Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 31, March, 1922: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 31, March, 1922, 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

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 31, March, 1922 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, "Mirrors of Life and Love by Princess Bibesco," " Unrequited Love by Walter Scott," " Chinese Nightmare Cities by By Rev. 'Golightly" Morrill',"and many short quips, plus the usual departments are here such as, Drippings from the Fawcett, Smokehouse Poetry, and Pasture Pot Pourri - Summary by Larry Wilson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 31, March, 1922
• Author credits: W. H. Fawcett
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 1:49:17

Catalogue topics

• satire
• poetry
• military
• wit
• jest
• laughter
• jingles
• military humor

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 2:39
2. 01 - Drippings from the Fawcett — 7:35
3. 02 - The Ornery Pups,The Young Gringo,This Sounds Like Bull, Pat's Hole — 5:33
4. 03 - Mirrors of Life and Love by Princess Bibesco, Daughter of Margot Asquith — 5:04
5. 04 - Our Exchange, Unrequited Love by Walter Scott Haskell, Kablegram Love — 5:07
6. 05 - The New Nursery, Long, Long Ago, Zup, Kid?, Consolation Kiddoo — 2:43
7. 06 - No Offense Here, Paddy, Let’s sing it again, Hot Stuff — 2:27
8. 07 - Our Puzzle Department, Let This One Sink In, Our Spring Thriller — 2:24
9. 08 - Questions and Answers — 6:11
10. 09 - Short Quips — 5:57
11. 10 - Short Quips — 7:38
12. 11 - Whiz Bang Editorials — 6:10
13. 12 - A Dish of Pot Pourri — 5:59
14. 13 - Confessions of a Bride and Short Quips — 5:51
15. 14 - Smokehouse Poetry — 7:46
16. 15 - Short Quips — 7:08
17. 16 - Chinese Nightmare Cities by By Rev. "Golightly" Morrill" — 8:52
18. 17 - Short Quips — 4:43
19. 18 - Classified Ads and Short Quips — 6:24
20. 19 - Our Rural Mail Box — 3:06

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