Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 28, December, 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 Great Northern Railway Company Larry Wilson
00:02:57
Play 02 Drippings From the Fawcett, Part I nighthawks
00:07:59
Play 03 Drippings From the Fawcett, Part II nighthawks
00:07:38
Play 04 Drippings From the Fawcett, Part III Darrell Nobles
00:07:09
Play 05 Drippings From the Fawcett, Part IV nighthawks
00:04:57
Play 06 An Opulent Love Letter! through Pat and Mike Stuff oogiesragdoll
00:03:38
Play 07 The City of Lost Angels TR Love
00:07:57
Play 08 Dal’s Filosophy through Answer this One, Girls James R. Hedrick
00:03:27
Play 09 Limber Kicks ABVoice
00:03:13
Play 10 Questions and Answers Adrian Stephens
00:04:41
Play 11 Pat, Lady Killer through Throw out the Life Line Adrian Stephens
00:03:34
Play 12 Whiz Bang Editorials Adrian Stephens
00:08:54
Play 13 Smokehouse Poetry Part I Alan Mapstone
00:07:54
Play 14 Smokehouse Poetry Part II Alan Mapstone
00:03:38
Play 15 Hollywood Flirtations abahman
00:05:15
Play 16 Can We Forgive Him? through Lovely Calves We’re Having! nighthawks
00:05:18
Play 17 Pasture Pot Pourri Ryan Godley
00:06:17
Play 18 Movie Hot Stuff Ryan Godley
00:06:03
Play 19 Classified Ads Kyle Donelan
00:04:57
Play 20 Our Rural Mail Box, A Christmas Gift! and Our Winter Annual Darrell Nobles
00:06:01