Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, June 1921 · page 67 of 67
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #21 — page 67: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a title/advertising page for *Whiz Bang*, an American satirical magazine. The page promotes the publication's availability and pricing across multiple retail channels—hotels, newsstands, and trains—with subscription options. The cartoon features a cow mascot, which appears to be the magazine's logo or recurring character. The cow serves as a visual branding element for *Whiz Bang*, making the advertisement more memorable and distinctive. The page itself isn't satirical commentary; rather, it's a publisher's promotional material designed to reach readers wherever they traveled or shopped. The detailed distribution information and pricing structure suggest *Whiz Bang* was a commercially successful publication with wide circulation during the early-to-mid twentieth century. The cow mascot likely became recognizable to readers as shorthand for the magazine's brand identity.
📄 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.