Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #20 — page 40: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a content page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang*, not a cartoon page. It announces an upcoming poetry section titled "Smokehouse Poetry." The page advertises two poems to be published in future issues: 1. "The Gila Monster Route" — a hobo narrative for the June issue, with excerpts about a starving vagrant dying in the desert 2. A poem from an Alcatraz prisoner begging for publication to reach "the great outside," describing dungeon torture and psychological torment The final paragraph announces plans for a *Smokehouse Poetry* book collecting past gems and new verses, plus a new "Winter Annual—Follies." Rather than satire, this represents the magazine's editorial blend: mixing lowbrow humor with gritty social commentary about marginalized figures (hobos, prisoners).