Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, May 1921 · page 68 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #20 — page 68: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **title/advertisement page** for *Whiz Bang*, a satirical magazine. The page announces distribution channels and pricing for the publication. The central image shows a **cartoon cow or bull character** in a playful, exaggerated style—typical of early 20th-century comic illustration. The animal appears to be the magazine's mascot or logo, rendered in black silhouette with humorous proportions. The text emphasizes the magazine's wide availability ("Everywhere!") across multiple retail channels: hotels, newsstands, and trains. Pricing varied by location (25-30 cents per issue) with a yearly subscription option. This advertising approach reflects the magazine's ambition to reach a broad, mobile audience during what appears to be the 1920s era. The decorative blue-green border frames the content in an Art Deco-influenced design typical of the period.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Everywhere! Whiz Bang is on sale at all leading hotels, news stands, 25 cents single copies; on trains 30 cents, or may be ordered direct from the publisher at 25 cents single copies; two-fifty a year.