Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 27, November, 1921


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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

Chapters

Introduction 1:21 Read by Larry Wilson
Drippings From the Fawcett 7:16 Read by Keith Salis
Short Quips 8:12 Read by Keith Salis
Questions and Answers 5:50 Read by Alexia H.
Movie Hot Stuff 7:49 Read by roeg11
The Agony Column and Limber Kicks 4:15 Read by Jordan Wolf
Sporty New Orleans 15:19 Read by Jordan Wolf
Short Quips 2:21 Read by Jordan Wolf
Whiz Bang Editorials 10:19 Read by Jordan Wolf
Smokehouse Poetry - Down In the Lehigh Valley, Who Wrote This Crazy Thing? 4:06 Read by Jordan Wolf
Your Letter, Lady, Came Too Late by Colonel W. S. Hawkins, Bein’ Human by Bill Stinger. 6:09 Read by Ann Boulais
God’s Richest Blessing, What Every Girl Thinks, If 2:38 Read by Larry Wilson
Naughty New York 11:47 Read by Scotty Smith
Short Quips 3:58 Read by Jordan Wolf
Pasture Pot Pourri 7:43 Read by Jordan Wolf
Classified Ads and Short Quips 8:49 Read by Jordan Wolf
Our Rural Mail Box 4:37 Read by Larry Wilson