Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 19, April, 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.” This issue has articles from "Chaplin’s New Love," to "Midnight Madness," and standard features such as "Drippings From the Fawcett," and "Smokehouse Poetry." - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Humor

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Say, “Hello!” Larry Wilson
00:01:22
Play 02 Drippings From the Fawcett Scotty Smith
00:06:38
Play 03 Patrick’s Gold Piece Scotty Smith
00:02:08
Play 04 Chaplin’s New Love Tom Merritt
00:08:16
Play 05 Whiz Bang Filosophy nighthawks
00:03:02
Play 06 Adventures of Sven nighthawks
00:04:52
Play 07 Midnight Madness Bill Mosley
00:04:53
Play 08 The Seven Ages of Man/Gloomy Reflections Bill Mosley
00:03:47
Play 09 Such Is Life/She Did Her Best nighthawks
00:04:58
Play 10 Strolling With Jane Gaites/The Smith-Crapley Wedding nighthawks
00:04:04
Play 11 How To Make Love Tom Merritt
00:03:36
Play 12 A Chapter on Women/“Piece de Resistance” nighthawks
00:03:57
Play 13 All in the Name/Days of Real Sport nighthawks
00:02:43
Play 14 Questions and Answers Devvon Eubanks
00:06:51
Play 15 Whiz Bang Editorials Devvon Eubanks
00:06:22
Play 16 Ten Points for the Worker/What the Missionaries Do nighthawks
00:02:44
Play 17 Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1 Jonathan Pruett
00:10:56
Play 18 Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2 Jonathan Pruett
00:13:21
Play 19 Pasture Pot Pourri oogiesragdoll
00:05:25
Play 20 Classified Ads oogiesragdoll
00:06:15
Play 21 Enough Is Too Much/Naughty Coppers/Mottoes of the Vampire nighthawks
00:04:27
Play 22 Jest Jokes and Jingles Scotty Smith
00:05:56
Play 23 Our Rural Mail Box Scotty Smith
00:05:09