelphia |
| Followed By: | The Family Circus |
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.[3]
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.