| Issue | #53 |
| Published | May 1944 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 60 |
| Editing | M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer, editor; Dorothy Roubicek (assistant eds) |
| Notes | This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society. |
| Characters | The Hawkman; Simple Simon |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Notes | This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society. |
| Characters | The Flash [Jay Garrick]; V: the Alchemist [Wally Hacker]. |
| Synopsis | Baffled by the sudden rags-to-riches luck of peddler Wally Hacker, the Flash decides to investigate and discovers more than he bargained for. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Martin Naydel |
| Inks | Martin Naydel |
| Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-17-07. |
| Characters | Johnny Thunder |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Script | John B. Wentworth |
| Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
| Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
| Notes | Johnny is discharged from the navy. |
| Characters | Ghost Patrol |
| Genre | war |
| Pencils | Frank Harry |
| Inks | Frank Harry |
| Genre | adventure; humor |
| Script | Ed Wheelan |
| Pencils | Ed Wheelan |
| Inks | Ed Wheelan |
| Letters | Ed Wheelan |
| Characters | The Whip [Rodney Gaynor] |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming |
| Inks | Homer Fleming |
| Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; V: Simple Simon [I]. |
| Synopsis | The Feathered Fury is challenged by a criminal who believes that a successful crook commits simple crimes. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-17-07. |
| Characters | The Juntice Society of America |
| Genre | informational; superhero |
| Notes | Sequence, added by Craig Delich on 11-17-07, may be out of order. |