Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #18 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **promotional material** rather than a cartoon. It announces that Reverend "Golightly" Morrill, the magazine's "fire-eating" satirical writer, is touring the West Indies and will contribute travel pieces to *Whiz Bang*. The article itself is Morrill's account of **St. Lucia's violent colonial history**—describing 250 years of Franco-English conflict (1605-1814), including massacres and native resistance. The tone is sensationalized, treating warfare and death as dramatic entertainment suitable for a satirical magazine. The "Cherubim of Hell" headline appears designed to grab attention rather than refer to a specific cartoon. This reflects *Whiz Bang's* style: mixing irreverent religious language with lurid colonial narratives for shock value and readership appeal.