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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 "Chaplin’s New Love," to "Midnight Madness," and standard features such as "Drippings From the Fawcett," and "Smokehouse Poetry." - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Say, “Hello!”
01:22 - Chapter 2
Drippings From the Fawcett
06:38 - Chapter 3
Patrick’s Gold Piece
02:08 - Chapter 4
Chaplin’s New Love
08:16 - Chapter 5
Whiz Bang Filosophy
03:02 - Chapter 6
Adventures of Sven
04:52 - Chapter 7
Midnight Madness
04:53 - Chapter 8
The Seven Ages of Man/Gloomy Reflections
03:47 - Chapter 9
Such Is Life/She Did Her Best
04:58 - Chapter 10
Strolling With Jane Gaites/The Smith-Crapley Wedding
04:04 - Chapter 11
How To Make Love
03:36 - Chapter 12
A Chapter on Women/“Piece de Resistance”
03:57 - Chapter 13
All in the Name/Days of Real Sport
02:43 - Chapter 14
Questions and Answers
06:51 - Chapter 15
Whiz Bang Editorials
06:22 - Chapter 16
Ten Points for the Worker/What the Missionaries Do
02:44 - Chapter 17
Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1
10:56 - Chapter 18
Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2
13:21 - Chapter 19
Pasture Pot Pourri
05:25 - Chapter 20
Classified Ads
06:15 - Chapter 21
Enough Is Too Much/Naughty Coppers/Mottoes of the Vampire
04:27 - Chapter 22
Jest Jokes and Jingles
05:56 - Chapter 23
Our Rural Mail Box
05:09