Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, October 1921 · page 1 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #25 — page 1: what you’re looking at
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This satirical cartoon depicts two figures amid destruction from an explosion. On the left stands a well-dressed woman in fashionable attire; on the right sits a blind man labeled "BLIND," apparently injured or dazed from the blast. The satire targets pretentious deception—"pedigreed bunk" refers to lies dressed up as legitimate or high-class. The blind man's label suggests he couldn't see through the fraud anyway. The cartoon likely mocks post-WWI American society's gullibility toward false claims or scams being marketed as respectable. *Whiz Bang* was known for irreverent humor about current events and social hypocrisy. Without additional context, the specific target remains unclear, though it probably references a contemporary scandal or widespread con of 1921.
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PRICE Capt. Billy's 25¢ Whiz Bang´ Vol. III October, 1921 No. 25 explosion of pedigreed bunk BLIND