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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 24, September, 1921

Public domain audiobook

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 24, September, 1921

by W. H. Fawcett

English· 01:49:20· 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, "Doug’s Peacock Walk.," "Naughty New York!" to "Japanese Bathing Beauties," and the usual features such as "Smokehouse Poetry," and "Whiz Bang Editorials."
- Summary by Larry Wilson

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Going Back to Paris, Soldier?

    01:30
  2. Chapter 2

    Drippings From the Fawcett

    06:08
  3. Chapter 3

    Doug’s Peacock Walk

    07:13
  4. Chapter 4

    We’ll Say So! / Our Traffic Cop / Ikey’s Recklessness

    03:42
  5. Chapter 5

    Overwhelmingly / Cassidy’s Routing

    02:40
  6. Chapter 6

    Limber Kicks

    03:37
  7. Chapter 7

    Naughty New York!

    13:42
  8. Chapter 8

    Thus It Was / Wife - Mistress - Lady / Wifey’s Lament

    03:11
  9. Chapter 9

    Questions and Answers

    07:50
  10. Chapter 10

    Whiz Bang Editorials

    08:21
  11. Chapter 11

    Smokehouse Poetry

    11:52
  12. Chapter 12

    Our Movie Gossip / Our Local Color

    08:13
  13. Chapter 13

    Pasture Pot Pourri

    07:28
  14. Chapter 14

    Japanese Bathing Beauties

    11:29
  15. Chapter 15

    The Last Chortle / Back to Childhood Days / How’s This One?

    02:13
  16. Chapter 16

    Our Rural Mail Box

    03:05
  17. Chapter 17

    Musings of A Bachelor / Our Army Daze/ Blankety Blank Verse

    04:01
  18. Chapter 18

    Larry Turn the Crank / Our Winter Annual

    03:05