Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #44 — page 63: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Whiz Bang* (a humor magazine popular in the 1920s-30s) contains several brief jokes and anecdotes: **"Billy Bones Buys Big Black Beaver"** mocks fashion's absurdity—specifically the trend of "tucked fur" in women's coats, where vertical pleats create artificial panel effects. The satire targets dressmakers' pretentious designs. **"Our vaccination joke last month didn't take"** references contemporary public debates over vaccination, likely during the post-WWI period when vaccines faced skepticism. **The Tommy joke** plays on childish misinterpretation: a boy mistakes the halo in a biblical illustration (Elijah ascending to heaven) for a "spare tire"—humor based on anachronistic innocence. **"Mama Used to Take Ice"** jokes about a young husband's constant absence, either flirting with the cook or nursing staff—typical domestic humor of the era. The remaining sections include brief literary parodies requiring context unclear from the image alone.