Skip to content
Opens in a new window
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 32, April, 1922

Public domain audiobook

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 32, April, 1922

by W. H. Fawcett

English· 02:02:13· 20 chapters
"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, "Hollywood Flirtations" " Knickerbocker Spice" " Our Chestnut Rack',"and many short quips, plus the usual departments are here such as, Drippings from the Fawcett, and Smokehouse Poetry - Summary by Larry Wilson

LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Introduction

    01:13
  2. Chapter 2

    Drippings from the Fawcett

    09:52
  3. Chapter 3

    It Can't Be Done

    02:25
  4. Chapter 4

    Short Notes

    02:29
  5. Chapter 5

    "Humor," Turn 'im Loose, Judge!, The Boys in the Back Room

    02:46
  6. Chapter 6

    Sob Stuff, Iowa Frivol Pulls This One, The Height of Ambition, Ancient Stuff

    04:05
  7. Chapter 7

    Hollywood Flirtations

    07:49
  8. Chapter 8

    Torch's Best One, Sone of the Tire Chain, In Valparaiso, Soliloquy of a Hooch-hound

    03:07
  9. Chapter 9

    The Diff 'unce, Special For the Clergy, London Post Toastie, Lodge Notice, Spring Sports

    02:47
  10. Chapter 10

    Questions and Answers

    05:52
  11. Chapter 11

    The Ace of Tragedies, Toole's Best One, and short quips

    04:07
  12. Chapter 12

    Our Chestnut Rack, and short quips

    04:05
  13. Chapter 13

    The Traveling Man, and short quips

    05:19
  14. Chapter 14

    Whiz Bang Editorials, "The Bull is Mightier Than the Bullet "

    18:04
  15. Chapter 15

    Short Quips

    02:54
  16. Chapter 16

    Smokehouse Poetry

    18:13
  17. Chapter 17

    Knickerbocker Spice

    08:25
  18. Chapter 18

    Short Quips and Stories, Part 1

    07:30
  19. Chapter 19

    Short Quips and Stories, Part 2

    09:27
  20. Chapter 20

    Our Rural Mail Box

    01:44