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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 18, March, 1921

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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 18, March, 1921

by W. H. Fawcett

English· 01:43:24· 16 chapters
"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

  1. Chapter 1

    Laugh Your Cares Away

    01:27
  2. Chapter 2

    Drippings From the Fawcett

    04:30
  3. Chapter 3

    Farmyard Filosophy

    03:15
  4. Chapter 4

    Short Quips

    04:45
  5. Chapter 5

    Picture Land Flattery

    06:04
  6. Chapter 6

    Cherubim of Hell

    09:52
  7. Chapter 7

    Short Quips

    03:51
  8. Chapter 8

    Questions and Answers

    09:01
  9. Chapter 9

    Short Quips

    04:57
  10. Chapter 10

    Whiz Bang Editorials

    05:43
  11. Chapter 11

    Short Quips

    02:20
  12. Chapter 12

    Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1

    10:22
  13. Chapter 13

    Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2

    12:11
  14. Chapter 14

    Pasture Pot Pourri

    08:21
  15. Chapter 15

    Classified Ads

    08:30
  16. Chapter 16

    Our Rural Mail Bag

    08:15