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274December 1959
$0.10

Detective Comics #274

DC · December 1959 · on sale 1959-10-27

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#274
Publication date
December 1959
Key date
1959-12-00
On-sale date
1959-10-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Hermit of Mystery Island!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Hermit [Hawk] (villain)
2The Hermit of Mystery Islandcomic story11.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [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)
3Three Exciting New Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5The Atom Servant of Manpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis; Hobson [7211]; 7014
720th Century Geniecomic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jebel (intro, villain)
8World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
12The Clock Strikes Doomtext story1letters: typeset
13The Human Flamecomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Human Flame [Mike] (intro, villain); Joey (intro, villain)
14Hawk-a-a-a!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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