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Issue Details

Issue #148
Published September 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Wendell Crowley

Cover Details

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

10 page Captain Marvel story "Sivana Saves Captain Marvel"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana (villain); King Zurk (villain); Mr. Grunbock
Synopsis Dr. Sivana traps Billy with paralyzing gas and leaves him in outer space, unable to change to Captain Marvel. But when he discovers the Azpaks have taken over the world and want to kill him, Sivana is forced to rescue Billy to help destroy the Azpaks.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck
Reprinted in Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #24 (Spring 1976)

4 page Captain Kid story "The Message From Across the Sea"

Script Al Liederman
Pencils Al Liederman
Inks Al Liederman

2 page Jon Jarl text story "Space Parade"

Characters Jon Jarl
Genre science fiction
Script Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
Letters typeset

10 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Battles the World"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck
Reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-35

6 page Captain Marvel story "The Impossible Ghost"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dexter Knox
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

Half page Doc Sorebones story "Doc Sorebones Should be Paddled!"

Characters Doc Sorebones; Jim
Genre Humor