Captain Billy's Whiz Bang
von W. H. Fawcett
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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 Willson’s “The Music Man.” This issue has articles such as, "Movie Hotstuff," " Sporty New Orleans," " Limber Kicks', "and many short quips, plus the usual departments are here such as, Drippings from the Fawcett, Pasture Pot Pourri, and Smokehouse Poetry - Summary by Larry Wilson
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| Introduction | 1:21 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson | |
| Drippings From the Fawcett | 7:17 | Gelesen von Keith Salis | |
| Short Quips | 8:13 | Gelesen von Keith Salis | |
| Questions and Answers | 5:50 | Gelesen von Alexia H. | |
| Movie Hot Stuff | 7:49 | Gelesen von roeg11 | |
| The Agony Column and Limber Kicks | 4:15 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Sporty New Orleans | 15:19 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Short Quips | 2:21 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Whiz Bang Editorials | 10:19 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Smokehouse Poetry - Down In the Lehigh Valley, Who Wrote This Crazy Thing? | 4:06 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Your Letter, Lady, Came Too Late by Colonel W. S. Hawkins, Bein’ Human by Bill Stinger. | 6:09 | Gelesen von Ann Boulais | |
| God’s Richest Blessing, What Every Girl Thinks, If | 2:38 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson | |
| Naughty New York | 11:47 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith | |
| Short Quips | 3:58 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Pasture Pot Pourri | 7:43 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Classified Ads and Short Quips | 8:49 | Gelesen von Jordan Wolf | |
| Our Rural Mail Box | 4:37 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |