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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 22, July, 1921

Public domain audiobook

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 22, July, 1921

by W. H. Fawcett

English· 01:41:02· 18 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 "California Beach Nuts," to "The Raptures of Cupid," 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

    02:02
  2. Chapter 2

    Drippings From the Fawcett

    05:56
  3. Chapter 3

    Our Movie Gossips

    09:43
  4. Chapter 4

    Short Quips

    03:38
  5. Chapter 5

    Whiz Bang Etiquette

    03:19
  6. Chapter 6

    A Dilemna De Luxe

    03:42
  7. Chapter 7

    The Sinai Joke, Nice Burglar, Out of the Past, A New Label

    04:14
  8. Chapter 8

    Limber Kicks

    02:44
  9. Chapter 9

    California Beach Nuts, and Short Quips

    07:38
  10. Chapter 10

    Questions and Answers, and Another Jellyfish

    07:44
  11. Chapter 11

    Whiz Bang Editorials

    08:31
  12. Chapter 12

    Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1

    09:31
  13. Chapter 13

    Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2

    06:53
  14. Chapter 14

    Arthur Neale’s Page, and Our Monthly Prayer

    03:28
  15. Chapter 15

    The Raptures of Cupid, Give Her a Ring Under the Eye, A Human Obsession

    06:28
  16. Chapter 16

    Pasture Pot Pourri

    05:23
  17. Chapter 17

    Our Rural Mail Box

    02:11
  18. Chapter 18

    Jest Jokes and Jingles

    07:57