"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
- Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Going Back to Paris, Soldier?
01:30 - Chapter 2
Drippings From the Fawcett
06:08 - Chapter 3
Doug’s Peacock Walk
07:13 - Chapter 4
We’ll Say So! / Our Traffic Cop / Ikey’s Recklessness
03:42 - Chapter 5
Overwhelmingly / Cassidy’s Routing
02:40 - Chapter 6
Limber Kicks
03:37 - Chapter 7
Naughty New York!
13:42 - Chapter 8
Thus It Was / Wife - Mistress - Lady / Wifey’s Lament
03:11 - Chapter 9
Questions and Answers
07:50 - Chapter 10
Whiz Bang Editorials
08:21 - Chapter 11
Smokehouse Poetry
11:52 - Chapter 12
Our Movie Gossip / Our Local Color
08:13 - Chapter 13
Pasture Pot Pourri
07:28 - Chapter 14
Japanese Bathing Beauties
11:29 - Chapter 15
The Last Chortle / Back to Childhood Days / How’s This One?
02:13 - Chapter 16
Our Rural Mail Box
03:05 - Chapter 17
Musings of A Bachelor / Our Army Daze/ Blankety Blank Verse
04:01 - Chapter 18
Larry Turn the Crank / Our Winter Annual
03:05