Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 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, "Our New York Gossip," "Arthur Neale’s Page" to "Our Movie Gossip," and the usual features such as "Smokehouse Poetry," "Pasture Pot Pourri,"and "Whiz Bang Editorials." - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Humor

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Larry Wilson
00:01:01
Play 01 Drippings From the Fawcett Gila Labinger Freeberg
00:10:46
Play 02 Our Latest Flivver Story, The Game, Gone Are the Dog Daze, Wow, Zowie? Donald Warren
00:03:38
Play 03 Our Movie Gossip Anthony Will
00:04:30
Play 04 “The Four Cow Boys of the Poker Chips,” “High Steppin’,” Pour la Toddle TotalEcho
00:05:30
Play 05 Limber Kicks TotalEcho
00:03:37
Play 06 “A Fool’s Paradise” - Froth Pulls This One Donald Warren
00:08:01
Play 07 Our New York Gossip Donald Warren
00:11:42
Play 08 Short Quips Adrian Stephens
00:04:56
Play 09 Whiz Bang Editorials, Ikey’s New Bank, Report From London Adrian Stephens
00:10:19
Play 10 Smokehouse Poetry Adrian Stephens
00:13:31
Play 11 Questions and Answers Adrian Stephens
00:04:57
Play 12 Pasture Pot Pourri Navya
00:09:29
Play 13 Arthur Neale’s Page Donald Warren
00:03:16
Play 14 Short Quips Donald Warren
00:04:28
Play 15 Our War Drama, The Horse That Wins the Race, Short Quips Gila Labinger Freeberg
00:08:02
Play 16 Our Rural Mailbox, Short Quips Larry Wilson
00:05:33