Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, January 1922 · page 2 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #29 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon page**, but rather a **promotional advertisement** for *Whiz Bang* magazine's annual collection book from 1921-22. The ad uses urgency marketing tactics common to the era: claiming rapid sell-out (referencing last year's Pacific Coast depletion), emphasizing scarcity ("First Come will be First Served"), and requesting payment via dollar bill pinned to a coupon—a direct-mail method typical of the 1920s. The publication describes itself as containing "jokes, jests, jingles, stories, pot pourri, mail bag and Smokehouse poetry," indicating *Whiz Bang* was a humor/entertainment magazine. The tone is casual and folksy ("Remember, Folk"), targeting working-class readers via newsstand distribution. The final line—declining requests for back issues—suggests the magazine was genuinely popular and production couldn't keep up, adding credibility to the scarcity pitch. No political satire or caricatures are present here; this is purely commercial promotion.
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The're Going Fast! Whiz Bang's greatest book—The Winter An- nual Pedigreed Follies of 1921-22—hot off the press. Orders are now being mailed. There will be no delay as long as the supply lasts. If your news stand's quota is sold out— PIN A DOLLAR BILL Or your check, money order or stamps To the coupon on the back page. And receive our 256-page bound volume of jokes, jests, jingles, stories, pot pourri, mail bag and Smokehouse poetry. The best collection ever put in print. REMEMBER, FOLK Last year our Annual (which was only one- fourth as large as the 1921-22 book) was sold out on the Pacific Coast within three or four days, and not a copy could be bought anywhere in the United States within ten days. So hurry up! First Come will be First Served! Pin your dollar bill to the coupon and mail to the Whiz Bang Farm; Robbinsdale, Minn. Don't write for early back copies of our regular issues. We haven't any left.