Issue Details

Issue	#53
Published	February 1946
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	36
Editing	Wendell Crowley

Cover Details - "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza

1 page Contents page story

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam

8 page Captain Marvel story "Uncle Marvel's Rival!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Uncle Marvel; Ebenezer Batson (last seen in Whiz Comics #2)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Reprinted	in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-27 (1974)

Half page Dopey Danny Dee filler

Genre	gag
Pencils	George Marko
Inks	George Marko
Notes	humor filler

Half page Captain Kid filler

Pencils	Al Liederman
Inks	Al Liederman
Notes	humor filler

1 page Tightwad Tad filler

Genre	gag
Notes	humor filler

8 page Captain Marvel story "The Incredible Calculator"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Smott; Mr. Morris; Professor Sneeyer
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza
Reprinted	in Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #15 (November-December 1974); in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #3/1976

Half page Sergeant Sandy filler "Passes This One By"

Genre

gag

1 page Captain Kid filler

Pencils	Al Liederman
Inks	Al Liederman
Notes	humor filler

2 page text story "Bloody Hill"

Script	Ray Tender
Letters	typeset
Notes	text story

1 page Whipper Snappers filler "Riding On the Railroad!"

Notes

humor filler

7 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (also as Colonel Marvel); Colonel Warwick Washington Jefferson Blueridge; Chief Mud-in-Eye (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Reprinted	in Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #17 (March-April 1975)

Half page Witless Witmore filler

Genre

gag

1 page Cats and Dogs filler

Genre	gag
Script	Art Helfant?
Pencils	Art Helfant
Inks	Art Helfant

1 page Giggle Gags filler "College Daze"

Genre	gag
Notes	humor filler