The Circus Queen Murder Afterward, when Colt roams the grounds, he encounters Flandrin, armed with a pistol and holding Kelly captive. He orders Colt to see to it that Sebastian is alone in the tent with La Tour's body. When he sees people leave the tent, he ventures inside with Kelly, then shoots Sebastian in the back. It is actually Colt in disguise and wearing bulletproof clothing (borrowed from the circus). Flandrin races into the Big Top to put on his last performance, high in the air. At the end, he shoots himself. The Circus Queen Murder The Circus Queen Murder is a 1933
The Family Circus the run of the strip. Bil (named Steve in the early years of the strip) works in an office, and he is believed to be a cartoonist, most likely based on the writer of the strip because he draws big circles on paper, presumably a cartoon version of the "Family Circus". Some early panels referred to Bil as a veteran of World War II. Thel is a college-educated homemaker. The "Los Angeles Times" ran a feature article on the Thelma character when Keane updated her hairstyle in 1996. The oldest child is 7-year-old Billy. A recurring theme involves Billy as