"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of American wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue is 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.” - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Great Northern Railway Company
02:57 - Chapter 2
Drippings From the Fawcett, Part I
07:59 - Chapter 3
Drippings From the Fawcett, Part II
07:38 - Chapter 4
Drippings From the Fawcett, Part III
07:09 - Chapter 5
Drippings From the Fawcett, Part IV
04:57 - Chapter 6
An Opulent Love Letter! through Pat and Mike Stuff
03:38 - Chapter 7
The City of Lost Angels
07:57 - Chapter 8
Dal’s Filosophy through Answer this One, Girls
03:27 - Chapter 9
Limber Kicks
03:13 - Chapter 10
Questions and Answers
04:41 - Chapter 11
Pat, Lady Killer through Throw out the Life Line
03:34 - Chapter 12
Whiz Bang Editorials
08:54 - Chapter 13
Smokehouse Poetry Part I
07:54 - Chapter 14
Smokehouse Poetry Part II
03:38 - Chapter 15
Hollywood Flirtations
05:15 - Chapter 16
Can We Forgive Him? through Lovely Calves We’re Having!
05:18 - Chapter 17
Pasture Pot Pourri
06:17 - Chapter 18
Movie Hot Stuff
06:03 - Chapter 19
Classified Ads
04:57 - Chapter 20
Our Rural Mail Box, A Christmas Gift! and Our Winter Annual
06:01