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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 2 , No. 17, February, 1921

W. H. Fawcett (1885 - 1940)

"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, Satire, War & Military Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Introduction	Larry Wilson	00:01:22
Play 02	Drippings from the Fawcett	nighthawks	00:06:51
Play 03	The Vampire’s Fool	nighthawks	00:06:22
Play 04	The Wrong Button, "Oh, Dear, You Hurt," Perhaps He Was Lucky	hmpecker	00:03:17
Play 05	Movie-Land Gossip	Doreen Marcotte	00:05:38
Play 06	The Mystery of Mankind	nighthawks	00:02:21
Play 07	High Life in South America	Doreen Marcotte	00:11:25
Play 08	Suggested Motto for Newlyweds, His Protecting Prayer, Happy Though Married	nighthawks	00:02:58
Play 09	Questions and Answers	nighthawks	00:08:38
Play 10	Pajama Parties ’n Everything	David Angelo	00:05:07
Play 11	Talked Like a Tailor, How Perfectly Lovely, Do You Blame Them?	Kerry Adams	00:03:53
Play 12	Strolling With Jane Gaites, The Lure	nighthawks	00:04:34
Play 13	Whiz Bang Editorials	Larry Wilson	00:07:43
Play 14	Give Him a Little Time, Sweet Essence of Prune Juice, Probably Their Face	nighthawks	00:02:57
Play 15	Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1	Larry Wilson	00:08:20
Play 16	Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2	nighthawks	00:12:31
Play 17	Pasture Pot Pourri	nighthawks	00:06:54
Play 18	Classified Ads	oogiesragdoll	00:03:51
Play 19	Jest Jokes and Jingles	nighthawks	00:07:30
Play 20	Our Rural Mail Box	Casey	00:03:15
Play 21	It 'Appened in Hingland, No Cheap Skates Wanted, Thrift Lesson No. 1	Alan Mapstone	00:03:50
Play 22	Sprinkle Some Sunshine, Good Old Crow, Pull the Shades Down Mary Ann	Larry Wilson	00:04:17

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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 2 , No. 17, February, 1921