"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, "Our New York Gossip," "Arthur Neale’s Page" to "Our Movie Gossip," and the usual features such as "Smokehouse Poetry," "Pasture Pot Pourri,"and "Whiz Bang Editorials." - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
01:01 - Chapter 2
Drippings From the Fawcett
10:46 - Chapter 3
Our Latest Flivver Story, The Game, Gone Are the Dog Daze, Wow, Zowie?
03:38 - Chapter 4
Our Movie Gossip
04:30 - Chapter 5
“The Four Cow Boys of the Poker Chips,” “High Steppin’,” Pour la Toddle
05:30 - Chapter 6
Limber Kicks
03:37 - Chapter 7
“A Fool’s Paradise” - Froth Pulls This One
08:01 - Chapter 8
Our New York Gossip
11:42 - Chapter 9
Short Quips
04:56 - Chapter 10
Whiz Bang Editorials, Ikey’s New Bank, Report From London
10:19 - Chapter 11
Smokehouse Poetry
13:31 - Chapter 12
Questions and Answers
04:57 - Chapter 13
Pasture Pot Pourri
09:29 - Chapter 14
Arthur Neale’s Page
03:16 - Chapter 15
Short Quips
04:28 - Chapter 16
Our War Drama, The Horse That Wins the Race, Short Quips
08:02 - Chapter 17
Our Rural Mailbox, Short Quips
05:33