"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 "Adventures of Sven," to "Budd’s Bundle of Bunk," and standard features such as "Drippings from the Fawcett," "Smokehouse Poetry," and "Pasture Pot Pourri." - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Drippings From the Fawcett
09:23 - Chapter 2
Spooky Stuff / Sissified Flirts
08:49 - Chapter 3
Whiz Bang Filosophy / Life’s Hard Course
04:42 - Chapter 4
Adventures of Sven / What a Pity, Poor Kitty!
03:49 - Chapter 5
Venezuela’s Abominations
10:29 - Chapter 6
Why Sergeants Are Liked / Parley Vouz? / Shocking!
03:40 - Chapter 7
Questions and Answers / Limber Kicks
08:45 - Chapter 8
Whiz Bang Editorials
09:05 - Chapter 9
Smokehouse Poetry, Part I
10:09 - Chapter 10
Smokehouse Poetry, Part II
09:16 - Chapter 11
Budd’s Bundle of Bunk / Well, He’s Some Place / Candy Kisses
03:40 - Chapter 12
Pasture Pot Pourri
02:46 - Chapter 13
Classified Ads
03:49 - Chapter 14
Musings of a Bachelor
04:29 - Chapter 15
Our Rural Mail Box
03:19 - Chapter 16
Jest Jokes and Jingles
09:48