Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 1921
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 Wilson’s “The Music Man.” This issue has articles from, "Our New York Gossip," "Arthur Neale’s Page" to "Our Movie Gossip," and the usual features such as "Smokehouse Poetry," "Pasture Pot Pourri,"and "Whiz Bang Editorials." - Summary by Larry Wilson (1 hr 53 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 1:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Drippings From the Fawcett | 10:46 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| Our Latest Flivver Story, The Game, Gone Are the Dog Daze, Wow, Zowie? | 3:38 | Read by Donald Warren |
| Our Movie Gossip | 4:30 | Read by Anthony Will |
| “The Four Cow Boys of the Poker Chips,” “High Steppin’,” Pour la Toddle | 5:30 | Read by TotalEcho |
| Limber Kicks | 3:37 | Read by TotalEcho |
| “A Fool’s Paradise” - Froth Pulls This One | 8:01 | Read by Donald Warren |
| Our New York Gossip | 11:42 | Read by Donald Warren |
| Short Quips | 4:56 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| Whiz Bang Editorials, Ikey’s New Bank, Report From London | 10:18 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| Smokehouse Poetry | 13:30 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| Questions and Answers | 4:56 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| Pasture Pot Pourri | 9:29 | Read by Navya |
| Arthur Neale’s Page | 3:16 | Read by Donald Warren |
| Short Quips | 4:27 | Read by Donald Warren |
| Our War Drama, The Horse That Wins the Race, Short Quips | 8:02 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| Our Rural Mailbox, Short Quips | 5:33 | Read by Larry Wilson |