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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 21, June, 1921

Public domain audiobook

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 21, June, 1921

by W. H. Fawcett

English· 01:48:43· 20 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 "Havana’s Passe Charms," to "Our Movie Gossips," and standard features such as "Drippings from the Fawcett," "Smokehouse Poetry," and "Pasture Pot Pourri." - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    It’s Coming! & Introduction

    01:53
  2. Chapter 2

    Drippings From the Fawcett

    06:04
  3. Chapter 3

    Our Movie Gossips

    07:51
  4. Chapter 4

    Only Four Months / A Short Story / A Single Woman’s Geography / Men

    02:26
  5. Chapter 5

    Arthur Neale’s Page

    05:49
  6. Chapter 6

    Adventures of Sven

    06:43
  7. Chapter 7

    His Wires Were Crossed / Kisses a la Carte

    02:09
  8. Chapter 8

    Havana’s Passe Charms

    11:41
  9. Chapter 9

    The Garter

    01:09
  10. Chapter 10

    Questions and Answers / Limber Kicks

    07:22
  11. Chapter 11

    Whiz Bang Editorials

    09:42
  12. Chapter 12

    A Song Without Music / Our Monthly Motto / Baseball Extra

    03:15
  13. Chapter 13

    Smokehouse Poetry

    12:52
  14. Chapter 14

    Budd’s Bundle of Bunk

    02:53
  15. Chapter 15

    Film Feast Fights / An Arkansas Honeymoon

    07:32
  16. Chapter 16

    Pasture Pot Pourri

    02:47
  17. Chapter 17

    Classified Ads

    03:11
  18. Chapter 18

    Our Rural Mail Box / He Led in Prayer

    02:22
  19. Chapter 19

    A Robbinsdale Salad / Just Like Old Crow / It Pays to Advertise

    02:53
  20. Chapter 20

    The Way with Men / Jest Jokes and Jingles

    08:09