"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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Open Letter & Skipping with the Skipper
06:44 - Chapter 2
The Crap Shooting Major
06:23 - Chapter 3
Golightly Highballs Part 1
06:25 - Chapter 4
Golightly Highballs Part 2
06:01 - Chapter 5
Golightly Highballs Part 3
04:51 - Chapter 6
Highty-tighty Aphrodite
04:23 - Chapter 7
In the Grip of a Dream
04:01 - Chapter 8
Questions and Answers Part 1
04:46 - Chapter 9
Questions and Answers Part 2
05:30 - Chapter 10
Seeing Los Angeles & Whiz Bang Bunk
05:26 - Chapter 11
Whiz Bang Editorials
09:57 - Chapter 12
Smokehouse Poetry Part 1
09:58 - Chapter 13
Smokehouse Poetry Part 2
07:11 - Chapter 14
Smokehouse Poetry Part 3
05:54 - Chapter 15
Pasture Pot Pourri
07:10 - Chapter 16
Classified Ads
04:24 - Chapter 17
Jest Jokes and Jingles
06:13 - Chapter 18
Our Rural Mail Box
09:55