"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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
01:42 - Chapter 2
Hollywood Heart-Breakers
13:05 - Chapter 3
French Convict Curse
16:50 - Chapter 4
Bold Bad Willie
03:26 - Chapter 5
Formation of Women / They Answered Him
03:23 - Chapter 6
Havemeyer and Harriet
07:48 - Chapter 7
Questions and Answers
06:02 - Chapter 8
Whiz Bang Editorials
12:39 - Chapter 9
Smokehouse Poetry
13:44 - Chapter 10
Pasture Pot Pourri
03:15 - Chapter 11
Friendly Insults
03:56 - Chapter 12
Limericks / Classified Ads
04:21 - Chapter 13
Jest Jokes and Jingles / Lights Out, and Then
04:34 - Chapter 14
Billy Noonan’s Sunshine / Our Mail Bag
04:28