Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 16, January, 1921

W. H. Fawcett (1885 - 1940)

"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
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