"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
Keep On Keepin’ On
01:28 - Chapter 2
History Up-to-Date
07:35 - Chapter 3
Movie Skeletons
09:27 - Chapter 4
Our Language - Bull Frog Bull - You Can’t Fool a Horse-Fly
03:11 - Chapter 5
India’s September Morns
14:18 - Chapter 6
Questions and Answers
05:18 - Chapter 7
Short Quips
09:51 - Chapter 8
Whiz Bang Editorials
09:07 - Chapter 9
Smokehouse Poetry Part 1
10:31 - Chapter 10
Smokehouse Poetry Part 2
10:15 - Chapter 11
Pasture Pot Pourri
05:22 - Chapter 12
Classified Ads
04:36 - Chapter 13
Our Rural Mail Box and Luscious Limericks
07:17