Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 18, March, 1921
"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.” This issue has articles from "Laugh Your Cares Away," to "Smokehouse Poetry." - Summary by Larry Wilson
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): poetry (1800), humor (638), Americana (47), jokes (14), pasture pot pourri (10), quips (7), comic (6), pop culture (2), laugheter (1), mail bag (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Laugh Your Cares Away | Larry Wilson |
00:01:27 |
| Play 02 | Drippings From the Fawcett | James R. Hedrick |
00:04:30 |
| Play 03 | Farmyard Filosophy | James R. Hedrick |
00:03:15 |
| Play 04 | Short Quips | James R. Hedrick |
00:04:45 |
| Play 05 | Picture Land Flattery | oogiesragdoll |
00:06:04 |
| Play 06 | Cherubim of Hell | Claudia Peri |
00:09:52 |
| Play 07 | Short Quips | Claudia Peri |
00:03:51 |
| Play 08 | Questions and Answers | VO Gal |
00:09:01 |
| Play 09 | Short Quips | De Anna Lee |
00:04:57 |
| Play 10 | Whiz Bang Editorials | valroth |
00:05:43 |
| Play 11 | Short Quips | grolon |
00:02:20 |
| Play 12 | Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1 | Alan Mapstone |
00:10:22 |
| Play 13 | Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2 | nighthawks |
00:12:11 |
| Play 14 | Pasture Pot Pourri | quartertone |
00:08:21 |
| Play 15 | Classified Ads | quartertone |
00:08:30 |
| Play 16 | Our Rural Mail Bag | quartertone |
00:08:15 |