Captain Billy's Whiz Bang
August
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"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.” - Summary by Larry Wilson
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| Introduction | 1:42 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Hollywood Heart-Breakers | 13:05 | Read by Mike O'Brien | |
| French Convict Curse | 16:50 | Read by Jim Pierson-Perry | |
| Bold Bad Willie | 3:26 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Formation of Women / They Answered Him | 3:23 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Havemeyer and Harriet | 7:48 | Read by Phil Schempf | |
| Questions and Answers | 6:02 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Whiz Bang Editorials | 12:39 | Read by Scotty Smith | |
| Smokehouse Poetry | 13:44 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Pasture Pot Pourri | 3:15 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Friendly Insults | 3:56 | Read by Tatiana Chichilla | |
| Limericks / Classified Ads | 4:21 | Read by Mike O'Brien | |
| Jest Jokes and Jingles / Lights Out, and Then | 4:34 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Billy Noonan’s Sunshine / Our Mail Bag | 4:28 | Read by Tatiana Chichilla |