Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packed with jokes, quips, and humorous bits of writing. Each year it grew in popularity, and Fawcett’s success lead to the formation of the well-known Fawcett Publications, which issued Whiz Comics and introduced Captain Marvel. The magazine was immortalized in a line in the song “Trouble” from Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man.” - Summary by Larry Wilson
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): humor (638), magazine (107), American Literature (35), wit (23), periodical (20), jokes (14), jingles (13), quips (7), comic (6), riddles (6)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | Larry Wilson |
00:01:42 |
| Play 01 | Hollywood Heart-Breakers | Mike O'Brien |
00:13:05 |
| Play 02 | French Convict Curse | Jim Pierson-Perry |
00:16:50 |
| Play 03 | Bold Bad Willie | James R. Hedrick |
00:03:26 |
| Play 04 | Formation of Women / They Answered Him | James R. Hedrick |
00:03:23 |
| Play 05 | Havemeyer and Harriet | Phil Schempf |
00:07:48 |
| Play 06 | Questions and Answers | James R. Hedrick |
00:06:02 |
| Play 07 | Whiz Bang Editorials | Scotty Smith |
00:12:39 |
| Play 08 | Smokehouse Poetry | James R. Hedrick |
00:13:44 |
| Play 09 | Pasture Pot Pourri | Larry Wilson |
00:03:15 |
| Play 10 | Friendly Insults | Tatiana Chichilla |
00:03:56 |
| Play 11 | Limericks / Classified Ads | Mike O'Brien |
00:04:21 |
| Play 12 | Jest Jokes and Jingles / Lights Out, and Then | James R. Hedrick |
00:04:34 |
| Play 13 | Billy Noonan’s Sunshine / Our Mail Bag | Tatiana Chichilla |
00:04:28 |