Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 27, November, 1921

About this film

LibriVox recording of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 27, November, 1921 by W. H. Fawcett. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. "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, "Movie Hotstuff," " Sporty New Orleans," " Limber Kicks', "and many short quips, plus the usual departments are here such as, Drippings from the Fawcett, Pasture Pot Pourri, and Smokehouse Poetry - Summary by Larry Wilson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (54MB)

Directors & creators

W. H. Fawcett

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;comedy; satire; humor; wit; fawcett; laughter; jokes; jingles; quips; ameircana; military humor; smokehouse poetry; filosophy; limber kicks

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