Comic Title: Detective Comics #274
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1959
On Sale Date: October 27, 1959 Copyright Date October 27, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Hermit of Mystery Island"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #106; next appearance in Justice League of America #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #106; next appearance in Detective Comics #275)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #128; next appearance in Detective Comics #275)

Villain(s)

• Nails Lewin, Lew Gadge, Joe Keno, and Ed Mapes (crime bosses; no further appearances)
• Various gangsters (no further appearances)
• Hawk (one of Lewin’s men; disguised as a hermit; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Four crime bosses return to a nearly deserted island where they have hidden their loot. Batman has received an anonymous tip and followed them to the island. On the island an old hermit curses each of the men including Batman and sends them on their way.

Nails Lewin appears to crash in his boat and die, fulfilling the prophecy. Each crime boss is then captured by Batman in a manner described in the curse. Batman and Robin return to the island and find that the hermit was one of Nails’ men. The curse was a way to cut the other bosses out of their share of the loot. Batman captures Nails and the hermit. In doing so he completes the prophecy from the curse.