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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,"Blistering Broadway," "That Waltz by The Georgia Cracker," "The Flesh Pots of Egypt by Rev. "Golightly" Morrill," and a special poem, "Lost" by James Whitcomb Riley. The usual departments are here such as, Drippings from the Fawcett, Smokehouse Poetry, and Pasture Pot Pourri. - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
02:36 - Chapter 2
Drippings From the Fawcett
06:43 - Chapter 3
Blistering Broadway
06:27 - Chapter 4
Short Quips
05:04 - Chapter 5
Questions and Answers
04:00 - Chapter 6
Short Stories, Part 1
06:08 - Chapter 7
Short Stories, Part 2
07:11 - Chapter 8
Hollywood Flirtations
03:50 - Chapter 9
Whiz Bang Editorials
04:25 - Chapter 10
Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1
06:34 - Chapter 11
Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2
09:04 - Chapter 12
The Flesh Pots of Egypt by Rev. "Golightly" Morrill
08:26 - Chapter 13
Pasture Pot Pourri
05:30 - Chapter 14
Movie Hot Stuff
03:54 - Chapter 15
Lost by James Whitcomb Riley
02:01 - Chapter 16
Short Quips
05:04 - Chapter 17
Classified Ads
06:00 - Chapter 18
That Waltz by The Georgia Cracker
02:15 - Chapter 19
Our Rural Mail Box
02:45 - Chapter 20
Whiz Bang City, Oklahoma / Our Winter Annual
03:15