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