Captain Billy's Whiz Bang
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"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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| Open Letter & Skipping with the Skipper | 6:44 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| The Crap Shooting Major | 6:23 | Read by KHand | |
| Golightly Highballs Part 1 | 6:25 | Read by Richard Potenza | |
| Golightly Highballs Part 2 | 6:01 | Read by Richard Potenza | |
| Golightly Highballs Part 3 | 4:51 | Read by Richard Potenza | |
| Highty-tighty Aphrodite | 4:23 | Read by Richard Potenza | |
| In the Grip of a Dream | 4:01 | Read by ZacharyJ | |
| Questions and Answers Part 1 | 4:46 | Read by docdlmartin | |
| Questions and Answers Part 2 | 5:30 | Read by docdlmartin | |
| Seeing Los Angeles & Whiz Bang Bunk | 5:26 | Read by KHand | |
| Whiz Bang Editorials | 9:57 | Read by KHand | |
| Smokehouse Poetry Part 1 | 9:58 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Smokehouse Poetry Part 2 | 7:11 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Smokehouse Poetry Part 3 | 5:54 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Pasture Pot Pourri | 7:10 | Read by Ron Altman | |
| Classified Ads | 4:24 | Read by Kerry Adams | |
| Jest Jokes and Jingles | 6:13 | Read by Kmaru | |
| Our Rural Mail Box | 9:55 | Read by docdlmartin |
Reviews
Geraldine Rourke
loving captain billy.good entertainment never ages . good writing is always relevant