Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #23 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This August 1921 cover of *Capt. Billy's Whiz Bang* depicts a comedic automobile accident. The illustration shows a well-dressed couple in a car that appears to have crashed or encountered trouble, with trees visible in the background. The headline "explosion of pedigreed bunk" suggests the cartoon satirizes pretentious or false claims—likely about the automobile, the couple's social status, or their driving abilities. "Pedigreed bunk" was 1920s slang for nonsense dressed up as respectable or upper-class. The image may mock either wealthy people's incompetence or exaggerated advertising claims about automobiles during the early automotive era. *Whiz Bang* was known for irreverent humor and satire targeting contemporary figures and follies.