Issue Details

Issue	#274
Published	December 1959
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Hermit of Mystery Island!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Hermit [Hawk] (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

11 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Hermit of Mystery Island"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Nails Lewin (intro, villain); Lew Gadge (intro, villain); Joe Keno (intro, villain); Ed Mapes (intro, villain); The Hermit [Hawk] (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "The Atom Servant of Man"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Lou Cameron
Inks	Lou Cameron
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Warden Willis filler "Warden, one of the prisoners is requesting a change in his cellmate!"

Characters	Warden Willis; Hobson [7211]; 7014
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

5 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "20th Century Genie"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jebel (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Baw!"

Characters	Casey the Cop
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "The Clock Strikes Doom"

Letters

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5 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Human Flame"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Human Flame [Mike] (intro, villain); Joey (intro, villain)
Synopsis	The Human Flame is convinced fire is the Manhunter's weakness
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	Writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09.
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1