"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 "Laugh Your Cares Away," to "Smokehouse Poetry." - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Laugh Your Cares Away
01:27 - Chapter 2
Drippings From the Fawcett
04:30 - Chapter 3
Farmyard Filosophy
03:15 - Chapter 4
Short Quips
04:45 - Chapter 5
Picture Land Flattery
06:04 - Chapter 6
Cherubim of Hell
09:52 - Chapter 7
Short Quips
03:51 - Chapter 8
Questions and Answers
09:01 - Chapter 9
Short Quips
04:57 - Chapter 10
Whiz Bang Editorials
05:43 - Chapter 11
Short Quips
02:20 - Chapter 12
Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1
10:22 - Chapter 13
Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2
12:11 - Chapter 14
Pasture Pot Pourri
08:21 - Chapter 15
Classified Ads
08:30 - Chapter 16
Our Rural Mail Bag
08:15