Captain Billy's Whiz Bang
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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 "Laugh Your Cares Away," to "Smokehouse Poetry." - Summary by Larry Wilson
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| Laugh Your Cares Away | 1:27 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Drippings From the Fawcett | 4:30 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Farmyard Filosophy | 3:15 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Short Quips | 4:45 | Read by James R. Hedrick | |
| Picture Land Flattery | 6:04 | Read by oogiesragdoll | |
| Cherubim of Hell | 9:52 | Read by Claudia Peri | |
| Short Quips | 3:51 | Read by Claudia Peri | |
| Questions and Answers | 9:01 | Read by VO Gal | |
| Short Quips | 4:57 | Read by De Anna Lee | |
| Whiz Bang Editorials | 5:43 | Read by valroth | |
| Short Quips | 2:20 | Read by grolon | |
| Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1 | 10:22 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2 | 12:11 | Read by nighthawks | |
| Pasture Pot Pourri | 8:21 | Read by quartertone | |
| Classified Ads | 8:30 | Read by quartertone | |
| Our Rural Mail Bag | 8:15 | Read by quartertone |