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"Capt. Marvel Meets Uncle Marvel's Rival!": A penniless Ebenezer Batson preys on Billy's giving nature to try to seize control of Shazam Inc. He and Uncle Marvel repeatedly butt heads, until Uncle Marvel catches Ebenezer counting money he robbed from the safe while pretending thieves attacked th

Captain Marvel Adventures #53 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1946.

Synopsis for "Capt. Marvel Meets Uncle Marvel's Rival!"

A penniless Ebenezer Batson preys on Billy's giving nature to try to seize control of Shazam Inc. He and Uncle Marvel repeatedly butt heads, until Uncle Marvel catches Ebenezer counting money he robbed from the safe while pretending thieves attacked the offices. Warned by Dudley, Captain Marvel catches Ebenezer looking under Billy's bed for money and punts him out the window.

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Synopsis for "The Incredible Calculator"

Billy's sent out to investigate the story of a computer more powerful than the human brain invented by Professor Smott. Although the machine is so intelligent it's sentient, Smott's rival, Professor Sneeyer, contends no human could invent a machine more intelligent than a human. In a contest of intellect, Sneeyer and the computer calculate where a devastating storm will hit. Sneeyer calculates exactly where it will make land, while the computer calculates no damage will ensue. Captain Marvel flies to the coordinates and saves a farmhouse from being blown away. At his lab, Smott's prepared to smash the computer, since the devastating storm did make land after all, but the machine protests that indeed no damage took place, because Captain Marvel prevented it, as it included that in its figures. Marvel leaves the scientists arguing over whether this proves the machine is smarter than a human brain or not.

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  • Professor Smott
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  • The Calculator

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Synopsis for "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted"

At the Kentucky Centennial Fair, Billy's dragooned into listening to the stories of Colonel Blueridge, who's thrown from his horse in attempting to reenact his daring exploits fighting Indians in the old days. Billy transforms and saves Blueridge from a fatal concussion, but Blueridge still takes a blow to the head. For the hero's valorous actions in saving him from death, Blueridge promotes Captain Marvel to Colonel, but it quickly becomes clear that he's delusional and thinks it's 1846 and an Indian war is going on. However it seems to be more than a delusion when a real Indian war party attacks the fort where the fair's taking place. They're no match for Captain Marvel, who chases them back to their cavernous home, where the tribe has been living underground so long they think they're still at war with the white settlers. When Marvel stops Blueridge from clubbing the chief's head in, he accidentally gives Blueridge another blow to the head that restores him to normal. Captain Marvel has the two parties declare peace.

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  • Colonel Warwick Washington Jefferson Blueridge
  • Chief-Mud-in-Eye

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