About this book
"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, "Our New York Gossip," "Arthur Neale’s Page" to "Our Movie Gossip," and the usual features such as "Smokehouse Poetry," "Pasture Pot Pourri,"and "Whiz Bang Editorials." - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters (16)
1Drippings From the Fawcett
2Our Latest Flivver Story, The Game, Gone Are the Dog Daze, Wow, Zowie?
3Our Movie Gossip
4“The Four Cow Boys of the Poker Chips,” “High Steppin’,” Pour la Toddle
5Limber Kicks
6“A Fool’s Paradise” - Froth Pulls This One
7Our New York Gossip
8Short Quips
9Whiz Bang Editorials, Ikey’s New Bank, Report From London
10Smokehouse Poetry
11Questions and Answers
12Pasture Pot Pourri
13Arthur Neale’s Page
14Short Quips
15Our War Drama, The Horse That Wins the Race, Short Quips
16Our Rural Mailbox, Short Quips
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