Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 1921: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 1921, credited to W. H. Fawcett, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 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 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 1921
• Author credits: W. H. Fawcett
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Listed recording duration: 1:53:16

Catalogue topics

• comedy
• satire
• poetry
• humor
• Americana
• gossip
• wit
• laughter

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 1:01
2. 01 - Drippings From the Fawcett — 10:46
3. 02 - Our Latest Flivver Story, The Game, Gone Are the Dog Daze, Wow, Zowie? — 3:38
4. 03 - Our Movie Gossip — 4:30
5. 04 - “The Four Cow Boys of the Poker Chips,” “High Steppin’,” Pour la Toddle — 5:30
6. 05 - Limber Kicks — 3:37
7. 06 - “A Fool’s Paradise” - Froth Pulls This One — 8:01
8. 07 - Our New York Gossip — 11:42
9. 08 - Short Quips — 4:56
10. 09 - Whiz Bang Editorials, Ikey’s New Bank, Report From London — 10:19
11. 10 - Smokehouse Poetry — 13:31
12. 11 - Questions and Answers — 4:57
13. 12 - Pasture Pot Pourri — 9:29
14. 13 - Arthur Neale’s Page — 3:16
15. 14 - Short Quips — 4:28
16. 15 - Our War Drama, The Horse That Wins the Race, Short Quips — 8:02
17. 16 - Our Rural Mailbox, Short Quips — 5:33

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