Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 16, January, 1921
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of American wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue is 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
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Keep On Keepin’ On | Larry Wilson |
00:01:28 |
Play 02 | History Up-to-Date | KHand |
00:07:35 |
Play 03 | Movie Skeletons | KHand |
00:09:27 |
Play 04 | Our Language - Bull Frog Bull - You Can’t Fool a Horse-Fly | Larry Wilson |
00:03:11 |
Play 05 | India’s September Morns | Kerry Adams |
00:14:18 |
Play 06 | Questions and Answers | KHand |
00:05:18 |
Play 07 | Short Quips | Caro Davy |
00:09:51 |
Play 08 | Whiz Bang Editorials | lynnaea |
00:09:07 |
Play 09 | Smokehouse Poetry Part 1 | Alan Mapstone |
00:10:31 |
Play 10 | Smokehouse Poetry Part 2 | KHand |
00:10:15 |
Play 11 | Pasture Pot Pourri | KHand |
00:05:22 |
Play 12 | Classified Ads | Chuck Williamson |
00:04:36 |
Play 13 | Our Rural Mail Box and Luscious Limericks | KHand |
00:07:17 |